Palazzo Altemps: Ancient Sculpture in a Renaissance Palace

The Palazzo Altemps is one of the four sites of the National Roman Museum. This building houses an important collection of antiquities, including Greek and Roman sculptures that in the 16th and 17th centuries belonged to various families of the Roman nobility.

What to see at Palazzo Altemps

• The Altemps collection: From Cardinal Markus Sitticus's collection of antiquities, four large statues remain on site beside the portico on the north side,  along with others that decorate the staircases.
• The Boncompagni-Ludovisi collection:  In 1900, the Italian state bought around a hundred sculptures from the Ludovisi-Boncompagni family, and they are now spread between the ground floor and the first floor of the museum. The standouts among them are the Ludovisi Sarcophagus, the Ludovisi Ares and the Ludovisi Gaul. 
• The Mattei collection: Several of the museum's galleries display ancient sculptures that once adorned the house and gardens of Villa Celimontana, in the Celio neighborhood and owned by the nobleman  Ciriaco Mattei.
• Drago collection:  Made up of 4 reliefs that belonged to the Del Drago family.
• The Egyptian collection: This includes sculptures from Egypt that were found during excavations in the Campo de Marte area, or Campo Marzio, in Rome.

Special events and temporary exhibitions are held in its historic private theater.

Prices

General admission: €12 (valid for 1 week, and you can use the same ticket to enter Palazzo Massimo, Crypta Balbi and the Baths of Diocletian). Reduced admission: €8 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25. Under 18s enter free.

Free entry included with the Roma Omnia Pass.

Address

Piazza di Sant'Apollinare, 46

Getting there

Buses: C3 – 30 – 70 – 81 – 87 – 116 – 130 – 186 – 492 – 628

Opening hours

Tuesday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 7:45 pm
Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 am to 7:45 pm
Closed Mondays, January 1 and December 25.