There is never a shortage of cultural offerings, take advantage of the "Christmas in the Museums" initiative in Rome
This year too, the Municipality of Rome has decided to implement the Christmas initiative in the Museums of Rome to allow Roman citizens and tourists to enjoy the beauty that the city of Rome offers even during the Christmas period.
There are many activities proposed and they are all indicated on the the website of Musei In Comune.
The Christmas event in the Museums will take place from 23 December until 7 January.
All Civic Museums will be open on 24 and 31 December until 2:00 p.m. and will remain closed on 25 December.
As regards activities outside the Museums, reservations are mandatory and can be made by contacting the Tourism Contact Center of the Municipality of Rome at +39060608 which will follow the following times:
December 24, 2023: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
December 25, 2023: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
December 31, 2023: 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
January 1, 2024: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
So what remains open on Christmas Day?
If you're wondering, don't worry. First of all, as we always like to say, Rome is an open-air museum, so wherever you go you can admire the beauty of the city. But in addition to this, some museums will also remain open on December 25th so that you can visit them and admire the exhibitions inside.
Here are the museums open and their opening hours:
- Palazzo delle Esposizioni is open from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the exhibitions “Don McCullin a Roma”, “Boris Mikhailov: Ukranian Diary” and “Macchine del Tempo”.
- Scuderie del Quirinale is open from 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. to participate in the “Favoloso Calvino” exhibition.
- Palazzo Bonaparte is open from 2:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to admire the Escher exhibition.
- Chiostro del Bramante is open from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with its exhibition “Emotion. Contemporary art tells the story of emotions."
- Welcome to Rome from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- 100 Presepi in Vaticano is open until 5:00 p.m.
- Giardini Brancaccio is open from 4:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. for the “Lights in Nature – Life” exhibition.
- Infantry Museum is open from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the exhibition “Andy Warhol – Warhol Universe”.
If you want to go for a simple walk, you can always take a look at Christmas markets like the one in Piazza Navona.
And if you are in one of our apartments, you cannot miss the special Urbi et Orbi Blessing of Pope Francesco at noon in St. Peter's Square.
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