All Renaissance art & Early modern art museums to visit in Rome

Experience the artistic revival of the Renaissance and early modern periods at 11 museums in Rome. These museums showcase masterpieces from a transformative era in art history.

Are you captivated by Renaissance and early modern art? These are the best museums to visit in Rome:

  1. Galleria Doria Pamphilj1

    Galleria Doria Pamphilj

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    The Galleria Doria Pamphilj is a museum in Rome, housed in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, the palace of the Doria family (who still lives there), which could very well be the largest in Rome still in private ownership. The museum mainly exhibits paintings. However the collection contains paintings, fur
  2. Palazzo Barberini2

    Palazzo Barberini

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    The Palazzo Barberini is a Renaissance palace that is the joint work of three of the most admired architects of the era - Bernini, Borromini and Maderno. The interior boasts splendid works of art, too. You can find paintings by masters like Tizian or Caravaggio here, as well as the famous "La Fornar
  3. Galleria Colonna3

    Galleria Colonna

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    Galleria Colonna is a museum in Rome that is housed in the Palazzo Colonna that was built in the 15th century by Pope Martinus V member of the noble Colonna family. The Galleria Colonna holds and exhibits a collection of art that includes works by Titian, Guercino, Reni, Bronzino (Venus, Cupid), Jac
  4. Scuderie del Quirinale4

    Scuderie del Quirinale

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    The Scuderie del Quirinale (Quirinal Stables, or Papal Stables) was built from 1722 to 1732. The Scuderie, together with the Palazzo del Quirinale, the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic and the Palazzo della Consulta, the Constitutional Court, are all situated close to each
  5. Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps5

    Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps

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    The Palazzo Altemps is a palace in Rome that was designed in the 15th century by Melozzo da Forlì for Girolamo Riario. In 1997 it was inaugurated as a museum and became part of the National Roman Museum showing ancient works of art with sculptures from Renaissance collections such as the Boncompagni
  6. Museo Nazionale di Palazzo di Venezia6

    Museo Nazionale di Palazzo di Venezia

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    The Museo Nazionale di Palazzo di Venezia is a museum in Rome that is housed in the Barbo apartments of Palazzo Venezia. In addition to some rooms with their original furnishings, the museum houses a collection of important paintings from the 14th to 15th centuries, tapestries, ceramics, majolica, J
  7. Galleria Corsini - Palazzo Corsini7

    Galleria Corsini - Palazzo Corsini

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    Palazzo Corsini is a villa in Rome from the 15th century that houses the Galleria Corsini. The palace was originally built by the Riario family and later inhabited by Queen Christina of Sweden during the 17th century. The Florentine Corsini family moved into the building after Cardinal Lorenzo Corsi
  8. Leonardo da Vinci Museum8

    Leonardo da Vinci Museum

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    In the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Rome, you can discover interactive and life-size machines crafted by Italian artisans from Leonardo’s codices and see exhibitions on his most famous Renaissance art, anatomical sketches and animations of The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, and the Sforza equestrian scu
  9. Museo di Roma9

    Museo di Roma

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    The Museo di Roma is a museum in Rome that was founded in the Fascist era to document the history and traditions of the so called "old Rome". Nowadays however, it is principally an art museum. The Museo di Roma holds works by artists including Pompeo Batoni, Giuseppe Bottani, Ippolito Caffi, Antonio
  10. Welcome To Rome10

    Welcome To Rome

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    In "Welcome To Rome" you will be immersed in the history of Rome and you will live an exciting and engaging experience. In fact, visiting Welcome To Rome means making a real journey through time and space. Walls and ceilings will come alive around you while on the ground a large model of the city
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    Mostra di Leonardo Da Vinci

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    Mostra di Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome is an exhibition dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci, the Italian polymath of the Renaissance. The Leonardo Da Vinci’s Museum of Rome features the real machines drawn by Da Vinci’s codes. These machines are entirely made of wood, which required the use of sophisticated