Things to do in Rome, Lazio: The Best Specialty Museums

June 14, 2021 Vivienne Hutton

Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
Restaurants in Rome

1. Palazzo Colonna - Galleria Colonna

Via della Pilotta 17, 00187 Rome Italy +39 06 678 4350 [email protected] http://www.galleriacolonna.it/
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5.0 based on 813 reviews

Palazzo Colonna - Galleria Colonna

Right in the center of Rome, close to Piazza Venezia, Palazzo Colonna is one of the greatest Barocco Palaces of the eternal city. The impressive Colonna's Collections of paintings, sculptures and furniture from the 14th to the 18th century are unique and part of the roman history. The Colonna Gallery is open to the public every Saturday morning from 9 am to 1,15 pm (last entrance) from Via della Pilotta 17. All other days, including Saturday afternoon, private visits by appointment. Free guided tour (every Saturday): - in Italian at 10.00 And 11.00 Am - in French at 10.30 Am - in English at 12 am Private visits on request are available every day of the year. We also recommend a visit to the stunning Princess Isabelle Apartment with its incredible Van Wittel and Flemish Collections and the Pinturicchio frescoes.

Reviewed By Danielbb - Zurich, Switzerland

Recommended for the ones who have visited all the major attractions in Rome and are looking for THE insider tip. Not a cheap attraction but every euro worth (EUR 25). For a full-mind-blowing experience, do it with the guided tour IT-EN named “Isotta”. This is a privately owned palace of the Roman aristocracy that turned into a gallery opened for visiting on Saturdays only (or private tours). Impressive main gallery with frescos, paintings, sculptures, mirrors and many other beautiful decorating objects. Resembles Versailles without the mass-tourists. The Palace looks good on pictures but live it is definitively much better. The apartments contain many other impressive rooms, with centuries of history and other curious remarks, just like in a fairy tale or children book. The palace itself was beautiful, but the guide turned the experience mind-blowing. Our guide, Isotta, an English-fluent local, impeccably guided us through the marvelous palace and the private apartment rooms, cherry-picking the most important and astonishing art pieces. She also informed dates, styles, artists and commissioners that let me jaw-dropped, specially baring in mind that the whole tour took more than 1h30min. Five star gallery with a five star guide! Highly recommended.

2. Museo della Caserma dei Corazzieri

Via XX Settembre, 12, Rome Italy http://palazzo.quirinale.it/corazzieri/caserma.html
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Museo della Caserma dei Corazzieri

3. Museo Della Pasta Alimentare

Piazza Scanderbeg 117 Palazzo Scanderbeg, 00187 Rome Italy
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Museo Della Pasta Alimentare

4. Museo Delle Cere

Piazza Dei Santi Apostoli 68, 00187 Rome Italy +39 06 679 6482 [email protected] http://www.museodellecere.com/
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Museo Delle Cere

Fernando Canini founded the Waxworks Museum in 1958. The collection is the first in Italy and the third in Europe as to importance and number of characters displayed. Come to see us in our enchanted world of wax statues. You can really take a walk across history and meet famous foreign and Italian leaders of the ancient times who have made the history of our country and around the world. Also your children will enjoy this funny approach to culture, able to providing them hints for deeping the study of historical events, literature and geography related to the exhibition.

5. Leonardo Da Vinci - La Scienza Prima Della Scienza

Via XXIV Maggio 16 Scuderie Del Quirinale, 00187 Rome Italy +39 02 9289 7722 [email protected] https://www.scuderiequirinale.it/mostra/leonardo-da-vinci-la-scienza-prima-della-scienza-001
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