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A Guide to the Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco

   

A Guide to the Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco


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A Guide to the Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco

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Everything you need to know about Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco also known as Museo Barrocco.

This museum is fantastic! Located near Piazza Navona this little gem is completely free of charge. 

The three floors offer a great collection of Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Phoenician art, Etruscan art, Hellenistic art, and a few specimens of medieval art.

There is also an underground area that unfortunately was closed when I went (it's only open on the weekend). I'll definitely be going back to check it out in more detail. 

When visiting make sure you look up. You won't be disappointed. The ceilings are amazing. 


Ceilings at Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco

Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco


The elegant 16th-century palace that houses the Barracco collection was built between 1520 and 1523 for the Breton prelate Thomas le Roy, who had come to Rome in 1494 in the retinue of king Charles VIII of France. Le Roy was active in the Roman Curia during the reigns of popes Alexander VI, Julius II, Leo X and Clement VII.

The “Farnesina ai Baullari” has housed the Barracco collection since 1948.

Important info

Address: Corso V. Emanuele 166A, Rome

Cost: Free

Audioguides on the permanent exhibition of the museum in Italian and English: € 5,00
The audio guide can be purchased directly from the ticket office and is supplied to the visitor already sanitised in a sealed sachet and with a disposable headset.

Cloakroom: Free

Accessibility: 

Visitors with mobility disabilities Access is authorised only on the ground floor, where a multimedia station offer a virtual tour in the museum. Entrance from Vicolo dell'Aquila (ring the bell).

Braille code guide A Braille guide in Italian and English is available by request. 

Guided tour The blind public can discover the museum through a plan in Braille.
There are also legends in Braille along the museum route.

Opening hours: 

From 27 June 2023

Tuesday through Sunday 10.00 - 16.00
Last admission half an hour before closing
24 and 31 December 9.00 - 14.00

Closed Monday, 1 May and 25 December

Website: www.museobarracco.it


A Guide to the Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco




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