Palazzo Altemps & the National Roman Museum

You will immediately receive an email with a copy of your order. Your ticket will be emailed to you later. If you order after 4:00 pm, you will need to wait until the following morning to receive your or our email informing you when you will receive the ticket.
You will still need to wait your turn to go through security at the metal detector. Please be as punctual as possible.
Arrive at least 15–20 minutes ahead of your entry time.

Entry tickets to Palazzo Altemps, once booked, may not be changed in any way or canceled.
Visitors who come after the time printed on the voucher or are no-shows will not have access to the site and will receive no refund, even partial.
Once booked, these tickets cannot be changed. We, therefore, suggest you pay very close attention during the online booking process when choosing the date, time, and type of tickets.

You must go through security checks at the metal detectors. The wait for these mandatory procedures cannot be avoided.
Do not forget to bring a valid identification card or valid passport (one per person).
Italy Travels is not responsible for any partial closure of rooms, itinerary changes, cancellations or delays in entry due to force measure, adverse weather, personnel strikes, or decisions made by the management of the museum or the Superintendency.

Palazzo Altemps: the Palace of Altemps is one of the most interesting examples of the Renaissance architecture in Rome. Palazzo Altemps houses important collections from Roman antiquity. The splendid Roman palace is the perfect setting to admire these ancient masterpieces.
In the palace are Renaissance and Baroque sculptures such as the famous Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, the rich sixteenth century collection of Asdrubale and Ciriaco Mattei and the Altemps collection itself.
The other 3 sites of the Roman National Museum
Palazzo Massimo: in this museum various works of art representing a broad range of classical sculpture are exhibited. These include a statue of Augustus, various Roman copies of Greek statues such as those as the famous 'Discobolo Lancellotti', a sleeping Hermaphrodite, Venus about to take a bath, and Apollo which was copied from a fifth century B.C. Greek original in the workshops of Fidia.
There is also a section of interesting bronzes.
Crypta Balbi (not included): originally a huge courtyard annexed to the theatre which Lucio Cornelio Balbo built for Augustus at the end of the first century A.D., the Crypta Balbi represents a development of Roman society and the urban landscape from antiquity to modern times.
The Bath of Diocleziano: this magnificent structure of the bath, the biggest of Ancient Rome, was built between the years 298 and 306 A.D. As well as sporting the traditional pools of water at various temperatures (calidarium, frigidarium and tepidarium), the bath also included a central basilica, an open-air swimming pool and many other rooms which were put to various uses. Part of the perimeter of the bath is now occupied by theChurch of Saint Mary of the Angels.