Attractions
Borghese Gallery
The Borghese Gallery is an intimate, reservation‑only museum featuring Bernini, Caravaggio, and Raphael in a historic villa.
Highlights
Bernini sculptures
Signature works like Apollo and Daphne.
Caravaggio paintings
Dramatic masterpieces in a compact setting.
Villa Borghese gardens
Stroll the park before or after your visit.
Pro tips
Timed entry is strict
Arrive 15 minutes early or you may lose your slot.
Use the cloakroom
Large bags are not allowed in the galleries.
Plan your visit
Getting there
Bus: 52, 63
Metro A: Spagna
Metro A: Spagna
Entrances
Piazzale Scipione Borghese
Timings
Tue–Sun, timed entry
Amenities
Cloakroom
Toilets
Toilets
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible
Restricted items
No large bags
External resources
Photos
TripAdvisor
Galleria Borghese
Rating 4.6 · 18363 reviews
Piazzale del Museo Borghese 5, 00197 Rome Italy
The Museum in the beautiful setting of Villa Borghese in Rome preserves sculptures, reliefs and ancient mosaics, and paintings and sculptures from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. The collection, made up initially by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in the early seventeenth century, preserves masterpieces of Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini, Raffael…
Great museum, very strict rules
★★★★☆
Visited here on a trip to Rome, as I had been promised it was a must-see. I walked from the city centre and it was a lot further out than I had thought. I was wandering little residential streets, sure I couldn’t be going the right way and then suddenly, there it was. The staff are very strict here and not especially polite. I had to leave my bag in the cloakroom, even though it was tiny, just about big enough for my phone, money and lip balm and then I ended up losing my cloakroom ticket (because I had no bag or pockets to put it in) and staff made no secret of how annoyed they were at me for that. Arrived early, so went to the cafe, asked for an iced coffee. The man made me a regular coffee in a mug with ice cubes in it?? Anyway, museum itself is stunning. So well curated, incredibly masterpieces everywhere you look, each and every detail is a work of art, from the floor to the ceilings. Only but I didn’t like was a lady shouting at me for trying to take a self timer photo :( the perils of being a solo traveller. Overall, worth a visit, art is spectacular, but staff are a little rude.
skyfluff1
A must see in Rome
★★★★★
A must do in Rome! The museum is based on Ovid's Metamorphosis and each room is a masterpiece. Art as painting, sculpture and fresco adorn each section.
journeymaid48
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