Why Visit
Entry is capped at 360 visitors per 2-hour slot — making it the most exclusive museum in Rome. Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, Pluto and Proserpina, and Aeneas and Anchises are all here, alongside Canova's reclining Pauline Bonaparte.
What You'll See
- Apollo and Daphne — Bernini's marble captures the moment of transformation
- Pluto and Proserpina — fingers pressing into marble flesh
- Canova's Pauline Bonaparte Borghese — reclining on a chaise longue
- Caravaggio room — six paintings including David with the Head of Goliath
- Villa gardens — 80 hectares of Rome's most beautiful park