Current exhibition

Greek sculptures restored from the lost cities

Marble gods, athletes and heroes, carefully restored and shown together for the first time. Live restoration demonstration: Saturday 7 November, 9AM – 4PM.

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Free entry for children under 12
Open daily from 9AM

Explore the collection

Ancient bronze figure and gold jewellery in a museum display case

Ten objects you should not miss

From a bronze charioteer to a tiny gold earring: our curators pick the ten objects no visitor should miss.

Hand holding a mallet beside a partly carved marble torso

How Roman sculptors worked

Quarries, workshops and copies of Greek masters: discover the tools and techniques behind Roman marble statues.

Antique silk cloth with a row of old coins and a ceramic vase

Cultural exchange in the 11th century

Silk, coins and manuscripts show how trade routes carried art and ideas between East and West.

Inside the museum

Six rooms to start with on your first visit.

Conservator in gloves restoring a marble head — Restoration workshop

Row of Roman marble portrait busts along a gallery wall — Gallery of Roman portraits

Fragments of ancient carved columns on display plinths — Temple fragments

Visitors looking at framed Renaissance-style paintings — Painting galleries

Roman marble statue of a man in a toga — Citizen in a toga

Scale model of an ancient temple in a museum display case — Model of an ancient temple

Opening hours

Free entry for children under 12.

Sun–Thu: 9AM – 8PM
Fri–Sat: 9AM – 10PM