Brixia

About the museum

The Parco archeologico di Brescia romana offers a route through the ancient city, one of the most significant and best-preserved in Italy. Together with the monastic complex of San Salvatore – Santa Giulia, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2011, as part of the serial site “Longobards in Italy. Places of Power (568–774 AD)”.

The area was brought to light from 1823 onwards, when a public subscription allowed the Ateneo di Scienze, Lettere e Arti di Brescia (Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Brescia) to begin investigations. The excavations uncovered the Capitoline temple, the Roman theatre and the deposit of large bronzes to which the Winged Victory belongs, found in 1826. In 1830 the Museo Patrio, the first of the city's museums, was opened in the restored temple.

The route includes the Republican sanctuary (early 1st century BC), with four frescoed halls on a shared podium; the Capitolium of AD 73, with opus sectile floors and the collection of inscriptions arranged in 1830; and the Roman theatre, built and enlarged between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. In the eastern cella of the Capitolium is displayed the Winged Victory (Vittoria Alata), a 1st-century AD bronze restored by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure between 2019 and 2021 and shown in a display designed by the architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg. Since June 2023 the UNESCO Corridor (Corridoio UNESCO), a free walk of about one kilometre open to all, connects the Capitolium area to the Santa Giulia complex.

Highlights

• Winged Victory of Brescia, a 1st-century AD bronze, in the eastern cella of the Capitolium
• Republican sanctuary with frescoed halls (early 1st century BC)
• Capitolium of AD 73 with opus sectile floors
• Roman theatre (1st–3rd centuries AD)
• UNESCO Corridor to the Museo di Santa Giulia, free admission

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso archeologico della Brescia romana – Republican sanctuary, Capitolium with the Winged Victory and Roman theatre in the heart of ancient Brixia.

Operated by

Fondazione Brescia Musei

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on special days, including 15 February (the patron saint's feast day), 18 May (International Museum Day), Christmas Day, Women's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day, and the visitor's birthday.

Entry to the park is with the Biglietto Integrato Musei + Brixia (€19), valid until 22 August 2027, which includes one entry to the park and one to each of the four civic museums (Santa Giulia, Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Museo del Risorgimento, Museo delle Armi Marzoli). Free for residents of the Municipality of Brescia and for holders of the Brescia Card and the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia. The UNESCO Corridor has free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A lift connects the different levels and gives direct access to the ticket office, the Republican sanctuary and the Capitolium. The Roman theatre is accessible from Vicolo Fontanone. A wheelchair is available on request at the ticket office. The park is in a ZTL (limited traffic zone) and has no car park; for disabled parking bays and the ZTL access permit, refer to Brescia Mobilità. Only guide dogs for blind people are admitted.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Baby changing facilities

The app-game “Geronimo Stilton. Brescia Musei Adventures” for children from age 6 leads from the Museo di Santa Giulia to the Winged Victory; there is a changing table in the restroom.

Getting there & parking

Radio Taxi Brixia +39 030 35111. Airports: Brescia Montichiari (20 km), Bergamo Orio al Serio (56 km), Verona Villafranca (70 km).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Bookshop at the ticket office; cloakroom with lockers (€1, refunded at the end of the visit); small refreshment area with vending machines for hot drinks and snacks, and a relaxation area.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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