The Museo Mario Praz was opened to the public in June 1995 and is one of the rare examples of a house-museum in the Italian museum scene.

The Museum was created over sixty years of passionate collecting by Mario Praz (Rome 1896-1982), an English scholar and internationally renowned critic.

It presents itself as a noble residence of the 19th century furnished in all its details with furniture, paintings, sculptures, carpets, curtains, chandeliers, bronzes, crystals, porcelains, miniatures, silvers, and marbles.

The furnishings exhibited in the Museo Mario Praz were purchased on the European antique market, in France, Germany, and England, as well as in Italy, offering a delightful overview of a 'furniture philosophy' ranging from the neoclassical taste of the late 18th century through the Empire style, to the more domestic Biedermeier style that characterizes the second half of the 19th century.

Rooms for receiving guests, bedrooms, libraries, studies, and dining rooms are offered one after the other to the visitor, who is welcomed as if in a still inhabited residence, with fresh flowers in vases and books open on tables.

Many paintings on the walls depict views of 19th-century interiors, and it is not uncommon to find among the house furnishings some of the objects reproduced in the paintings themselves, such as the large Erad harp from the early 19th century placed in the study, near a portrait of a lady in a fashionable blue dress from the 1830s leaning on an identical musical instrument.

INFORMATION:

Starting from Monday, May 6, 2024, admission to the Museo Mario Praz will be subject to a fee.

€ 6 FULL PRICE € 2 REDUCED (European Union citizens aged 18-25) FREE (under 18, first Sunday of the month, and other legal exemptions under DM 507/1997 https://www.beniculturali.it/agevolazioni)

Tickets can be purchased at the digital kiosk (POS enabled) located inside the Museum or online on the museiitaliani portal at the following link: https://portale.museiitaliani.it/b2c/#it/buyTicketless/ca3d21d0-7fea-4be1-ad29-b4ee3ba055ea 

Decree of the State Museums Directorate of Rome: https://direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it/decreto-di-istituzione-biglietto-museo-mario-praz-in-data-6-maggio-2024/

Opening hours: every day, except Tuesday, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Entrance for groups of up to 12 people. Visits of approximately 45 minutes, starting at 9:00 am and the last visit at 6:00 pm.