Rome’s state and city-run museums free on first Sunday of the month.
State museums and archaeological websites in Rome and throughout Italy might be open at no cost on Sunday 4 September because of the Domenica al Museo initiative.
The nationwide free entry scheme is held each first Sunday of the month in tandem with the month-to-month free entry for Rome’s city-run museums.
Which means virtually all museums and archaeological websites in Rome might be free to guests this Sunday, nevertheless some museums equivalent to Galleria Borghese require advance reserving.
There might be free entry to the archaeological areas of the Circus Maximus (09.30-19.00, final entry 18.00) and the Imperial Fora (entrance at Trajan’s Column 09.00-19.00, final entry 18.00).
The initiative additionally offers free entry to short-term exhibitions at present underway in Rome’s museums.
The Italian tradition ministry encourages the carrying of masks when visiting museums nevertheless it isn’t compulsory.
For particulars of collaborating museums see ministry web site.
Cowl picture: Borromini staircase at Palazzo Barberini, Rome. Picture: Todamo / Shutterstock.com.