Museo archeologico nazionale Prenestino
State museum in the Palazzo Colonna Barberini above the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia, with the Mosaico del Nilo (Nile Mosaic) and finds from ancient Praeneste.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Palazzo Colonna Barberini in Palestrina, built on the structures of the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia, ancient Praeneste. It has been located here since 1956.
The collections document Praeneste from the 4th to the 1st century BC and include bronzes, strigils, cistae and decorated mirrors. Among the most famous pieces are the Mosaico del Nilo, attributed to Alexandrian artists of the late 2nd century BC, and a marble relief of the Augustan period from the Grimani series.
Together with the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia and the Foro di Praeneste, the museum forms part of the same group of sites, which can be visited with a single ticket.
Highlights
- Mosaico del Nilo, attributed to Alexandrian artists of the late 2nd century BC
- Marble relief of the Augustan period from the Grimani series
- Bronzes, strigils, cistae and decorated mirrors from Praeneste
- Palazzo Colonna Barberini built over the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di Praeneste – Finds from the city of Praeneste from the 4th to the 1st century BC, with the Mosaico del Nilo and an Augustan marble relief from the Grimani series.
- Director
- Edith Gabrielli
- Visitors per year
- approx. 24,409
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
Single ticket “PRAENESTE” (€10 full price, €2 reduced) for the museum, the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia and the Foro di Praeneste, including the exhibition “Gabii: le origini” until 31 October 2026. On 1 January 2026 the full price was €7, so the price may change after the exhibition ends. Tickets are sold at the ticket offices of the museum and the Foro, or online at museiitaliani.it.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The single ticket also covers the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia and the Foro di Praeneste. For the Gabii archaeological area, guided tours are offered through an external operator. |
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