Galleria comunale d'arte moderna e contemporanea

About the museum

The collection began with works bought by the City of Rome at the international fine arts exhibition of 1883, and the Galleria comunale d’arte moderna was opened in 1925 at Palazzo Caffarelli. After several locations, in 1995 the museum opened to the public in the former convent of the Carmelitane Scalze next to the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, in Via Francesco Crispi; after a period of closure for restoration, it reopened at the end of 2011.

The convent, founded at the end of the 16th century, was enlarged in the 17th century and from 1879 housed an industrial arts museum. Today the building holds a heritage of over three thousand works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries and the first decades of the new century, with particular attention to the Scuola romana and to the developments of abstraction and Informel after the war.

The collection is displayed in rotation, also through temporary exhibitions that present a selection; among the works reproduced by the museum is Scipione’s “Cardinal Decano” (1930). In 2025–2026 the exhibition “GAM 100” marked the centenary of the gallery.

Highlights

• More than three thousand works of Italian art from the 19th century to today
• Works of the Scuola romana, including Scipione and Mafai
• Housed in the former convent of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case
• Exhibitions that present the permanent collection in rotation

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione d'arte moderna e contemporanea – A rotating selection of the gallery’s more than three thousand works, from the 19th century to the early decades of the new century, including the Scuola romana.

Founded

1883

Operated by

Roma Capitale – Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali

Admission & discounts

Free admission for residents of Rome and the metropolitan area with a document proving residence (since February 2026, an identity card is enough at the ticket desk), and for holders of the MIC card (€5 per year, free admission for 12 months across the Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale). Online advance sales, by phone on 060608, or at the ticket office for later days: a €1 fee applies, and tickets are non-refundable and cannot be changed. Groups of 5 to 25 people plus the guide only with free booking on 060608 and pre-purchase of at least 5 tickets. Schools: booking required and free of charge; free admission for pupils accompanied by their teachers.

Accessibility

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

The entrance for people with reduced mobility is at Via Zucchelli 7 (from Via Sistina); the route through the courtyard is uphill. Two reserved parking spaces near the door, with intercom. Lifts to the floors and some stairlifts; in some passages between rooms there are steps with mobile ramps, and the Sala della Grafica with its corridor is not accessible. Wheelchairs are available on request, seats are placed along the route, and an accessible toilet is on the third floor. A video station in Italian Sign Language (LIS) is near the entrance, and tactile and sensory tours “L’arte a portata di mano” are available on request.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly

Pushchairs are allowed inside the museum. Educational programmes are offered for schools and for everyone.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Bookshop with monographs on Roman artists, exhibition catalogues and objects inspired by the collections. Free self-service cloakroom, to be emptied before closing. Opposite the lift there is a refreshment area with vending machines.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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