Rome, Capitoline Museum Guided Tours

It's not that big a museum. Have you considered an audio guide? You can rent one on site for 5 euros each. This way you can go at your own pace and bypass things that you're not interested in.

http://en.museicapitolini.org/

Donna

It's big to me due to the crowds and in a historical way to connect the history to the art and sculptures.
If I can't locate a tour I'll opt for the audio guide and go first thing in the morning for when they open.

This museum is never crowded. I've never seen more than a dozen other people inside it the many times I've visited. I don't think you'll have any issues going first thing in the morning with an audio guide.

Donna

This is one of my favorite museums, it is never crowded, and an audio guide should be sufficient. That way you can take your time and enjoy the pieces.

Thanks for the reassurance. My assumption came from the amount of people seen in the courtyard. I guess the majority do not venture further into the actual museum. I saw good reviews of the Cafe and the views it offer.

You can go up to the cafe level and look at the view even if you don't have anything to eat. I also found it a bit tricky to find the right way to the cafe as some wings did not seem to be connected to other wings, lol. After I looked around the terrace, I walked down the stairs and wound up having to exit the museum so save it for last. It might have just been me (was the only time I was there) but just a warning there.

I also found it to be very uncrowded. I was there on a free museum Sunday and this one was not free but it was still not crowded.

Not all museums are free on Sundays. Only the state run ones are. The private museums and galleries don't participate in free Sundays.

Donna

The Capitoline museum is suppose to begin free admission this year on the 1st Sunday, but that hadn't started yet.

I leave Thursday. My plan is DIY for the Museum. I'm on a wait list with Rome Walks for the Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere tour.
Viator and Context still won't allow 1 single ticket to join their small group posting for the Jewish Ghetto walks or the Museum.
I'm just going to be flexible and go with the flow....thanks for the replies, Caio.