April 5, 2026 (Easter) – Free entry to Rome’s civic museums and

April 5, 2026 (Easter) – Free entry to Rome’s civic museums and archaeological sites

On April 5, 2026, which is both Easter Sunday and the first Sunday of the month, a number of venues within the Rome Capital Museums System and selected archaeological areas will be open free of charge. It’s a chance to explore permanent collections, temporary exhibitions and iconic places across the city.

Main venues and opening times

• Museum of the Forma Urbis (Celio Archaeological Park): 10:00–19:00 (last admission 18:00).
• Area Sacra of Largo Argentina: 9:30–19:00 (last admission 18:45).
• Circo Massimo archaeological area: 9:30–19:00 (last admission 18:00).
• Imperial Fora (entrance at Trajan’s Column): 9:00–19:15.

Access is free subject to each site’s capacity limits. Reservations are required only for groups and can be made via Rome Capital’s contact center at 060608 (9:00–19:00).

Guided tours and special programs

Special guided visits, such as those previously scheduled for Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitoline Hill, were offered with limited places and required prior booking; at the time bookings opened these visits were fully booked. Guided tours were planned in small groups with timed departures.

Open museums and venues with free admission

• Capitoline Museums
• Trajan’s Markets – Museum of the Imperial Fora
• Museum of the Ara Pacis
• Centrale Montemartini
• Museum of Rome at Palazzo Braschi
• Museum of Rome in Trastevere
• Gallery of Modern Art (GAM)
• Villa Torlonia Museums (Casina delle Civette, Casino Nobile, Serra Moresca, Casino dei Principi)
• Civic Museum of Zoology
• Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture
• Carlo Bilotti Museum – Villa Borghese
• Pietro Canonica Museum at Villa Borghese
• Napoleonic Museum
• Museum of the Roman Republic and the Garibaldian Memory
• Casal de’ Pazzi Museum
• Museum of the City Walls (Museo delle Mura)
• Villa of Maxentius

Exhibitions available on April 5

• Greece in Rome – Capitoline Museums: over one hundred works tracing the spread of Greek artistic culture in Rome.
• Vasari and Rome – Palazzo Caffarelli: exhibition on Giorgio Vasari’s relationship with the Eternal City.
• Ancient Civilizations of Turkmenistan – Palazzo dei Conservatori: a collection of archaeological pieces.
• The Unfinished: between poetics and technique – Pinacoteca: an insight into the creative stages of unfinished paintings.
• The Colours of the Ancient: Santarelli marbles at the Capitoline Museums – Palazzo Clementino.
• Constantin Brâncuși. The origins of the Infinite – Trajan’s Markets (part of the Italy–Romania Cultural Year 2026).
• GAM 100. A century of the municipal gallery 1925–2025 – Gallery of Modern Art: a centenary display with over 120 works.
• Additional exhibitions at Villa Torlonia, Museum of Rome in Trastevere and Carlo Bilotti Museum (photography, retrospectives and thematic projects).

Practical note: check for updates, timetable changes or access limits before your visit by contacting the Rome Capital contact center at 060608. Free admission is subject to crowd management and safety regulations at each site.