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Visiting hours

Tuesday – Sunday (Monday closed)
8.00-19.00
Last admission 18.30

Tickets and Guided Tours

Tickets

Full price: 10,00 €
Reduced entry: 2,00 €
Free Admission for European Union Citizens under 18 years of age, to members, and all other eligible persons

Free admission every first Sunday of the month and November 4th, 2025.

Notice is hereby given that this institute is committed to offering the public the most extended visiting hours possibile in compliance with the criteria of public opening, supervision and security of state museums and places of culture specified in Ministerial Decree dated June 30, 2016, pending completion of the planned competitive procedures to overcome current staff shortages and consequently increase the number of staff on duty.

The Citizens Services Quality Card is placed at public disposal for thi purpose.
For more details, read the complete text

Reduced entry
  • European Union citizens and nationals between 18 and 25 years of age;
  • Pets (in afternoon hours 14.00 – 19.00, see Museum Rules).
Free Admission
  • citizens and nationals of non-EU countries under 18 years of age;
  • European Union citizens and nationals under 18 years of age;
  • persons with disabilities and a family member or other accompanying person who demonstrates membership in social and healthcare services;
  • citizens and nationals of non-EU countries under a “condition of reciprocity” (children under the age of 12 must be accompanied);
  • European Union tourist guides in the exercise of their professional activity, upon presentation of a valid licence issued by the competent authority.
  • European Union interpreters for tourists whenever the guide requires such assistance upon presentation of valid license issued by the competent authority;
  • Ministry of Culture personnel;
  • I.C.O.M. (International Council of Museums) members;
  • groups of students of public and private schools of the European Union accompanied by their teachers upon prior reservation and within the number set by the head of the institution
  • students(s) of the higher education courses of the Ministry’s Schools (Central Institute for Restoration, Gemstone Processing School, School for Mosaic Restoration);
  • teachers and students attending fine arts academies or corresponding institutions of the European Union who show their certificate of enrollment for the current academic year;
  • teachers, students attending bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degree courses and postgraduate students at the following faculties: architecture, cultural heritage conservation, education science, literature, or philosophy with an archaeological or historical-artistic focus. The same concessions are made to the faculty members and students of corresponding faculties or courses established in the states of the European Union. Free admission is granted to students who show certificates of enrollment for the current academic year and to faculty members with the appropriate document.
  • art history teachers of high school institutions who show the appropriate document;
  • journalists in good standing with the payment of membership fee who show the appropriate document demonstrating professional qualification;
  • for reasons of study or research certified by school or university institutions, academies, Italian or foreign research and cultural institutes, and Ministry agencies or for special and justified needs, the Museum Director may allow free admission to exhibition venues under their jurisdiction for specified periods upon request;
  • licensed European Union tourist guides;
  • tenured or contracted teaching staff-members from Italian schools are allowed free admission to national museums, archaeological areas, parks, and monumental complexes
Free Passes and special agreements

Museum of Civilizations One-Year Card: 22.00 €

This Card grants unlimited admission to the Museum of Civilizations and exclusive participation in events and activities (exhibition openings, book presentations, guided tours reserved for subscribers, and more), together with reduced rates on Bookshop purchases and Museum courses, workshops and activities.

Cards are strictly personal and non-transferable.

In order to register, download, fill out, and present the form together with ID at the Museum Ticket Office.

Roma Pass

The Roma Pass is a nominal non-transferable pass valid for 2 (48 hr. Roma Pass) or 3 days (72 hr. Roma Pass) that gives access to 45 museums, monuments and archaeological areas in the city of Rome.

Discover how it works at http://www.romapass.it

Guided tours and workshops

The Museum of Civilizations’ cultural assistance service has been awarded to AbIntra. In order to book a guided tour or workshop, call: +39 3758323206 (Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.) or write to: didatticamuciv@abintra.it.

In order to book a guided tour or workshop, call: +39 3758323206 (Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.) or write to: didatticamuciv@abintra.it.

Guided tours on weekends

AbIntra s.c. offers guided tour routes on weekends by appointment. The programming—posted from week to week on the Museum’s website and shared through newsletters issued periodically—offers visits focused on specific themes or collections or general tours of the collections. Constantly updated and diversified by the needs and directions of the Museum’s audiences, programming is also intended to present the Museum’s works and historical documents while also proposing new narratives and open new perspectives on them.

Cost for individuals: €5.00 per person
Reservations are required by the Friday prior to the visit.

Info and booking:
e-mail didatticamuciv@abintra.it
tel. +39 3758323206 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Guided tours for groups

Guided tours of the Museum of Civilizations for groups can be booked through AbIntra s.c. Tours can be of general and comprehensive nature (with presentation of the institution’s origins, history, and mission) or specifically oriented to collections present at both the Palace of Sciences and the Palace of Folk Art and Traditions.
Tours can also be tailored to the needs and interests of each group.
Tours can also be given in English and in other language upon request subject to the availability of guides., Reservations are required in advance.

Cost of group tours (up to 20 individuals): 100.00 €
Additional cost of 5.00 € per person charged for each additional individual
Cost of group tour in English (up to 20 individuals): 120.00 €
Additional cost of 6.00 € per person charged for each additional individual

Info and reservations:
e-mail didatticamuciv@abintra.it
tel. +39 3758323206 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Info and reservations:
didatticamuciv@abintra.it
tel.: +39 3758323206 (dal lunedì al venerdì dalle 9:00 alle 14.00)

Guided tours for student groups

Students of any school are invited to discover the stories, cultures and art on display at the Museum of Civilizations on guided tours booked organized by AbIntra s.c.
In addition to tours, workshops composed of students of the same age offer the chance to deepen awareness and share knowledge of a wide range of subjects through first-hand examination of Museum collections.

Download the complete list of tours

Info and booking:
didatticamuciv@abintra.it
tel. +39 3758323206 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Families

Birthdays at the Museum of Civilizations
A children’s birthday party at the Museum of Civilizations can be held with a specific guided tour and workshop, refreshments, and even a personalized birthday cake at the end.
At least 2 accompanying adults must be present.
The minimum age for participation in the activity is 6 years old.

Info and booking:
e-mail didatticamuciv@abintra.it
tel. +39 3758323206 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Group admission

Admission for school and other groups (max. 25 participants) must be booked in advance by calling +39 3758323206 (Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.) or writing to didatticamuciv@abintra.it.

The concessionaire charges a reservation fee of 10.00 € per group.

Video and photo shooting without flash and without tripod exclusively for individual use and non-commercial purposes are permitted.

Educational activities may be conducted only by the following authorized parties:

  • the teacher of the class that he/she is accompanying
  • the educational operator of the concessionaire of paid educational services
  • Museum staff or other persons expressly authorized by the Museum
  • tour guides may not perform teaching and educational activities on their own.
Dogs&Museum

In order to welcome owners of pets, the Museum of Civilizations offers pet-sitting services at the museum through BAUADVISOR’s DOGS&MUSEUM project that puts visitors into contact with a network of pet-friendly institutions.

Please bear in mind that in accordance with its Rules, the Museum permits admission by pets in the afternoon time slot (2-7 p.m.). Pet owners interested in visiting the Museum with their pets can purchase a reduced entry ticket for them. Owners of guide dogs for the blind, service dogs that assist people with disabilities, and small pets carried in arms or purses are not required to purchase such ticket for these animals.

Everyone is welcome at the Museum of Civilizations. We offer a variety of free programs and services to make the Museum accessible to every person.

Impaired accessibility services

In recognition of the diversity of its users, the Museum of Civilizations offers a variety of programs and services that ensure accessibility to the museum and all its activities and areas by anyone.

  • Access to the Museum is free for anyone with a certification of disability issued by a public authority together with his or her accompanying person
  • All the Museum of Civilizations’ services and rooms are accessible to everyone. The first and second floors are served by elevators. 
  • Wheelchairs and reclining chairs are available at Ticket Offices on free loan. The presentation of ID is required for the loan of recliner chairs. Motorized wheelchairs are permitted.
  • There are restrooms equipped for persons with disabilities on each floor.
  • There are 2 parking spots reserved for people with disabilities, one at the Palace of Sciences entrance (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14) entrance, the other at the Palace of Folk Art and Traditions entrance (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 8).
  • The African, Early Middle-Ages and Folk Art and Traditions collections offer Braille pathways, which are also being updated and applied in all the other collections as well

An educational activity is planned for schools as per Art. 9: for information and booking regarding the Prehistory Section, contact Dott.ssa Sara Visco at sara.visco@cultura.gov.it.

Contacts

Administrative headquarters and ticket office:
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 14, Rome (Palace of Sciences)
Other entrances and ticket office:
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 8, Rome (Palace of Folk Art and Traditions)
Telephone:
+39 06549521 (Palace of Sciences)
+39 065926148 (Palace of Folk Art and Traditions)
Fax:
+39 0654952310
Mail:
mu-civ@cultura.gov.it
Certified e-mail:
mu-civ@pec.cultura.gov.it

For information on opening hours, admission and events, contact the Public Relations Office:
Mail:
mu-civ.info@cultura.gov.it
Telephone:
+39 335 731 0064 / + 39 335 732 4233 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 9.30 to 11.30).

Projects and Networks

The MUCIV-Museum of Civilizations is currently participating in a series of projects and partnerships on national and international scale involving cultural cooperation, shared research, study and interpretation residencies, exchanges of professional experience and best practices, and educational and popularization programs with the objective of ensuring the complete protection of its collections and implementing more extended and participatory forms of enhancement.
Specific programs address and explore key issues of contemporary debate in the fields of museography and individual disciplines pertinent to Museum of Civilizations collections. Partnership projects in particular are distinguished by all-across-the-board reflections on questions regarding the role of contemporary museums, the search for provenance, access to collections and methods of reinterpreting works and documents with the aim of enhancing forms of participation by various stakeholders in institutional policies in dialogue with institutions, universities, academies, research centers, cultural centers, associations, and represents of civil society.

How to reach the Museum

The Museum of Civilizations has 2 locations:

Palace of Sciences:
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14
Prehistory, Paleontology and Litho-mineralogy (ISPRA), African, American, Asian, Oceanian, Early Middle-Ages, and Contemporary Arts and Cultures Collections

Palace of Folk Arts and Traditions:
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 8
Italian Folk Arts and Traditions, ontemporary Arts and Cultures Collections

By metro
Metro Line B, EUR Fermi stop

By bus
Lines ATAC 30, 170, 671, 791, 714

By car
Free parking is available near the Museum.

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