Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi
Civic museum of Roma Capitale in the 18th-century Palazzo Braschi, on Piazza Navona, with a collection on the history and image of the city from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
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About the museum
The Museo di Roma was inaugurated on 21 April 1930 in the former Pastificio Pantanella, on Piazza della Bocca della Verità, as part of the cultural initiatives of the Governorate of Rome; the idea was to tell the medieval and modern history of the city, alongside the Antiquarium and the Museo dell’Impero, which celebrated the myth of Romanness (romanità).
The present seat is Palazzo Braschi, in the Renaissance heart of Rome between Piazza Navona and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The building was designed by the architect Cosimo Morelli on commission from Pope Pius VI, who wanted to give it to his nephew Luigi Braschi Onesti; it is one of the last examples of papal nepotism before the changes brought by the French Revolution.
The permanent collection occupies the second and third floors and follows a thematic approach: on the right of the first room are the rooms that formed the public part of the Braschi residence, on the left the private apartment of Luigi Braschi and his wife Costanza Falconieri. Paintings, prints, photographs, objects and multimedia supports tell the image of modern Rome, its street festivals, great events and transformations.
Highlights
- Collection on the history and image of modern Rome
- Braschi apartment with 19th-century rooms
- Architecture and decorations of Palazzo Braschi
- Fragments of vanished Rome
- Tactile route for blind and partially sighted visitors
- Café in the entrance hall overlooking the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente del Museo di Roma – The route on the second and third floors tells the history and image of modern Rome through paintings, prints, photographs and objects, with rooms devoted to the Braschi apartment.
- Founded
- 1930
- Operated by
- Roma Capitale – Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali (servizi: Zètema)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 188,609
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €13 |
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| Reduced | €7.50European Union citizens aged 6 to 25 and over 65, working teachers, journalists, holders of the MIC card and of the Roma Pass 48/72 hours, other categories provided for by agreements |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children under 6. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Groups (5+ people) | –Groups of 5 to 25 people plus the guide, only with free booking on 06 0608 and advance purchase of at least 5 tickets. |
| Advance-sale fee (online purchase, by call centre or at the ticket office for later days) | €1On the same day you buy at the ticket office, without an advance-sale fee. |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month: free admission for everyone to the civic museums of Roma Capitale. Residents of Rome and the Città Metropolitana: free admission from February 2026 with an identity card.
“Museum only” ticket (permanent collection). Also free for holders of the MIC card (€5, valid 12 months within the Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale), ICOM and ICOMOS members, European Union tourist guides and other categories provided for. The museum also offers tickets for temporary exhibitions, at a separate rate. Pre-purchased tickets are neither refundable nor changeable.
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
The museum has two entrances (Piazza di San Pantaleo 10 and Piazza Navona 1); wheelchair users can enter from either, while access by private car or taxi is from Piazza di San Pantaleo. A stairlift on the ground floor allows you to overcome the few steps and reach the lift to the three visit floors. A wheelchair is available on request from the reception staff; there are seats along the route, and each of the three floors has an accessible toilet. For blind and partially sighted visitors there is a tactile map in the courtyard, tiflodidactic supports and tactile copies of some works, and tactile-sensory visits with specialist staff. For deaf visitors a dedicated station is located near the entrance.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Stroller-friendly
Prams are permitted inside the museum.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
- Coat check
Caffè Braschi by Vivi Bistrot, in the palace entrance hall. Bookshop with the museum guide, catalogues and objects inspired by the collections. Self-service cloakroom, free of charge.
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 |
| Photography | Photographing and filming the works is permitted for personal and study use, without tripods, selfie sticks or additional lights (except at temporary exhibitions); professional filming requires authorisation from the Sovrintendenza Capitolina. |
| Good to know | Guided tours in several languages, for a fee and by booking (06 0608, every day 9:00–19:00). The museum does not offer radio-guide hire. Large bags or backpacks, umbrellas, food and drink are not admitted; small dogs in a carrier are admitted. |
