The Borghese Museum and Gallery of Rome houses ancient sculptures, bas-reliefs, and mosaics, as well as paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 19th century. The collection, whose first and most important core dates back to the collecting activity of Cardinal Scipione (1579-1633), nephew of Pope Paul V, preserves masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Correggio, Antonello da Messina, Giovanni Bellini, as well as magnificent sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Canova; the collection of ancient marbles is also remarkable. The Borghese Gallery offers the following services to the public:
Exhibition of the works
The works of painting, ancient and modern sculpture, and the furnishings of the Gallery are arranged in the 20 frescoed rooms which, together with the porch and the entrance Hall, make up the Museum environments open to the public. Works temporarily not visible, because on loan for exhibitions or under restoration, are always replaced with others in storage and are regularly indicated in the captions.
Access to the storage
The Museum’s storage, located on the floor above the Picture Gallery and excluded from the normal visit route, preserves over 270 works and is regularly open to the public according to the procedures specified later.
Documentation of the assets
A Documentation Center accessible to the public according to the methods indicated in the next chapter is established at the Museum premises. The Restoration Archive can also be consulted in the same way.
Printed catalogs
A brief Guide to the Gallery has been published in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. There are also complete catalogs of the collections of paintings, modern sculptures, and the archaeological collection.
Educational services
The Special Superintendence for Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage and for the Museum Hub of the City of Rome guarantees scientific supervision of all educational initiatives, both those that the Museum offers free of charge and those that are organized for a fee by the concessionaire company.
Borghese Gallery ticket office service
For safety reasons related to the layout of the historic building, access to the Museum is regulated in two-hour visit shifts, each accommodating a maximum of 360 people, with mandatory exit at the end of the shift. The ticket reservation for the visit is compulsory. On the occasion of exhibitions, the ticket price may be subject to an increase. The terms of free admission and reduced fees are those provided by law. The Borghese Gallery is included in the Roma Pass, Roma Pass+ circuits. The ticketing service is managed by concession.
