Rome. Which day is Free Museum Day?

The Vatican museums is the last Sunday of the month. State run museums are the first Sunday of the month. Not all sites or museums are state run.

Donna

If you are thinking of visiting the Vatican Museums or the Colosseum on a free Sunday, note that it will take a lot of waiting in line or waiting for the sight to open if you get there really early.

Just to add, I hope you're asking the question so you know which to AVOID? Specifically, the Vatican Museums and Colosseum/Forum should be avoided at all costs, IMHO, on a free day. Some of the less-visited museums might be OK. The exception is the Borghese: while a state museum, pre-reservations are still mandatory for free Sundays so the number of people allowed in every two hours is the same as on an ordinary day. Obviously, reservations go very quickly in advance of free days.

I am with the others. While free has a nice ring to it. It is equally appealing to all of the local and there are a lot more locals than tourists. I would avoid any free days unless you have a lot of time to stand in lines and slowly shuffle through the exhibits.

Do non-EU residents also receive free admission on the first Sunday of the month?

I'm an American, and will only be in Rome for the first weekend of November.

I've never noticed a free day that wasn't free to everyone. Discounted tickets for seniors, etc., may well be limited to EU citizens or have some other restriction. Italy's not very generous to older non-EU folks; a lot of Spanish sites don't have that restriction.

Italy eliminated discounts for seniors - even Italian seniors - to the National museums, archeological sites, etc. back in 2014.

Free Sundays at the National Museums are free for all but they're a terrible day to try and do the most popular of those.