Ara Pacis Museum
Guide
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≈ A$23MuseumAllow 45 minutes to an hourPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A carved marble altar from the time of Augustus, kept inside a bright modern glass-walled building beside the Tiber. The reliefs show processions of priests and family members, plus scenes from Rome's legends. Panels in the museum explain how the altar was found and put back together.
A brief history
The Senate ordered the altar in 13 BC to celebrate the emperor's return and the peace he brought. Its pieces were dug up from under a palace in stages, including during the 1930s.
Tips
- Best time
- Weekday mornings are calmer, and the building is nice in evening light
- Cost
- Around 13 EUR; check for reduced rates if you are a young EU resident
- Allow
- 45 minutes to an hour
- Free days
- Sometimes free for residents on set days; check the museum site
- Hours
- Usually open daily, around 9:30 to 19:30, with last entry an hour earlier, check
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Good to know
- Area
- Centro Storico: The old centre: the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trevi; beautiful, crowded and dear to stay in.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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