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Twenty Euros Fifty, and the Best View of the Forum Is Inside
Review of Capitoline Museums
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Share your experienceThe Capitoline Museums charge 20.50 euros full price for non-residents and 15.00 euros reduced. They open every day from 9.30 to 19.30, with last admission an hour before closing. These are the oldest public museums in the world, founded in 1471, and they sit on the Campidoglio in a square Michelangelo laid out. The collection is the one people picture when they picture Roman sculpture: the Capitoline Wolf, the Dying Gaul, the colossal fragments of Constantine, and the original equestrian Marcus Aurelius that stood outside for centuries. The part nobody mentions is the Tabularium gallery, an ancient records office built into the hillside whose arches frame the Roman Forum. It is the best view of the Forum in Rome and it is included in the ticket.
What was great
The Dying Gaul, the Constantine fragments and the real Marcus Aurelius. The Tabularium view over the Forum, which alone justifies the price. Open every day, which in Rome is rarer than it should be.
What nearly ruined the trip
Twenty euros fifty is a two-tier price: residents of Rome now enter free, so visitors pay for a museum locals do not. Labelling is thin in places and the layout across two palaces linked by an underground passage confuses people.
Value for money
★★★★☆ Good valueSafety
★★★★☆ Mostly fineMore from Rome
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