Palazzo Altemps

Palazzo Altemps

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Type

Museum

Price range

€€

Address

Piazza di Sant'Apollinare 46, 00186 Roma

Hours

Tue–Sun 9:00–19:45. Closed Monday.

One of Rome's most overlooked museums, housed in a stunning 15th-century palazzo steps from Piazza Navona. The ancient sculpture collection — including the Ludovisi Throne and the Galatian Suicide — is displayed in virtually empty rooms, exactly as it should be. Come here when the Vatican Museums feel like too much.

Our take

Come on a weekday afternoon — the rooms are often completely empty. Spend time with the Galatian Suicide.

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