Plan your visit
Ticket prices
Full price €12,00
Full price in case of exhibitions €15,00
Reduced €2,00
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Free entrance
Admission is free every Sunday. But you must book your ticket as tickets are limited.
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Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 19:00.
Last entrance at 18:00 h.
Audio guide
No audio guide service is available.
Cloakroom
A cloakroom service is available.
Bags, rucksacks and umbrellas must be checked in at the cloakroom. Luggage and suitcases are not allowed.
Accessibility
Parking available for people with reduced mobility.
Entrance without architectural barriers. The wheelchair ramp, next to the ticket office, leads to the exhibition rooms on the ground floor and to the lift to the rooms on the first floor.
Dogs, even small dogs, are not allowed, except for guide dogs accompanying the visually impaired or unless a pet therapy certificate is presented.
Address
Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13, Roma, Italia
What to see in the Barberini Palace?
When you visit, look for the following:
Portrait of Henry VIII of England, Hans Holbein the Younger
The Fornarina, Raphael Sanzio
Portrait of Stefano Colonna, Bronzino
Judith beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio
Narcissus, Caravaggio
The Triumph of Divine Providence, Pietro da Cortona
Square and Helical Staircase, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini
Allegory of the Four Elements, Rosalba Carriera
Baptism of Christ, El Greco
Annunciation, Filippo Lippi
Photo gallery
Why should it be part of your tour?
On the Quirinal Hill, the National Gallery of Ancient Art is located in the Palazzo Barberini. While the Vatican or Campidoglio museums often get all the attention, this gallery is a must-see for art lovers visiting Rome.
The Barberini family was one of the great lineages of modern Rome: it was highly influential in Roman and papal politics, crowned by Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644). The Barberini transformed the face of Rome with new buildings and town planning and filled the city with their emblem: the bees.
In other words, the Barberini translated their economic and political clout into a cultural legacy as patrons of the arts. Many of their works can still be found today in numerous European cities.
The palace that houses the gallery was the residence of this family, built by the important baroque artists Maderno, Borromini and Bernini, which is why we must look around so much on this visit to appreciate the rooms and gardens!
The works on display cover five centuries of masterpieces of European art, from Gothic to Rococo. Its most famous paintings are in the Baroque style, of which Rome was a centre of reference.
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