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The World’s 100 Best Museums

Galleria Borghese

Rome, Italy

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 50 2026
Galleria Borghese

An art gallery inside the Villa Borghese park, holding the Borghese family collection of sculpture, painting and antiquities. Timed entry limits visitor numbers, and Bernini's marble sculptures share the rooms with paintings by Caravaggio and Raphael under painted ceilings.

Highlights

  • Bernini's Apollo and Daphne
  • Caravaggio paintings
  • Villa Borghese park

Good to know

  • Book timed two-hour slots weeks ahead
  • About 13 last-minute tickets per slot
  • Bags, umbrellas and water must be checked

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