Bona Ventura

Campidoglio · Rome

Capitoline Museums

Musei Capitolini

Museum

The world's oldest public museum: the original bronze Marcus Aurelius, the Capitoline Wolf and the Dying Gaul, plus the Tabularium gallery with a view across the whole Forum.

Address
Piazza del Campidoglio 1, 00186 Roma
Hours
Daily about 9:30-19:30 (confirm on 060608)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 2 h
Price
EUR 15 for non-residents, EUR 16.50 during exhibitions; EUR 1 online presale (2026)
Price level
€€
Free entry
First Sunday of every month (free for everyone)
Some temporary exhibitions are excluded from the free Sunday (e.g. in 2026 the Diego Rivera show)
Also free for: Under 6s free; disabled visitors + one companion; ICOM/ICOMOS members; licensed EU tour guides

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Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.

Good to know

  • Do not skip the underground passage to the Palazzo Nuovo via the Tabularium; the Forum view from its windows is the highlight.
  • Rome residents enter free since Feb 2026.

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