Your Step-by-Step Entry Guide
Your Tickets Are in Your Email & WhatsApp
Your tickets have been sent via email and WhatsApp. Make sure you have them saved and accessible on your phone before you leave your hotel. No collection point — go directly to the gallery entrance.
🎫 Digital tickets — go straight to the galleryTravel to the Borghese Gallery
The gallery is inside Villa Borghese park at Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5. Allow extra travel time — the park is large and the gallery is a short walk from the gates. See the transport section below.
📍 Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5 · RomaArrive at the Main Entrance — 15 Minutes Early
There is one main entrance used by all visitors regardless of ticket type. Arrive at least 15 minutes before your time slot. Visitors with priority access can walk past the queue and enter directly.
🚶 Walk past the queue with your priority ticketPresent Your Ticket and Enter
Show your digital ticket at the entrance. Pass through security and enjoy your timed visit. Note: entry is controlled and only allowed at the beginning of each hour — there may be a short queue at the door, but it moves quickly.
✅ Welcome to the Borghese Gallery!Gallery Entrance — Villa Borghese
The Borghese Gallery is housed inside Villa Borghese, a historic villa surrounded by one of Rome's most beautiful parks. There is one main entrance for all visitors — no separate lanes for different ticket types.
Visitors with priority access tickets can walk past the queue and enter directly. Make sure you are at the entrance, not just inside the park gates — the walk through the gardens takes several minutes.
Entrance Floor Map & Ticket Instructions
📱 On Your Smartphone
- Set screen brightness to maximum
- Keep your ticket open and ready
- Barcode facing upward for scanning
🖨️ If Printed
- Print on A4 paper, clear and legible
- Keep ticket flat and undamaged
- Valid on both phone and paper
- Each person must present only their own ticket
- Your ticket is valid for one entry only — it is invalidated after the first scan
- Keep the barcode facing up, ready for scanning
- Tickets are valid whether on smartphone or printed on paper
🏛️ Facilities Inside the Gallery
Entry Details
📋 Key Information
| Address | Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma |
| Gallery Entrance | One main entrance — all visitor types |
| Opening Hours | Tue – Sun: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm |
| Last Entry | 5:45 pm |
| Closed | Mondays & some public holidays |
| Visit Duration | 2 hours · 5:45 PM slot: 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Max Capacity | 180 visitors per time slot |
| Nearest Landmark | Villa Medici · Piazza Trinità dei Monti |
Important Information
How to Get There
Audio Guide — Already Sent to You
Check your email and WhatsApp for the audio guide link we sent before your visit.
Tap the link to download the PopGuide app — it sets up your access automatically, no login required.
Select your language in the app and download content for offline use before your visit.
Use the guide offline inside the gallery — no Wi-Fi needed. We recommend downloading before you arrive.
🎧 Each visitor uses their own smartphone and headphones. Audio equipment is not provided — please bring your own earphones or headphones.
What to Bring & What's Not Allowed
- 📱 Your phone (tickets + audio guide)
- 🎧 Headphones / earphones
- 🆔 Child ID if under 18
- 👟 Comfortable shoes
- 💧 Water bottle (sealed, small)
- 🧳 All bags larger than 21×15 cm
- 🐾 Pets of any kind
- 🍔 Food inside the gallery
- 📸 Flash photography
- 🤳 Selfie sticks / tripods
Museum Rules & Conduct
- 🚫 Do not touch the artworks or sculptures — keep a safe distance at all times.
- 📵 Turn off or mute your mobile phone. Speak quietly throughout the gallery.
- ⚡ No flash photography. Personal photography without flash is generally permitted.
- 🥤 No food or drink inside the gallery rooms.
- 🚭 No smoking or vaping anywhere on the premises.
- 👕 Appropriate clothing required. Shoulders and knees should be covered.
- ⏱️ The timed visit limit is strictly enforced. Staff will ask you to leave when your slot ends (2 hours for most slots; 1 hour 15 minutes for the 5:45 PM slot).
- 🛡️ Follow all instructions from museum staff and security at all times.
Ticket Information
- 📅Fixed date and time. Your ticket is valid only for the specific date and time slot booked. No changes are possible after confirmation.
- 🔁No re-entry. Your ticket grants a single 2-hour entry only. You cannot re-enter once you leave.
- 👤Advance booking is mandatory. Only 180 people can enter per time slot. The gallery almost never has walk-in availability. Your pre-booked ticket guarantees your entry.
- 🚶No physical guide included. Your booking includes the PopGuide audio guide (sent separately by email and WhatsApp). A human guide is not included unless you booked a guided tour.
- ♿Wheelchair accessible. The gallery has a dedicated back entrance for visitors with mobility needs. See the accessibility section below.
Accessibility
The Borghese Gallery is wheelchair friendly. However, because the main entrance has steps, there is a special accessible entrance at the back of the building for visitors with mobility needs.
To use the accessible entrance, you will need to either send someone inside to notify staff, or call the gallery by mobile phone from outside to have a staff member open the back door for you.
No animals of any kind are permitted inside the Borghese Gallery.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Most time slots allow a 2-hour visit. The 5:45 PM slot lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes. The time limit is strictly enforced — staff will ask you to leave when your slot ends.
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No. For security reasons, entry is controlled and only allowed at the beginning of each hour. All visitors — regardless of ticket type — enter through the same entrance. There may be a short queue at the door, but it moves quickly.
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If you arrive late, your visit time is reduced — you will still need to leave when your slot ends. The gallery cannot extend your visit. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your slot to allow time for security and bag storage.
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No. Your ticket grants a single timed entry only. Once you leave, you cannot re-enter with the same ticket.
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No. Only small pouches and handbags up to 21 × 15 cm are permitted in the exhibition rooms. Medium and large bags, backpacks, shopping bags, and luggage must be left in the cloakroom at the entrance before entering.
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Luggage can be stored in the cloakroom only during your visit and as an exception. The cloakroom is not a luggage storage service — please do not arrive with large suitcases if possible.
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Paid street parking (blue lines) is available on Via Pinciana and nearby streets. Only authorised vehicles are permitted inside Villa Borghese park. Be aware of Rome's ZTL restricted traffic zones in surrounding areas.
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No. Your booking includes the PopGuide audio guide, already sent to you by email and WhatsApp. A human guide is not included unless you specifically booked a guided tour.
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Yes, babies and young children are welcome. Pushchairs and prams are generally permitted. Please note that certain rooms may have limited space due to the layout of the villa.