Museo Carlo Bilotti

About the museum

The museum occupies the Aranciera of Villa Borghese, a building that already existed before the 17th-century works commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese. In the 18th century Marcantonio IV Borghese enlarged it and decorated it in the Baroque style, with fountains and nymphaeums that earned it the name “Casino dei giuochi d’acqua”. It was destroyed in 1849 during the defence of the Roman Republic and rebuilt without decoration as a shelter for citrus trees over the winter, which gave it the name Aranciera (orangery).

From 1903 the building was used as offices and housing and, until 1982, as the seat of a religious institute and then of municipal offices. After restoration, with its exterior painted red, it became the home of the museum that houses the collection donated to Rome by the Italian-American entrepreneur and collector Carlo Bilotti.

The core of the collection consists of eighteen works by Giorgio de Chirico, paintings and sculptures. There are also works by Gino Severini, Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers and Giacomo Manzù, whose bronze “Grande cardinale” stands outside. The museum is managed by the Sovrintendenza Capitolina and is part of the Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale.

Highlights

• Eighteen works by Giorgio de Chirico, including “Oreste e Pilade” and “Orfeo solitario”
• Sala de Chirico with permanent tactile supports
• Works by Gino Severini, Andy Warhol and Larry Rivers
• “Grande cardinale” by Giacomo Manzù and de Chirico’s “Ettore e Andromaca” outside
• Located in the Aranciera of Villa Borghese

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione Bilotti – Collection donated by Carlo Bilotti, with eighteen works by Giorgio de Chirico and works by Severini, Warhol, Rivers and Manzù.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Roma Capitale – Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali

Visitors per year

approx. 33,262 (2022)

Admission & discounts

The ticket covers the museum and the current exhibitions. Free admission for holders of the MIC card (€5 per year, free admission for 12 months across the Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale) and, according to the museum, for residents of Rome and the metropolitan area with an identity card; other free admissions follow the current tariff scheme. Online advance sales, by phone on 060608 or at the ticket office: 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. Schools: booking required and free of charge.

Accessibility

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

The exhibition route is accessible to people with mobility impairments; the pavement in front of the entrance has ramps. A stairlift platform (maximum load 250 kg) serves the change of floor. A wheelchair is available on request; seats are placed along the route; an accessible toilet is on the ground floor. Permanent tactile supports in the Sala de Chirico (first floor), tactile-sensory tours on request and a video station in LIS near the entrance.

Kids & families

Educational programmes are offered for schools and for everyone.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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