🖼️ Italy's most important museums

27 places ordered by editorial score

  1. 1 Frescoed ceiling of the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums in Rome Musei Vaticani e Cappella Sistina Rome · Lazio Founded in 1506 by Julius II, they house one of the world's largest art collections, including the Sistine Chapel. 98
  2. 2 High-angle view of the Uffizi Gallery building and courtyard in Florence Galleria degli Uffizi Florence · Tuscany Italy's most visited art museum houses the world's greatest collection of Renaissance masterpieces in a 1560 palace. 95
  3. 3 Decorative frescoes and windows along the wall of the Cenacolo Vinciano in Milan Cenacolo Vinciano (Ultima Cena) Milan · Lombardy Painted between 1494 and 1498, Leonardo's masterpiece dominates the Santa Maria delle Grazie refectory in Milan. 93
  4. 4 Exterior facade of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence with visitors queuing on Via Ricasoli. Accademia Gallery and the David Florence · Tuscany Italy's second most-visited museum, housing seven Michelangelo sculptures including his world-famous David. 91
  5. 5 Entrance to the Museo Egizio in Turin featuring ancient Egyptian statues outside. Museo Egizio Turin · Piedmont Established in 1824, this is the world's oldest museum dedicated entirely to the culture of ancient Egypt. 90
  6. 6 Bust of one of the Riace Bronzes at the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria. Riace Bronzes – Archaeological Museum Reggio di Calabria · Calabria Found in 1972, these two exceptional Greek bronze warriors from the 5th century BC are a masterpiece of classical art. 90
  7. 7 Roman fresco depicting a wagon and draft animals at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples Museo Archeologico Nazionale Naples · Campania Home to the Farnese Bull and Italy's oldest Egyptian collection, uniting Vesuvian artifacts with the Bourbon heritage. 89
  8. 8 Illuminated Mole Antonelliana at dusk in Turin, with snow-covered Alps in the background. Mole Antonelliana e Museo del Cinema Turin · Piedmont Towering at 167.5 metres, this 19th-century Turin landmark now houses the extensive National Museum of Cinema. 86
  9. 9 The monumental facade of the Bolzano railway station featuring massive stone columns Ötzi – Archaeology Museum Bolzano · Trentino-South Tyrol The home of Ötzi, Europe's oldest natural mummy who lived over 5,100 years ago, located in central Bolzano. 85
  10. 10 Stage and ornate classical proscenium facade of the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza. Teatro Olimpico Vicenza · Veneto Palladio's final masterpiece is the oldest modern indoor theatre, retaining its original perspective sets from 1585. 84
  11. 11 Coin-operated audio guide box with telephone handsets at Juliet's House in Verona Casa di Giulietta Verona · Veneto Verona's most visited monument is a medieval tower house famously transformed into a shrine to Shakespeare's Juliet. 82
  12. 12 Certosa di San Martino on the Vomero hill in Naples. Certosa di San Martino Naples · Campania Founded in 1325 on the Vomero hill, this monastery is a masterpiece of Neapolitan Baroque and a national museum. 82
  13. 13 Exterior view of the Violin Museum in Cremona with its front plaza and main entrance Violin Museum Cremona · Lombardy Housed in Cremona's Palazzo dell'Arte, this museum displays masterpieces by Stradivari and the city's greatest luthiers. 80
  14. 14 Entrance and exterior courtyard of MART, modern art museum in Rovereto. MART Rovereto · Trentino-South Tyrol Designed by Mario Botta, MART exhibits 20,000 modern works under a monumental steel and plexiglass dome in Rovereto. 78
  15. 15 Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello with a white whitewashed facade and traditional conical stone roofs. Trullo Sovrano Alberobello · Puglia With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture. 78
  16. 16 Lilibeo — Marsala Lilibeo Marsala · Sicily Marsala's Punic-Roman city, born from Motya's fall: a 28-hectare archaeological park at Capo Boeo. 51
  17. 17 Museo archeologico Baglio Anselmi — Marsala Museo archeologico Baglio Anselmi Marsala · Sicily The Capo Boeo museum in Marsala holds the only Punic warship to survive to our day. 51
  18. 18 Museo Whitaker — Marsala Museo Whitaker Marsala · Sicily Motya island's museum, home to the Motya Charioteer and the Phoenician finds gathered by Joseph Whitaker. 51
  19. 19 Monte San Calogero — Sciacca Monte San Calogero Sciacca · Sicily Sciacca's hill with its hot-vapour healing caves and some of the world's oldest evidence of wine. 50
  20. 20 Gibil Gabib — Caltanissetta Gibil Gabib Caltanissetta · Sicily Archaeological site 615 metres above Caltanissetta, from prehistory to a Byzantine burial ground. 48
  21. 21 Museo mineralogico di Caltanissetta — Caltanissetta Museo mineralogico di Caltanissetta Caltanissetta · Sicily From Sebastiano Mottura's 1862 mining school: minerals, fossils and the story of Sicilian sulfur. 48
  22. 22 Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Caltanissetta — Caltanissetta Museo regionale interdisciplinare di Caltanissetta Caltanissetta · Sicily Designed by Franco Minissi and opened in 2006, it gathers finds from Gibil Gabib, Vassallaggi and Sabucina. 48
  23. 23 Museo Tripisciano — Caltanissetta Museo Tripisciano Caltanissetta · Sicily Seventy-one works by Michele Tripisciano, given to his native Caltanissetta, in Palazzo Moncada. 48
  24. 24 Sabucina — Caltanissetta Sabucina Caltanissetta · Sicily The first Late Bronze Age hut village ever found in Sicily, on a mountain above the Salso valley. 48
  25. 25 Frescoed facade of a historic building in Licata, Agrigento, Sicily. area archeologica di Monte Sant'Angelo e Castel Sant'Angelo Licata · Sicily A Baroque fort completed in 1640, grown from a 1580s watchtower above the harbour of Licata. 47
  26. 26 Musei civici Luigi Sturzo — Caltagirone Musei civici Luigi Sturzo Caltagirone · Sicily The former Bourbon prison of Caltagirone holds civic museums founded by Luigi Sturzo in 1914. 47
  27. 27 Museo del Satiro danzante — Mazara del Vallo Museo del Satiro danzante Mazara del Vallo · Sicily A bronze statue recovered from the sea, the Dancing Satyr stands in the former church of Sant'Egidio. 47