I am buying two tickets online to the Borghese Gallery for son and daughter-in-law. I plan on listing my own information in the form (since it will be my CC) and don’t see a place to list information for the two persons who will actually be ticketholders and visiting the museum. Do they check ID at the entrance? My understanding is that the Borghese requires a printed version of the ticket. Will this not have their names on it? Thanks for the help!
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Seattle
188 posts
No, they do not check IDs. The only thing that matters is the printed ticket (in fact, they have instructions on how to fold the ticket to make it easier to scan!). They are also very strict about what type and size of bags that will be allowed in; I had a Tom Binh small café bag that I thought would be OK, but I was required to check it. Enjoy the Gallery!!
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OP
eagle river
34 posts
Great! Thank you for the feedback. Very helpful.
I have also recently discovered that the 2nd floor of the Borghese Gallery will be closed through June and much of that art will be temporarily moved to the Barberini museum. My son won't have enough time to do both museums and am wondering what they would then be missing since the 2nd floor of Borghese will be closed. Haven't been able to find a map detailed enough to show what is on each floor. I think they are most interested in the Bernini sculptures so am hoping those are on first floor.
Posted by
Seattle
188 posts
Yes, the sculptures (Bernini and Canova, especially) are on the first floor. The second floor has mostly paintings, most notably by Raphael, Correggio, Domenichino, and Titian. I assume those will be on display at the Barberini. The Borghese sculptures are, in my opinion, the stars of the show, however, and worth second (and third) looks. Rick's Rome book has a map of each floor.
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eagle river
34 posts
Thank you so much for the helpful replies! I'll take a look at the map in the RS book as well, Thanks again!