The Baths of Diocletian are the most magnificent thermal complex ever built in Rome. Erected between 298 and 306 AD, they covered over 13 hectares and could accommodate up to 3,000 people at once, featuring a route that included gyms, libraries, a pool over 3,500 square meters, and the spaces that formed the heart of every thermal complex: the frigidarium, the tepidarium, and the calidarium.
It was precisely these vast halls that Michelangelo transformed for the construction of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri Cristiani: in the other spaces of the Baths, the Charterhouse Convent, also designed by the same artist, was established. The original seat of the National Roman Museum since its foundation in 1889, the Baths and the Charterhouse are currently undergoing a restoration process that has so far allowed the reopening of part of the monumental complex and two exhibition sections of a comprehensive museum, the Protohistory Section of the Latin Peoples and the Epigraphic Section on Written Communication in the Roman World.
Visitors can therefore, along with the museum visit route, also enjoy the sumptuous and imposing Aula Decima, where the large tomb of the Platorini and two chamber tombs from the Necropolis of Via Portuense with frescoes and stuccoes are exhibited; it is also possible to stroll through the large Michelangelesque Cloister of the Charterhouse, today an unexpected oasis of peace and silence just a few steps from the bustling Termini station, where more than 400 works are displayed, including statues, reliefs, altars, and sarcophagi from the Roman territory.
Accessibility
All four sites of the National Museum are 100% accessible.
Internal mobility is ensured by elevators and ramps.
Wheelchairs are available upon request.
Suitable restrooms are present.
