Museums, events and free shows in Rome

The Colosseum for free

The following are entitled to free entry to the Colosseum:

All citizens under the age of 18

Disabled people and their family member or accompanying person belonging to the social and health care services

EU tourist guides in the exercise of their professional activity

Art History teachers of high school institutions

EU tourist interpreters in the exercise of their professional activity

Employees of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities

Members of ICOM (International Council of Museum)

Members of ICCROM (International organization for conservation of cultural heritage)

Students of the schools of: Central Institute of Restoration, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, School for Mosaic Restoration

Journalists registered in the national register and journalists from any other country, in the performance of their duties and upon presentation of a suitable document proving the professional activity carried out

Groups of public and private schools in the EU, accompanied by their teachers by reservation

teachers and students of the faculties of Architecture, Conservation of cultural heritage, Education sciences and degree courses in Literature or Literary subjects with archaeological or historical-artistic address of universities and academies of all EU member countries. The ticket is issued to students by showing the enrollment certificate for the current academic year
The free ticket have to be booked online

Free Walking Tours

First Sunday of the month: Free Museums

Sunday 1st August, Roma
The appointment with Domenica Al Museo is back and free admission to all museums and archaeological sites in the municipality of Rome.
Next Sunday the following museums will therefore have free admission: the Capitoline Museums
Trajan"s Markets - Museum of the Imperial Forums
Ara Pacis Museum
the Centrale Montemartini
, the Museum of Rome - Palazzo Braschi
the Museum of Rome in Trastevere
the Gallery of Modern Art
the Museums of Villa Torlonia
the Civic Museum of Zoology
the Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture
the Carlo Bilotti Museum - Villa Borghese Orangery
the Napoleonic Museum, the Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
the Museum of the Roman Republic
the Museum of Casal de "Pazzi
the Museum of the Walls and the Villa of Maxentius
and in the archaeological areas of the Circus Maximus and the Imperial Forums

Literature Festival 2021

From 21st to 25th July, Stadio Palatino, via di San Gregorio 30
Five evenings with free admission to the Palatine Stadium for the 20th Edition of the Rome International Festival.
The theme of this edition is " Reading the world ", a topic that will be declined by poets and writers in a new format conceived as a show among the arts, which includes the work of Masbedo, an installation that it dialogues with both the artists and the public, giving life to an ever new event every evening.
Access to the Palatine Stadium at 8.30 pm with the evening starting at 9.00 pm
Free admission with reservations required ONLINE ONLY

Free walking tour: Trastevere, Isola Tiberina and Jewish Ghetto

To discover some historic districts of the city, where time seems to stand still.
Trastevere, ancient area of ??residence of the Etruscan population on the right bank of the Tiber. Crossing the river you will stop on the Tiber Island before reaching the Jewish quarter, where Rome still hosts the oldest Jewish community in the diaspora. Strolling through the narrow alleys of the district will allow you to jump back in time when the area was considered one of the poorest and most unhealthy in the city although not without evidence of a glorious past. After the period of imprisonment, subsequent emancipation and persecutions, the district has in fact turned into one of the trendiest areas of the capital, frequented by both tourists and Romans attracted by the many restaurants that serve the characteristic dishes of Jewish-Roman cuisine.
Duration of the tour: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Booking (The reservation is free and only serves to book and join the group, once the tour is over you decide how much to pay. )

Kaleidoscope. The cinema in Villa BorgheseUntil 19 September 2021, Casa del Cinema, Villa Borghese
The outdoor arena of the Casa del Cinema in Villa Borghese is rekindled to host the new season of Kaleidoscope, with screenings, international festivals, thematic cycles, concert evenings and event evenings with free admission.
The absolute protagonist of this season is Nino Manfredi to whom a review of eight films is dedicated to the centenary of his birth.
Free admission upon reservation at the concierge from 90 minutes before the start of the evening
Program and other info on the official website of the Casa del Cinema

Napoleon last act. Exile, death, memoryUntil January 9, 2022, Museo Napoleonico di Roma , Piazza di Ponte Umberto I
The exhibition of the Museum intends to illustrate the events of the Emperor"s exile and death in Sant"Elena through an evocative visual story, built through prints, watercolors and sculptural effigies.The exhibition is divided into four sections and consists of approximately 85 pieces.The exhibition enhances the relevant nucleus of objects. These are precious snuff boxes, board games, refined fabrics and clothing used daily by Napoleon during his last exile: memories, therefore, endowed with extraordinary historical and symbolic value.
Hours : From 10:00 to 18:00 (Tuesday to Sunday)
Last admission half an hour before closing
Free

Effetto Notte Rome 2021From 23 to 31 July, Piazza di S. Croce in Gerusalemme
EFFETTO NOTTE, the historic initiative with free admission with nine days of Italian cinema of yesterday, today and tomorrow, returns to Rome, in the Archaeological Area of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.
Among the guests Andrea De Sica, Ginevra Elkann, Valerio Mieli, Rocco Papale and Sydney Sibilia.
Alongside the projections, there is also music, with themed concerts organized by the National Museum of Musical Instruments, and guided tours, which every day, from 18.30 to 20.00, will allow you to discover the treasures of the archaeological area of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the National Museum of Musical Instruments and the Historical Museum of the Grenadiers of Sardinia.