What to see at Villa Medici: the facade with the Ara Pacis garlands, Zucchi’s bird room, the Niobids, the cast gallery and Giambologna’s Mercury.
The stained glass to see at the Casina delle Civette in Villa Torlonia: Cambellotti’s owls, Bottazzi’s peacocks, Paschetto’s roses and the original cartoons.
What to see at the Casa Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi: Italian couture from Capucci to Valentino, Palma Bucarelli’s wardrobe and the furnishings of the villa.
What to see at the Museo delle Mura in Rome: the graffito of 1327, Ettore Muti’s home inside the gate and the walkway along the Aurelian Walls.
The works to see at the Museo Barracco: the Assyrian winged genius, the Cypriot parade chariot, the head of the Doryphoros and the Egyptian rooms.
The works to see at the Museo Pietro Canonica: the plaster models of the monuments, the Atatürk maquettes, the studio and the sculptor’s private apartment.
The works to see at the Museo Carlo Bilotti: the eighteen de Chiricos of the donation, Andy Warhol’s family portrait and the Hector and Andromache outside.
The works to see at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere: the 120 Roesler Franz watercolours, the six life-size Roman Scenes and Trilussa’s room.
The works to see at the Museo delle Civiltà in Rome: the Medici turquoise mask, the Neanderthal skull from the Circeo and the Porta Marina opus sectile.
The works to see at the Napoleonic Museum in Rome: the cast of Pauline Borghese’s breast, the Villa Paolina watercolours and the Mario Praz Museum upstairs.
The works to see at the Galleria Corsini: Caravaggio’s Saint John the Baptist, the Fra Angelico triptych, Rubens and the alcove of Christina of Sweden.
The works to see at the Galleria Colonna: the Lepanto vault, the Beaneater by Annibale Carracci, the Bronzino, the painted mirrors and the cannonball.
The works to see at Villa Farnesina: Raphael’s Triumph of Galatea, the Polyphemus by Sebastiano del Piombo, the Hall of Perspectives and the 1527 graffiti.
The works to see at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum: the Sarcophagus of the Spouses, the Apollo of Veii, the Pyrgi gold tablets and the François Tomb.
The works to see at Palazzo Merulana: the two boat trips by Donghi and Capogrossi, De Chirico’s Mysterious Baths and the Roman School of the Cerasi collection.
What to see at the Museo di Roma in Palazzo Braschi: the grand staircase, the mosaics of old St Peter’s, the Chigi carriage and piazza Navona in 1634.
What to see at the MAXXI in Rome: Zaha Hadid’s building, the piazza, the roof, the artist-curated display of the collection and the Nervi and Rossi archives.
The works to see at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome: Canova’s Hercules and Lichas, Klimt’s Three Ages, both Van Goghs, Monet, Duchamp and Pollock.
What to see at the Centrale Montemartini: the Apollo Sosianus pediment, the Muse Polyhymnia, the hunting mosaic and the train of Pius IX, among diesel engines.
What to see at Castel Sant’Angelo: Hadrian’s helical ramp, the Castellan’s apartment, the armoury, the terrace and the Passetto di Borgo.
The artworks of the Museum of the Imperial Fora at Trajan’s Markets: the bull-slaying cupids, the clipeus with Jupiter’s head and the amphora collection.
The Museum of Rescued Art in Rome displays, in the Octagonal Hall of the Baths of Diocletian, works recovered from illicit trafficking, on rotation.
What to see at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome: the cloister attributed to Michelangelo, the inscription and sculpture halls, and the Hall of Gold.
The artworks to see at Palazzo Altemps: the Ludovisi Gaul, the Ludovisi Great Sarcophagus, the Ares restored by Bernini, the Juno and the Egyptian collection.
The artworks to see at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme: the Boxer at Rest, Livia’s painted garden, the Lancellotti Discobolus and the Grottarossa mummy.
Orsanmichele in Florence: why the statues outside are copies, where the originals are, the Orcagna tabernacle, hours, tickets and the floor that can close.
The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello: which of the three panels is at the Uffizi, where the other two are, and how to read the lances in perspective.
The Madre in Naples, a contemporary art museum in Palazzo Donnaregina: the site specific rooms, the collection and the exhibitions, with hours and prices.
The Venus of Urbino at the Uffizi: not a goddess but a bride, the objects that prove it, the Medici dowry, the loans, current hours and tickets.
Leonardo’s Annunciation and Verrocchio’s Baptism of Christ hang in the same Uffizi room: how to read them, who painted what, hours and tickets.
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula at Gallerie d’Italia in Naples: the last Caravaggio, the 1980 letter that reattributed it, the new room, hours and tickets.
The Doni Tondo at the Uffizi: which room it’s really in, why it’s Michelangelo’s only finished painting, and how to read the spiral and the frame.
The Museo di San Marco in Florence: Fra Angelico’s Annunciation, the friars’ frescoed cells and Savonarola’s rooms, with hours and tickets.
Caravaggio’s Seven Works of Mercy at the Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples: how to read the painting, hours, tickets and the short Sunday window.
The Certosa di San Martino in Naples: the Cuciniello nativity scene, the Tavola Strozzi, the cloisters and the view over the bay, with hours and tickets.
The MAXXI L’Aquila at Palazzo Ardinghelli: the baroque palace restored after 2009, the Thursday to Sunday hours, tickets and the 2026 exhibitions.
