Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids with Skip-the-Line Tickets

Embark on an adventure through this iconic art collection, hosted by a family-friendly guide
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Tour Details
Duration
2.5 hours
Product Type
Tour
Venues
Borghese Gallery
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  • Let our expert guide spark your children's curiosity and imagination – and create memories that will last a lifetime.
  • Experience the thrill of learning about masterpieces created by legendary artists like Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, and Bernini.
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Tour Description
Looking for a fun tour in Rome that will engage the whole family? Look no further than our Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids, hosted by a family-friendly expert guide who will bring the art to life and spark their curiosity and imagination. Your children will learn about the famous artists who created the masterpieces in the gallery, including Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, and Bernini – and discover the fascinating stories behind each work of art.

By joining our Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids, your children will gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of art and history, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Book now and give your kids an experience they'll never forget!

Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids

During this walking tour, you'll travel back to 17th-century Rome to explore the magnificent art collection of Cardinal Borghese. Housed in a beautiful garden villa on the edge of Rome, our tour includes highlights by famous artists like Raphael, Bernini, Caravaggio, and Titian. Your family will learn all about the history of these masterpieces while enjoying a fun tour led by a family-friendly art historian. Even though Napoleon tried to take it all away, this incredible collection remains one of the best in Rome and the perfect place to discover the iconic artists who shaped Italian art history.

Uncover Hidden Meanings in Historic Masterpieces

Themes such as mythology and history are predominant, allowing families to draw upon their knowledge and participate in the storytelling, while our guide takes care to point out hidden details and symbols in the works. These details can aid in your understanding and identification of the meaning behind the art. In this way, our aim is to not only have your family understand the works in the Galleria Borghese but to equip you with the basics for understanding other historical art sites and museums during your travels.

Looking for this tour for grown-ups? See our Borghese Gallery Tour. Looking to see more art with kids? Try our Vatican for Kids Tour.

Experts
Francesca Francesca
Art Historian
Maria Stella Maria Stella
Art Historian
Richard Richard
Medievalist
Jade Jade
Archaeologist
Arianna Arianna
Art Historian
Jeannette Jeannette
Art Historian
Tiziana Tiziana
Art Historian
Theresa Theresa
Art Historian
Valentina Valentina
Local Guide
Sandro Sandro
Local Guide
Gianluca Gianluca
Art Historian
Vannella Vannella
Art Historian
Andrea Andrea
Historian
Jose Jose
Artist
Guido Guido
Tourist guide
Cecilia Cecilia
Art Historian

Tickets

Our visit to the Borghese Gallery includes advance entry tickets, allowing you to skip the general ticket office line. Although you can skip the main ticket line, there may still be a brief wait for security screening or ticket scanning. Please be aware that the museum enforces a strict limit on the number of visitors allowed at any given time, resulting in highly limited ticket availability. Consequently, some changes and reschedules may occur, and we appreciate your patience in these instances.

Please Note: From March 29th, 2024, to July 14th, 2024, the Borghese Gallery's second floor will be closed for renovation. Your expert will adapt the itinerary accordingly to include additional stops that further enrich your Borghese tour experience. Some paintings unavailable for viewing will be exhibited at Palazzo Barberini. Entrance to this exhibition will be discounted for Borghese Gallery ticket holders at €5.00. You can explore the exhibition independently using your Borghese Gallery ticket. 
 

Additional Trip-Planning Resources

  • For more information and inspiration while planning your travels to Rome, take a look at our other Context experiences.
  • If you are looking to learn more about Rome prior to your visit, check out our online lectures at Context Learning.

Are tickets included?
Yes, our team will take care of the necessary reservation in advance, and you'll pay for the tickets upon booking. Your guide will collect them for you at the entrance of the museum on the day of the tour.

What are skip-the-line tickets?
For this tour, your tickets are pre-purchased which allows you to skip the ticket office line upon arrival at the venue. You may still have to wait in a security line or in a line to have your pre-purchased ticket scanned.   

Can I take photos inside the Borghese Gallery?
Yes. Photography is permitted during the tour, but please ensure that your flash is off.

Why isn't this tour offered on Mondays?
On Mondays, the Borghese Gallery is closed to the Public. We are unable to offer tours. 
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Dony was very good with my children explaining everything in details for them to understand better. And he speaks Portuguese which was perfect for them
My family has now taken three tours with Context in Rome and, as with the first two tours, this one was amazing and even better than anticipated! Patrizia is a wonderful guide -- so, so knowledgeable and so good with our 9 year old son! The Villa Borghese tickets are time-limited to two hours but Patrizia was able to guide us through and hit the highlights -- telling us stories about the individual paintings and sculptures that made them come alive and will definitely help us remember what we learned, while also giving us some of the background about how the museum developed and changed over the years. I had expected to love seeing the Vatican and Colosseum (and I did), but the Villa Borghese feels like a hidden gem -- an unexpected treasure that I would never have appreciated as much but for Patrizia!!
Well presented for the children. If anything, don’t be afraid to push the audience to go deeper into art techniques and history.