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Free Things to Do in Rome

The best free attractions and experiences in Rome

Rome is one of the few major cities where a lot of the best things are free. Caravaggio paintings hang in churches you can walk into, state museums open their doors for free on the first Sunday of every month and the Vatican Museums on the last, and the views from the Janiculum and the Pincio cost nothing at all.

Here are 18 free things to do in Rome, including what has changed recently.

Admiring Caravaggio’s masterpieces

The top free things to do in Rome

Caravaggio, one of Italy’s greatest painters, lived and worked in Rome in the late 16th and early 17th century. He became widely known for his exceptional use of light, and unsettling realism, and also gained a notorious reputation for his tumultuous private life. So tumultuous in fact, that he’s said to have fled Rome after killing a man during a brawl!

Today one can admire many of his masterpieces in churches, with free admission, all across the Eternal City-this is definitely one of the best free things to do in Rome.

One of the must-see churches is the church of San Luigi dei Francesi near Piazza Navona, featuring his famous paintings of St. Matthew: The Calling of St. Matthew, The Martyrdom of St. Matthew and St. Matthew and the Angel.

Not far from this church, is the church of Sant’Agostino, where you can find his Madonna del Loreto.

His Crucifixion of Saint Peter and the Conversion of St Paul you’ll find inside the Basilica of  Santa Maria del Popolo, in the square of the same name.

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Taking a peek through the Knights of Malta keyhole

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Perched on top of the lesser known, but no less impressive, Aventine hill is the keyhole of the Knights of Malta. It’s one of the city’s most enchanting off-the-beaten track sights and can be visited any time of the day, for free. The reason for trudging up a hill and peering through a keyhole might seem obscure to some, but once you’ve glimpsed the view, it makes complete sense. The keyhole is perfectly aligned with trimmed hedges, which then leads the eye to the perfectly framed St. Peter’s Dome. Once there, don’t miss a visit to the enchanting Orange Garden.

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Free museums on the first Sunday of the month

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One of the best free things to do in Rome is visiting one of the city’s museums on the first Sunday of the month. Running since July 2014, Domenica al museo, or Sunday at the museum, offers free admission every first Sunday of the month, all year round, to Italy’s state-owned museums, galleries, archaeological sites, monumental parks and gardens.

In Rome, these include the Pantheon, the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, the Borghese Gallery (booking required) and Caracalla’s baths. It can get incredibly busy on these first Sundays, so head out early to avoid the crowds, and check whether the sights you’d like to visit require an online reservation or work on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information and a full list of the places you can visit for free, head over to the Ministry of Culture website.


Enjoy a free classical concert every Sunday at one of the largest palaces in the world

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The Palazzo del Quirinale, or Quirinal Palace, hosts a free classical music concert in its Paolina chapel every Sunday at 12pm. Booking is mandatory. You can either book online, or phone their call centre. The only cost is the €2.50 charged for making the reservation. For more information you can visit the Quirinal Palace website.

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Admire the Colossus of Constantine

Colossus of Constantine

A full-scale recreation of the colossal statue of Constantine is on display (for free!) in the garden of Villa Caffarelli at the Capitoline Museums. Built in the early 4th century, only a few marble fragments of the original remain, but experts have reconstructed it to its exact size, an impressive 13 meters tall. Painted to match its original look, the statue offers a glimpse into ancient Rome’s grandeur.

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Go on a free, guided walking tour of Rome

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Without a guide we can sometimes miss a lot of the stories behind the places we visit, but paying for one isn’t always possible, especially if you’re traveling on a tight budget. Luckily there are a few tour companies, like Rome Free Walking Tour, Guru Walk and Free Tour Rome that offer free Rome walking tours.

Some companies ask only that you tip your guide, and others ask that you make a reservation online. For more information head over to their websites.


Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

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Visiting the largest church in Christendom is a must-see for anyone visiting Rome. Entering the impressive basilica is free, but the lines to get into St. Peter’s can sometimes be just as impressive as the basilica itself, so make sure you get there early.

The Basilica is open every day from 7am, with closing times that vary by season. Also make sure that you’re dressed appropriately. Men and women’s shoulders and knees should be covered; otherwise you’ll be turned away at the door, no matter how long you’ve been waiting.

Although visiting the basilica is free, the dome and treasury museum have entrance fees. Click here to buy your tickets for St.Peter’s Dome

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See the Pope at the Papal Audience or Sunday Angelus

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Seeing the Pope in person doesn’t cost a thing. Every Wednesday at 10am, Pope Leo XIV holds the General Audience in St. Peter’s Square or, in colder months, in the Paul VI Audience Hall. The ceremony usually opens with a ride through the crowd in the Popemobile, followed by a short catechesis and a blessing. Tickets are free, but you need to request them in advance from the Prefecture of the Papal Household.

If you’d rather skip the paperwork, go on Sunday. At noon the Pope leads the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, with a short prayer and blessing. No ticket is required: just go through security and join the crowd.

There are no audiences in July, when the Pope spends part of the summer in Castel Gandolfo. For dates, ticket requests and tips for the day, read our guide on how to see the Pope in Rome.


Vatican Museums are free on the last Sunday of the month

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Explore one of the most important sites in the world, the Vatican Museums, which feature incredible art collections, including masterpieces of inestimable historical and artistic value: undoubtedly one of the most famous museums in the world. On the last Sunday of each month the Vatican Museums are free of charge, it may be necessary to wait at the entrance during this special opening as it is not possible to book online. The opening hours are from 9am to 2pm, last admission at 12:30 pm: visit the official website of the Vatican Museums for more information.

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Take a street art walking tour throughout Rome neighbourhoods

Street art has become an important phenomenon all over the world, and Rome is no exception. Walking in almost every district of the city you can admire a series of murals and graffiti created by a series of artists, some even internationally renowned. Discover the thousand identities of the many different neighborhoods of the city: Garbatella, San Basilio, Quadraro, San Lorenzo, Pigneto: a real open-air museum, with no entrance fee!

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See the Trevi Fountain

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The Trevi Fountain is the most famous fountain in the world, attracting over 10 million visitors a year. This extraordinary Baroque fountain is an ensemble of mythical figures and wild horses occupying the entire side of Palazzo Poli. When visiting the Fontana di Trevi, it’s tradition to toss a coin over your shoulder to ensure your return to the Eternal City.

The fountain is still free to admire from Piazza di Trevi at any time. Since 2 February 2026, however, close-up access to the basin (“catino”) costs €2 for tourists and non-residents, daily from 9am to 10pm, while residents, children up to 5 and people with disabilities enter for free. Read more here.


Enjoying a picnic or a bike ride along the Parco degli Acquedotti and Ancient Appian Way

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Just outside the city center is one of Rome’s most famous parks – the Parco degli Acquedotti. Far away from the hustle and bustle of the city you’ll find a park with pathways filled with streams, pine trees, and ancient aqueducts. The park is a great historical site and an excellent location for  running and cycling. Plus, entry is free! And just a short bike ride from the park you’ll find the Ancient Appian Way – one of the most famous ancient roman roads. Along Via Appia Antica you’ll encounter numerous monuments, milestones, basilicas and tombs. During ancient Roman times, the road was essential in transporting troops down Brindisi’s port in southeast Italy.  

The park is open from sunrise to sunset, where the sun rays lay over the massive aqueducts, framed by pine trees. If instead of visiting the Ancient Appian Way and Parco degli Acquedotti on your own you’d rather visit them with a group or with a guide, we recommend you reserve a guided bike ride tour here or a golf cart tour on the Appia Antica.


Get a stunning panoramic view from the Pincio terrace

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Rome is well-known for its remarkable history and architecture. And the Pincio Terrace in Villa Borghese is the perfect spot to view Rome from the top. From the terrace you can admire the view of beautiful Piazza del Popolo, the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica and much more. The Pincio terrace sits right above Piazza del Popolo, at the end of Via del Corso, and is open to the visitors every day, at all times. The best time to come is at sunset.


Exploring the architectural and artistic masterpieces of the hundreds of churches in Rome

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Visiting the many churches in Rome is a must for anyone. Did you know that Rome is home to more than 900 churches (including some of the oldest in the world)? So there’s no doubt the Eternal City is the most interesting place on Earth when it comes to visiting basilicas, cathedrals and churches. But it’s not just the religious aspect that draws millions of people to visit churches in Rome – each one is unique and boasts architectural or artistic masterpieces, some are even the burial site of some true greats. Among the most beautiful churches to visit there’s the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere – the oldest church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary – featuring six golden mosaics by Pietro Cavallini; the glorious church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio with frescoes by Andrea Pozzo; and the Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) home to the relic of Saint Peter’s chains when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem and Michelangelo’s Moses.


Enjoy a stroll or bike ride along the Tiber River

Free things to do in Rome

The city of Rome has the Tiber River to thank for making it into the developed area it is today–this vital resource is said to be where the city truly began. Today you can enjoy a peaceful walk or scenic bike ride along the water. The bike trail starts from the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura and extends all the way to the Stadio Olimpico, covering a total distance of nearly 10 km along the banks of the Tiber River. The path traverses some of the city’s most popular areas, yet it remains below street level, away from traffic and intersections.


Pay tribute to the former Jewish Ghetto

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In 1555 the Catholic Church chose to revoke all rights of Italy’s large Jewish population and have them confined to this area in Rome. This was just one of many mandates that allowed the Church to establish more control over the Jewish population. In this ghetto people were not allowed to carry out any kind of trade or own any land. Despite the circumstances, the population persisted and survived. Today the Synagogue and the Jewish Museum are some of the most popular tourist attractions as it represents the perseverance and fortitude of an oppressed population.

This destination is of course meaningful in a historical and religious sense, but that is not all it has to offer its visitors. The area is considered one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of Rome and offers an excellent culinary experience from the many restaurants throughout the area.

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Take in the views from the Janiculum Hill

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Taking in the stunning views of the capital is definitely one of the best free things to do in Rome. The Janiculum Hill (or Gianicolo) consists of two large avenues that offer gorgeous scenes of the city of Rome. The two paths are lined with beautiful trees and border Villa Aurelia. They merge into one path in the Piazzale Garibaldi that descends down toward the church of Sant’Onofrio. 

The Janiculum Promenade offers views of historic Rome that you cannot get anywhere else. Walking along this path you will also encounter 84 statues of the notable Garibaldi soldiers, the equestrian statue of Garibaldi, the equestrian monument of Anita Garibaldi, and the Lighthouse donated by a community of Italians in Argentina. If you reach the Belvedere del Gianicolo at 12:00pm you can experience a tradition that has been held since 1904, in which three soldiers will load a blank howitzer and fire the cannon shot. 


Visit one of Rome’s free museums

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Not every museum in Rome comes with a ticket. A handful of city-run museums are free for everyone, such as the Museum of the Walls inside Porta San Sebastiano and the Museum of the Roman Republic on the Janiculum, while in EUR La Vaccheria, a former dairy farm, hosts contemporary art shows with free entry. Near the Trevi Fountain, the Accademia di San Luca also opens its gallery for free.

Since February 2026, residents of Rome and its metropolitan area get free entry all year round to city-run sites such as the Capitoline Museums and the Ara Pacis, while some previously free museums, including Villa di Massenzio and the Carlo Bilotti Museum, now charge non-residents. Here’s what changed in 2026.

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Rome’s Borghese Gallery Museum

Marvel at Caravaggio’s, Bernini’s and Raphael’s works at Rome’s Galleria Borghese.

When in Rome you should definitely visit the Borghese Gallery, with its impressive collection of art, defined as “the most beautiful collection in the world“.

The museum, housed in Villa Borghese, is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 7pm. Booking is mandatory.

Built in 1613 by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the Borghese Gallery houses the private collection of the Cardinal, who had a marvellous collection of precious works of art, both ancient and modern. The Cardinal’s private collection was created starting in 1607, who initiated a systematic acquisition of artworks, making it one of the largest ones at the time.

The first collection was made up of paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael and Titian while the collection of ancient sculptures, another fundamental element capable of giving an aura of ideal universality to the artistic collections, had been constantly enriched. Inside the gallery, you will find a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculptures and antiquities.

Antonio Canova's artworks in Rome
Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix, Antonio Canova

Galleria Borghese Highlights

Scipione Borghese was an early patron of Bernini and an avid collector of works by Caravaggio. He was particularly interested in antique sculptures, but was also driven enough to patronise modern artists and was commissioned work by Caravaggio, Bernini, Domenichino and Rubens.

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Daphne and Apollo, Bernini

Walking inside the Borghese Gallery is a unique once-in-a-lifetime journey into the world of some of the most universal artists of all time, including Bernini’s most famous masterpieces:

  • Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius
  • Rape of Proserpina
  • David
  • Apollo and Daphne
  • Truth revealed by Time
  • Self portrait as Young Man
  • Self portrait at a Mature Age
  • Bust of Cardinale Scipione Borghese

As you move from one section to the other, marvel at Bernini’s details. A particular artwork to set your eyes on is Ratto di Proserpina, where the hands of the God touching Proserpina’s skin actually seem as if they are sinking into her flesh.

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Saint Jerome, Caravaggio
Bernini's sculptures and paintings in Rome's Galleria Borghese
Ratto di Proserpina, G. L. Bernini, copyright Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo – Galleria Borghese

The Borghese Gallery also hosts Rome’s largest collection of Caravaggio works, including David with the Head of Goliath, Madonna and Child with Saint Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri), Saint Jerome and the Boy with basket of fruit.

Apart from being exceptional for its splendid collection (including masterpieces by Antonio Canova, Titian, Brueghel, Raphael and many others), the Galleria Borghese is perfect in the coherence of its decorative ensemble that implies antique marbles, inlays, mosaics, stuccoes and inserts. 

The Borghese Gallery regularly hosts temporary exhibitions that dialogue with its permanent collection, often pairing old masters with contemporary art. Among the most talked-about in recent years were Damien Hirst’s Archaeology Now in 2021, which placed more than 80 of the British artist’s works among the ancient sculptures, and Guido Reni a Roma. Danza e paesaggio, which followed that winter and explored the birth of landscape painting in the early 17th century. Check our guide to the current exhibitions in Rome to see what’s on at the gallery during your visit.

Borghese Gallery tickets, hours and booking

The Borghese Gallery works differently from most Roman museums, and it catches many visitors out. Booking is mandatory for every ticket, including free ones, and entry runs in timed two-hour slots capped at 180 people. There is no walk-up ticket in practice: slots regularly sell out weeks, sometimes months, ahead, especially at weekends and during temporary exhibitions.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 7pm, closed Mondays. Slots start on the hour from 9am to 5pm, with a final shorter slot at 5.45pm.

Tickets: €16 plus a compulsory €2 booking fee, so €18 in total. The late slot costs less. Under 18s enter free but still pay the €2 booking fee.

Free entry: the first Sunday of the month is free, but booking is still required and those tickets are released only ten days in advance and sell out immediately.

Good to know: large bags and backpacks are not allowed, only small bags up to 21 by 15 cm, and a cloakroom is available at the entrance. A limited number of last-minute tickets is sold at the box office about 30 minutes after each slot begins, but they are never guaranteed.

How to get there: Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5, inside Villa Borghese. Metro line A to Barberini or Spagna, then a walk through the park, or bus to Pinciana/Museo Borghese.

Borghese Gallery: Frequently Asked Questions

Do you need to book the Borghese Gallery in advance?

Yes. Booking is mandatory for all tickets, including free ones, and slots often sell out weeks ahead. There is no reliable way to visit without booking.

How much are Borghese Gallery tickets?

A full ticket costs €16 plus a compulsory €2 booking fee, so €18 in total. Under 18s enter free but still pay the booking fee.

How long does a visit to the Borghese Gallery last?

Visits run in timed slots of two hours. The final slot of the day is shorter, at around an hour and a quarter.

What are the Borghese Gallery opening hours?

Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 7pm, closed Mondays, with the last entry slot at 5.45pm.

What should you not miss at the Borghese Gallery?

Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne and Rape of Proserpina, Rome’s largest collection of Caravaggio paintings, and Canova’s Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix.

Is the Borghese Gallery worth visiting?

Yes. It holds what has been called the most beautiful private collection in the world, in a villa inside Villa Borghese park, and the two-hour cap means it never feels crowded.

Can you visit the Borghese Gallery for free?

The first Sunday of the month is free, but booking is compulsory, the €2 fee still applies and tickets are released only ten days before.


Address:
Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
(Villa Borghese)

Opening times:
Tue-Sun, 9am-7 pm (last entrance 5.45pm)

Reservation required

galleriaborghese.cultura.gov.it/

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Explora, the Children’s Museum of Rome

An Interactive Museum for Children and Families

Whether it is a scorching summer day or a rainy afternoon, Explora, the Children’s Museum of Rome, just a short walk from Villa Borghese and Piazza del Popolo, is an ideal destination for families looking for an educational and fun experience. Managed by a predominantly female non-profit cooperative, the museum is housed in a large exhibition pavilion created from a former ATAC depot, now transformed into a safe and stimulating space for children, parents and educators.

For twenty-five years, Explora has been welcoming schools and families to a 2,000-square-metre space designed to entertain and inform. Its interactive installations, dedicated to science, technology, environmental sustainability and gender equality, offer an engaging journey that encourages curiosity, creativity and a spirit of discovery.

Encouraging awareness and equality

The museum is designed around the learning rhythms and needs of children, following international educational models that allow young visitors to observe, touch and discover independently.

The ground floor is dedicated to major sensory and emotional explorations: the Market, where children learn how to shop sustainably; the H2Ohh! installation, with water games that explore science, physics and the properties of this precious element; the digital installation A Sea of Creativity, designed to spark imagination; the Circular Economy Team Game; the vegetable garden; and the Explora18 area, made up of five installations on colour, architecture and history. There is also Mission Me, the area dedicated to the human body, and Quanti Mesi, focused on the reproduction of viviparous, oviparous and ovoviviparous animals.

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Explora, Rome’s Children’s Museum

On the first floor, visitors will find the section dedicated to PARI, a play-based journey made up of 11 interactive installations exploring equal opportunities, as well as Economiamo, where children can earn and save, donate and invest, making economics fun and accessible.

Piccole Esplorazioni is a small area designed for children aged 0 to 3, with games suited to this specific age group and its developmental needs.

Much more than a museum

Explora is also a place for meeting and sharing. In addition to the exhibition pavilion, it includes a free and inclusive green area, a bookshop with a store, a café, a restaurant and parking. The equipped garden, designed for free play and social interaction, creates a valuable connection between the museum and the city.

Explora, Rome’s Children’s Museum

The bookshop, accessible from the main hall, offers a carefully selected range of books and educational games and regularly hosts free events, including animated readings, workshops and presentations, creating further opportunities for learning and discovery.

Accessibility and inclusion

Explora is not only an educational space, but an environment designed to be fully accessible and inclusive. From the outdoor area, equipped with anti-trauma flooring, inclusive games, sensory panels, tactile maps and reserved parking spaces, to the indoor areas, every detail is designed to welcome all visitors. The museum features child-friendly restrooms, a renovated information desk and a ticket office with an accessible-height counter, designed for people with disabilities and families.

The visit is supported by innovative tools such as maps in Braille and Augmentative and Alternative Communication, videos in Italian Sign Language and accessible content that allows visitors to fully enjoy more than 60 installations.

Explora, Rome’s Children’s Museum

Inclusivity also extends to the museum’s official website, which is fully accessible. Completing the experience is a trained and attentive staff, ready to welcome every visitor with sensitivity and professionalism.

Information

Please note that visits to Explora’s exhibition pavilion have limited capacity and are organised in 1-hour-and-45-minute time slots. Visits are available from Tuesday to Sunday, including holidays, at 10am, 12pm, 3pm and 5pm. It is recommended to purchase tickets online in advance through the museum’s website.

Tickets cost €11 for adults and children aged 3 and over, €7 for children under 36 months, while admission is free for children under 12 months.

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Rome welcomes a new photography center with three exhibitions

A Home for Photography at the Former Mattatoio

After undergoing a major renovation, the spaces of the Mattatoio are now open to the public with three exhibitions featuring artists of global appeal and interest: Irving Penn, Silvia Camporesi and Real bodies, imagined bodies, a project uniting three artists from Japan, Iran and France.

The Center of Photography is the first public institution in Rome completely dedicated to the visual arts and it is part of a wider project aiming at making the Mattatoio a brand new City of the Arts.

The opening ceremony on January 29th coincided with the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the twinning between Rome and Paris and it was widely attended by local authorities and journalists eager to witness the transformation of the industrial site of the Mattatoio into an art center. «The Photography Center is the cornerstone of a major cultural and urban regeneration project, aimed at transforming Rome’s former slaughterhouse complex into one of Europe’s largest centers dedicated to contemporary arts and culture,» said Manuela Veronelli, president of the Fondazione Mattatoio.

Rome welcomes a new photography center with three exhibitions
Daughters of the Sea (2019 – 2024), © Forough Alaei

Irving Penn. Photographs 1939-2007

The highlight exhibition features more than one hundred photographs by Irving Penn, coming from the Parisian Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP).

The American photographer of Jewish and Russian origins is widely recognized as one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth

century and this exhibition rightly celebrates his talent across different macro areas of his work. The photos are organized into six thematic sections: from the early works, travels across continents and communities, to the portraits of great artists and celebrities of his times, nudes, to the last sections with fashion and still life prints.

Each photo witnesses a different way of framing reality and the evolving photographic techniques, from gelatin silver to platinum printing until the arrival of pixel and inkjet print and colour prints. Regardless of the methods used, through his long career, Penn captured historical moments which remains iconic and timeless.

Rome welcomes a new photography center with three exhibitions
Young Woman in a Net (Miyake Design), New York, 1993,
Collection Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris,
© The Irving Penn Foundation

Silvia Camporesi. The Right Time and Place

The first floor of the gallery is dedicated to Silvia Camporesi, a philosophy-trained photographer born in 1973 who has dedicated much of her research to the Italian landscape.

The title of the exhibition is inspired by Peter Weir’s film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), a cult classic soaked in mystery and temporal suspension. Similarly, Camporesi’s works explores the concept of fracture encouraging a reflection on the tensions between reality and artifice, nature and culture, presence and absence, past and present.

Her photos span from La terza Venezia to Journey to Armenia, Atlas Italie, Almanacco Sentimentale, Mirabilia, and Omaggio al Mattatoio.

«Silvia Camporesi’s work perfectly represents that special and magical fusion between artistic expression and autobiographical need that photography manages to render in such a unique way,» commented curator Federica Muzzarelli.

Rome welcomes a new photography center with three exhibitions
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© Silvia Camporesi

Real bodies, imagined bodies. Identity, belonging, construction of meaning

Curated by Daria Scolamacchia, this contemporary group exhibition brings together artists from Japan, Iran, and France to examine pressing social issues including gender equality and the perception of the female body in the digital age.

Japanese artist Kensuke Koike, already familiar to the Roman public and the Mattatoio from a recent solo exhibition, presents women’s images slightly rearranged and edited such as Ikebana woman and Vertigo, to challenge the viewers’ perceptions. In Alix Marie’s work, Maman, an installation consisting of five large scale images of a mother’s breast, printed on silky fabric and arranged along a circular hollow metal structure, the experience evokes a sense of intimacy and separation.

Women are again the main focus in Nina Boukhrief’s stretched figures in Lycra and in the colorful photos by Forough Alaei. In her works, female Iranian fisherwomen, also called “daughters of the sea”, are portraited in their daily jobs in the open sea to highlight their courage, resilience and will to support their families.

Rome welcomes a new photography center with three exhibitions
Stretch, 2019, Photography printed on lycra © Alix Marie

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Daughters of the Sea (2019 – 2024), © Forough Alaei

Tavush, vision, 2013 © Silvia Camporesi

Stretch, 2019, Photography printed on lycra © Alix Marie

9 Things to Know Before Visiting the Vatican

How to avoid lines at the Vatican? Can you visit the Sistine Chapel on its own? Discover essential tips for visiting the Vatican in Rome.

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National Roman Museum

The Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome is one of Italy’s most important museums, showcasing the art of ancient Rome across four sites.

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Rome’s Borghese Gallery Museum

The collection of the Galleria Borghese, which was defined as "the most beautiful collection in the world", is still collected in the place that was created and designed for that collection - the Borghese Gallery.

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