CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
3 July 2025 – 25 October 2025
The exhibition opens with the section curated by the Special Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Rome in collaboration with the Associazione Archeolog ETS, which retraces the ancient pilgrimage routes to Rome, originating after the construction of the first St Peter’s Basilica. Unpublished finds from the Roman age found during the latest excavations of the horti of Agrippina in Via della Conciliazione (Nero’s theatre), Piazza Pia (Caligula’s portico) and materials from Palazzo Corsini gardens are on display for the first time, alongside others that contribute to our knowledge on the evolution of the ancient landscape up to the medieval (Schola Saxonum – Santo Spirito in Sassia monumental complex) and the Renaissance ages.
The second section, curated by FS Italiane and Fondazione FS Italiane, in partnership with the Superintendency of Cultural Heritage in Rome and ANAS (FS Italiane Group), illustrates the change in the pilgrim’s ways of transportation, exploring the fundamental importance of the locomotive during the 19th century as a symbol of progress, also through the contributions of writers, painters and musicians. The last room features a Cinematic Virtual Reality production of the train of Pope Pius IX (1846-1878), preserved at the Centrale Montemartini in Rome, which can be seen through visors. Pope Pius IX gave a significant impetus to the road and railway infrastructure and to the study of archaeology, also with the establishment of the Commission of Sacred Archaeology.
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OPENING HOURS
OPEN DAILY, 9AM – 2PM
Saturday 10 am (English), 12.30 (Italian)
SPECIAL OPENINGS ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 9am-5pm, with guided tours at 12.30 (with live music of the Renaissance, reservation required), 3pm and 4pm.
Special openings on request
Notice: for groups with more than 25 participants, splitting into two groups is mandatory
Books, posters, CDs and postcards are on sale at the entrance
Bookings:
Tel.: +(39) 06 68027268-397 E-mail: lapenta@lincei.it
Tickets and Info:
Tel.: +(39) 0668027268 Fax: +(39) 066893616
E-mail: farnesina@lincei.it – Web: www.villafarnesina.it
To reach us: bus n. 23, 280
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NOTICE
Due to regulatory provisions regarding the traceability of financial flows
from July 14, 2025 the Villa Farnesina ticket office will work only with POS.
If the POS does not work, users are encouraged to buy their tickets online
OPENING Extraordinary ON REQUEST
The opening of the Villa Farnesina is granted to anyone who requests it, unless there is a special approval from the Management department. The reservation of the visit should be made at least 15 days in advance. Read more… >>SPECIAL EVENTS REGULATION<<