The best museums in Rome
The top 3 according to 34 votes from people: Vatican Museums · Galleria Borghese · National Roman Museum – Palazzo Massimo. (Updated Mar 7, 2025.)
From the Vatican Museums to the Galleria Borghese and the world's oldest public museum: Rome's must-see museums.
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Top 12
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1
Vatican Museums
The Sistine Chapel, Raphael Rooms and miles of galleries.
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Galleria Borghese
Bernini, Caravaggio and Raphael in the cardinal's villa.
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3
National Roman Museum – Palazzo Massimo
Frescoes, mosaics and the Boxer at Rest.
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4
National Gallery of Modern Art
Nineteenth and twentieth-century art at Valle Giulia.
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5
Capitoline Museums
The world's oldest public museum, with the She-Wolf.
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6
Galleria Doria Pamphilj
Private collection with Velázquez's Innocent X.
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7
Centrale Montemartini
Ancient statues among power-station machinery.
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8
Castel Sant'Angelo
Hadrian's mausoleum turned fortress and museum.
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9
Palazzo Barberini – National Galleries
Caravaggio, Raphael and Pietro da Cortona's ceiling.
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10
Ara Pacis Museum
Augustus's altar in Richard Meier's pavilion.
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11
MAXXI
Zaha Hadid's museum of 21st-century arts.
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12
Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum
The Sarcophagus of the Spouses and Etruscan art.
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