Crypta Balbi
Crypta Balbi
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Tuesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
The Balbi Crypt is the only Italian museum that arises from the activity of archaeological research carried out on an entire block between via delle Boetteghe Oscure, via Caetani, via dei Delfini and via dei Polacchi; this area was acquired in 1981 by the Italian State, to become one of the locations of the Roman National Museum.
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20bothwell
United Kingdom64 contributions
Nov 2022
tried to avoid the horrible staff and we did not know what a crypta balbi was but WOW what an amazing place well worth the visit , ignore the locals and enjoy your holiday , this place is incredible and different to all the other museums
Written 31 December 2022
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Alex H
Huddersfield, UK140 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
If you like broken pottery then this is for you. Otherwise avoid. None of the underground crypt can be visited and all there is are a few broken pieces of pottery. Waste of time
Written 18 October 2022
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Gabrielle H
31 contributions
Jun 2022
We should have left this museum as soon as some woman barked at a visitor for not paying a ticket although the desk was placed in a corner and there was nobody selling them. The woman who arrived later was unfriendly and sold us two tickets BEFORE telling us that the visit of the underground had to be made with a guide and that it would not start before another 45 minutes. We browsed through the unspectacular exhibition, which took about 25 minutes. There is no airconditioning and my daughter started to feel unwell so we left and never saw the crypt.
If you want to see it, make sure you get there around the beginning of the hour as the tours started at 14:00, 15:00, etc..
If you want to see it, make sure you get there around the beginning of the hour as the tours started at 14:00, 15:00, etc..
Written 29 June 2022
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Claudio S
4 contributions
Jun 2022 • Friends
Interesting museum. I was in this museum on the first Sunday of June, with free admission but I think this museum is the best I have ever seen in my life. many monuments inside as you can see from the photos
Written 5 June 2022
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gertbrugge
Bruges, Belgium42 contributions
Apr 2022
Horrible, unfriendly, waste of time and money. This is the worst publicity for the city of Rome. Unfriendly unhelpful personnel. The Crypt itself is closed on weekdays. So the only thing you van visit is the museum (which is probably the worst museum in Rome). Nice building, worthless presentation, outdated. Unintresting. What is the point of opening up the “Crypta Balbi ” if you can not visit the crypt?
Written 13 April 2022
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martijn611
Utrecht, The Netherlands7 contributions
Oct 2021 • Family
My bought my tickets, which were not cheap, 12 euro per person, though you can use them with 3 other museums, to see the crypta. I love Roman ruins, especially when they are part of the modern city. So, with high expectations I entered, but found out that only the museum was accessible and the crypts were not. The museum was not that great, there are much more beautiful ones in Rome. And I can't tell anything on the crypts. Reason for closing was Covid I was told, which was completely bollocks, since I had the green pass, my temperature checked there and a mask.. I also went to many much more restricted places, like the catacombs, which were open all the same... so before you go in, check if the crypts are accessible. If you happen to have the tickets from the Museum Nazionale Romano, it's included, but this museum won't add much to what you saw in those other museums (near Termini station)
Written 22 October 2021
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kgkjgkjg
Washington DC, DC196 contributions
Aug 2021
It focuses on the post-ancient period. It's more museum-y than most: text displays and artifacts in display cases.
Written 14 August 2021
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hereford
Sitka, AK359 contributions
Oct 2019
If you want to understand Roman occupation and history from the 3rd century BC to present, this is the place to visit. Excellent signage, in Italian, Greek, and English explaining the utilization and occupation of the land where you are standing as you work your way through an extensive well designed museum. If you like the details, it is easy to spend 2 hours here, Included as one of the four museums in the Rome museum ticket, An excellent deal.
Written 17 October 2019
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sandy c
Copenhagen, Denmark653 contributions
Oct 2019
If you have the 4-site MNR ticket and you are in the area, check it out. Paying full price just for this place would be a disappointment. The architecture of the building was well thought out, but there's not much to see. The 'crypt' below ground level, as far as I could tell, is just an old sewer. If you can find your way upstairs (no signage at all!) you will find a brief collection of artifacts from the area. But if it's old ruins you are into, you can see more interesting stuff just walking around Rome.
Written 11 October 2019
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Ronald
London, UK51 contributions
Sep 2019
From the outside this can seem like quite a humble museum, but inside there is a deep history. It's interesting to follow this once central area through the ages and to understand how Rome's history has been built on top of itself.
The main highlights:
- Coins from era's from BC up until the past few centuries
- Bodies and sarcophagi of an adult and children found within the area
- Glassware and exotic animal bones used by ancient Romans and found in the drains and sewers
Spend around 1-2 hours here. Particularly good for a rainy day. It was particularly quiet when we we visited in September.
The main highlights:
- Coins from era's from BC up until the past few centuries
- Bodies and sarcophagi of an adult and children found within the area
- Glassware and exotic animal bones used by ancient Romans and found in the drains and sewers
Spend around 1-2 hours here. Particularly good for a rainy day. It was particularly quiet when we we visited in September.
Written 1 October 2019
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Ketty B
Ourinhos, SP32 contributions
Ciao!! Quanto costa il biglietto con sconto del Roma pass? Grazie!!
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