Il Museum and Borghese 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 activities 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 splendid sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Canova; also remarkable is the collection of ancient marbles. The Borghese Gallery offers the public the following services
Exhibition of works
The paintings, ancient and modern sculptures, and furnishings of the Gallery are displayed in the 20 frescoed rooms which, together with the porch and the entrance hall, constitute the Museum’s spaces open to the public. The works temporarily not visible, either because they are on loan for exhibitions or under restoration, are always replaced with others from storage and are regularly indicated in the captions.
Access to storage
The Museum’s storage, located on the floor above the Picture Gallery and excluded from the regular visit route, preserves over 270 works and is regularly open to the public according to the modes specified later.
Documentation of assets
At the Museum headquarters, a Documentation Center is established and accessible to the public according to the procedures indicated in the following chapter. The Restoration Archive is also available for consultation under the same conditions.
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 Superintendency for Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage and for the Museum Complex of the City of Rome guarantees scientific control of all educational initiatives, both those that the Museum offers free of charge and those organized at a fee by the concessionary company.
Borghese Gallery ticket service
For security reasons related to the configuration of the historic building, access to the Museum is regulated in two-hour visiting shifts, each allowing a maximum of 360 people, with mandatory exit at the end of the shift. The ticket reservation for the visit is mandatory. On the occasion of exhibitions, the ticket price may be subject to increase. The modalities for free admission and reductions are those provided by law. The Borghese Gallery is included in the Roma Pass, Roma Pass+ circuit. The ticket service is granted under concession.
