Galleria Doria Pamphilj

This is a hidden highlight that can often be overlooked by visitors to Rome. In the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj is the premier private collection of late-renaissance art.

The collection encompasses paintings, statues and furniture. Since the 16th century a number of Roman families (who were united over time by marriage to be known as the Doria Pamphilj) have been collecting these pieces.

The palazzo is still in private ownership and the works of art in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj are displayed in the 10 state rooms and galleries around the courtyard. The collection was only opened to the public in 1996 and all the paintings remain in the ownership of the Doria Pamphilj family.

The Galleria Doria Pamphilj collection is organised into divisions based on century. It is recommended you listen to the audio guide which has been narrated by one of the half-Irish Doria Pamphilj family members, who provides much detail about the works, but also about his personal experiences growing up in the palazzo.

Included in the displayed works are works by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino, Jan Bruegel, Jusepe Ribera, Velázquez, Claude Lorrain, Gaspard Dughet, Titian, Raphael, Garofalo, Lorenzo Lotto, Pieter Bruegel, Correggio, Parmigianino.

On some Saturdays concerts are held in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj and the Galleria Doria Pamphilj can be accessed with the concert admission ticket.

A number of works have been recently restored due to poor condition and there is a continuing program of restoration planned for the remainder of the collection.

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