- Indoors
Up to 2 hours
Borghese Gallery
Up to 2 hours
Admire masterpieces from Caravaggio to Bernini at one of Rome's most popular art galleries located in the beautiful Villa Borghese park.
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- Reserved time slot
What you'll do
The Borghese Gallery is an art gallery housed in the old Villa Borghese Pinciana. It exhibits an impressive display of the Borghese collection of sculptures, paintings, and classical antiquities dating back 2,000 years. Surrounded by the beautiful Villa Borghese Park, it’s set in the perfect location for a bit of culture and quiet sanctuary from the busy center of Rome.
Admire Caravaggio’s masterpieces which dominate a central room in the gallery. Pay particular note to the David with the head of Goliath (1609) which was a self-portrait sent to the Pope to beg for forgiveness after Caravaggio was accused of murder. Other works include St Jerome (1606), Young Sick Bacchus (1593) and Boy with a basket of fruit (1593).
Pay homage to the classic baroque style, brainchild of Gian Lorenzo Bernini himself. Villa Borghese Gallery holds some of Bernini’s most impressive sculptures from the 1620s to 1650s, including the famous Apollo and Daphne which was created for the founder of the gallery, Scipione Borghese, by Bernini at the tender age of 24.
Highlights
Paintings by Caravaggio, Botticelli and Raphael
Sculptures by baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini
17th century neoclassical renovation of Scipione Borghese’s original building
Over 2,000 years of art from ancient antiquities to Renaissance paintings
Did you know?
- The Borghese Gallery houses the largest collection of private art in the world
- During a period of ‘struggle’ the Borghese family had to sell 500 pieces of art to Napoleon to cover their debts
- Villa Borghese park is the third largest park in Rome and imitates a naturalistic English garden in style, spanning across 148 acres within central Rome
What's included
Entry to one of Rome's most notable galleries, featuring the Sala de Sileno and work from Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Reservations
Booking required
There are two ways to book your time slot:
- If you can be flexible with the date and time of your visit, email [email protected] with your pass number(s) and with the date you'd like to visit. You'll receive an allocated time slot within 48 hours. This service is available between Monday and Friday, and requests must be made 48 hours in advance of your desired visit date. You'll be given a time slot around the date and time you request, depending on availability.
- If you want to book an exact date or time, click here to use the ticketing portal for a fee of €2. You'll receive an immediate reservation confirmation.
Where you'll be
Piazzale del museo, borghese 5, Rome, ITOperating hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 8.30AM - 7.30PM
Closings & holidays
Mondays, 24th December, 31st December and 1st January.
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