Tour Details
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
- Borghese Gallery
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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
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?
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.
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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38 Reviews
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We loved Dony! Super high energy, very engaging for the children, and wonderful to share the larger context of the Galleria Borghese. Given that energy levels naturally get tired by the end of the tour, he should figure out a special surprise by the end of the tour to reengage the kids who get tired. But besides that, he was amazing!
Jake
Mar. 26, 2019
Everything was amazing. Catalina was just wonderful and we really enjoyed her. As I'm sure you know, our only hiccup was the scare that we would not be able to see the gallery due to an overbooked. We were able to enter 30 minutes after our scheduled time, which left us a little tight on our tour. I was surprised that we experienced this when booking with you.
Natalie
Jul. 12, 2017
This was the last of four tours in our trip to Rome and I think we were all a bit tired of the touring and not particularly excited about going to an art museum. However, our docent (Hilary Bockam) was fantastic - very knowledgable and very engaging with the entire group and very good with children. She was also the only docent who clearly read the description we provided of our family and used that throughout the visit. She epitomizes what Context is trying to achieve.
Matthew
Jun. 19, 2017