Terme di Diocleziano
Seat of the Museo Nazionale Romano in the imposing imperial baths, with the Museo della Comunicazione Scritta dei Romani, the Certosa and the Museo dell'Arte Salvata.
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About the museum
The Baths of Diocletian were built between 298 and 306 AD on the initiative of the emperor Maximian and dedicated to Diocletian. The complex covered about 13 hectares between the Viminal and the Quirinal and could accommodate up to three thousand people; it remained in use until the mid-6th century.
In 1561 Pope Pius IV assigned part of the complex to a church and a charterhouse, to a design by Michelangelo, from which the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the cloister arose. From 1575 other rooms were used as papal granaries and oil stores.
Today the building is one of the seats of the Museo Nazionale Romano: the route includes the structures of the baths, the Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli, the Museo della Comunicazione Scritta dei Romani with its inscriptions and the Museo di Protostoria dei Popoli Latini; the Museo dell'Arte Salvata is housed in the Aula Ottagona.
Highlights
- Structures of the Baths of Diocletian
- Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli with the great cloister
- Museo della Comunicazione Scritta dei Romani (inscriptions)
- Aula Ottagona with the Museo dell'Arte Salvata
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente delle Terme di Diocleziano – Structures of the baths, Certosa, Museo della Comunicazione Scritta dei Romani and Aula Ottagona with the Museo dell'Arte Salvata.
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura (Museo Nazionale Romano)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 116,860
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €15 |
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| Reduced | €2EU citizens aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | –Free admission under the conditions laid down by law. |
| “Musei in rete” ticket (holders of partner cards) | €10 |
| Aula Ottagona only | €5 |
| MNR Card (one year from first use) | €30Reduced €20. |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month; in 2026 also 2 June and 1 and 4 November.
The single ticket (€15) is valid for all venues of the Museo Nazionale Romano, with one admission per venue within a week of first use. Tickets bought through official channels are non-refundable.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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
Entrance through the right-hand gate with intercom; all areas are reachable without architectural barriers, with lifts and accessible toilets on the ground floor and second floor. Free wheelchairs and seating in every room. Visually impaired visitors may touch all original works displayed outside cases; a guide in Braille is available. Free tactile visits by booking with the Educational Service; free guided tours and simplified guides for people with intellectual disabilities.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Baby changing facilities
Baby-changing table and space for breastfeeding.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
Pushchairs can be left at the cloakroom or the ticket office.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Online tickets at museiitaliani.it. The Educational Service (mn-rm.servizioeducativo@cultura.gov.it) organises tactile visits and simplified guides. |
