Museums Rome

Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums are a complex of museums located within Vatican City.
Founded by Pope Julius II in the 16th century, they house one of the largest art collections in the world, including works by Michelangelo, Raphael, and Caravaggio.
Major sections include:

• Sistine Chapel: Famous for Michelangelo’s frescoes, including the famous Creation of Adam.
• The Raphael Rooms: Papal apartments decorated by the great Raphael Sanzio.
• Pius-Clementine Museum: Houses classical Greek and Roman sculptures.

Museum of Rome

Located in the Palazzo Braschi near Piazza Navona, the Museum of Rome is dedicated to the history and culture of the city.
The collections include paintings, sculptures, photographs, costumes and ceramics that tell the social and cultural history of Rome from the Middle Ages to the modern age.
For pilgrims, it is an opportunity to better understand the historical and cultural context in which Christianity developed in Rome.

National Roman Museum

The National Roman Museum is an institution distributed in several locations, each with a specific collection.
The main venues include:

• Maximus Palace at the Baths: Exhibits sculptures, frescoes, mosaics and coins from ancient Rome.
• Palazzo Altemps: Houses a collection of classical sculptures.
• Baths of Diocletian: The largest bath complex in ancient Rome, now a museum with archaeological finds.