May 2025

From 21 to 25 May 2025 - International Show Jumping Competition: In 2025, the International Show Jumping Competition of Rome reaches its 92nd edition.

From 21 to 25 May, the International Equestrian Competition (CSIO) returns to the suggestive Villa Borghese in Rome, between art, design and sustainable zero-impact architecture.

The 92nd CSIO of Rome - Piazza di Siena will once again showcase the intense competitive spirit of the best pairs of the world show jumping circuit formed by female riders and their horses, and will conclude on Sunday 25 May with the eagerly awaited and rich Rolex Gran Premio Roma.

Rome, Villa Borghese

The 26th edition of the Race for the Cure, the world's largest marathon for the fight against breast cancer, is scheduled for May 8-11 at the Circus Maximus.

Race for the Cure, a symbolic event of Komen Italia, takes place under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, at the Circus Maximus, and, in addition to the traditional 2 km walk and 5 km run open to all, includes a 10 km route reserved for competitive athletes.

On May 17, the Civic Museums will be hosting the Night of the Museums, the historic Capitoline event – ​​now in its 15th edition – that combines art and entertainment in one big party for citizens, tourists, and tourists, at the same time as the Nuit Européenne Des Musées.

The Civic Museums, open to the public with special evening hours from 8 pm to 2 am (last admission at 1 am) with an entrance ticket costing 1 euro, will become the stage for a vast program of events, concerts and live shows, while inside you can admire the permanent collections and the temporary exhibitions in progress.

Around twenty locations are involved, including the Capitoline Museums, the Ara Pacis Museum, the Museum of Rome at Palazzo Braschi, the Napoleonic Museum, Trajan's Markets, the Museum of the Imperial Forums, the Museums of Villa Torlonia, the Carlo Bilotti Museum and the Pietro Canonica Museum at Villa Borghese, the Gallery of Modern Art on Via Crispi, the Centrale Montemartini, the Civic Museum of Zoology, the Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture, the Casal de' Pazzi Museum, the Museum of Rome in Trastevere, the Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi's Memory, the Celio Archaeological Park and Villa of Maxentius.

The 82nd edition of the International Competition for New Rose Varieties will start on Saturday 18 May 2024 at 10 am. Rome Prize. The Prize, established in 1933, is defined as one of the most prestigious national and international events in the presentation of new "unpublished" varieties of roses, intended for trade and horticultural research.

The Rose Garden will be open to the public, in Via di Valle Murcia to attend the Award Ceremony, from 6 pm to 8 pm on 19 May. It will thus be possible to admire the winning roses. The competition area will be open to the public from 20 May, starting at 3 pm. The collection sector from 8:30 am.

From May 21st to June 16th, the two sectors (Collection and Competition) will observe the same hours: from Monday to Sunday, from 8:30 to 19:30.

Admission is free.

The Municipal Rose Garden is located in Via di Valle Murcia n. 6 - 00153 Rome.

All month - Caravaggio at Palazzo Barberini. From March 7, the rooms of Palazzo Barberini will host one of the largest retrospectives ever dedicated to Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, with an exceptional core of works from prestigious international collections. Each of the masterpieces on display, such as the Ecce Homo that returns to Italy after centuries from the Prado Museum, is a work that contributes to recounting the revolutionary style of the painter between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and his profound and lasting influence on the artistic, religious and social panorama of the time.

From 07.03.2025 to 06.07.2025 at Palazzo Barberini in Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13

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All month - Edward Munch "The Inner Scream". Munch is still the protagonist of an exhibition at Palazzo Bonaparte until 02.06.2025. (Palazzo Bonaparte, Piazza Venezia, 5)

Monday to Thursday 9.00-19.30
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9.00-21.00
(the ticket office closes one hour earlier)

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All month - Frida Kahlo "Through the lens of Nickolas Muray": is an exhibition that offers an intimate and private look at Frida Kahlo, Mexico's most prolific, well-known and beloved artist, through the photographic lens of her friend and lover, Nickolas Muray. The exhibition will be open at the Museo Storico della Fanteria, from March 15 to July 20, 2025.

Visiting hours:
Monday to Friday 9:30 – 19:30
Saturday and Sunday 9:30 – 20:30
Last admission thirty minutes before closing

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All month - “Picasso. The Stranger”: the unmissable exhibition at Palazzo Cipolla in Rome. Organized by the Fondazione Roma in collaboration with Marsilio Arte, the exhibition offers a rich itinerary of over 100 works, accompanied by historical documents, photographs, letters and videos. Made with the support of the Musée national Picasso-Paris and other prestigious institutions, this exhibition offers an unprecedented focus on the figure of Picasso as a “foreigner”, enriched by works never exhibited before, selected specifically for this Roman stop.

Until June 29, 2025
Time: 10:00 - 20:00
(Open on Mondays from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 10:30 pm)
 
Palazzo Cipolla - Museo del Corso
Via del Corso, 320 - Rome
 
Price
Full: from € 17 - Reduced: from € 10

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All month long “Warhol and Banksy”, a unique exhibition that compares two absolute protagonists of contemporary art. On the one hand, Andy Warhol, famous for having transformed pop culture into a global artistic phenomenon, and on the other Banksy, master of anonymity and genius of street art, capable of transforming each of his works into a media event. With over 100 works from private collections and world-famous galleries, the exhibition invites the public to observe similarities and contrasts between the two artists. Among the masterpieces on display, Warhol’s Marilyn dialogues with Banksy’s Kate Moss, while Queen Elizabeth portrayed by Warhol contrasts with Banksy’s Monkey Queen. Pop culture icons, historical figures and social criticism emerge through works such as Warhol’s Soup Cans and Banksy’s murals, including the famous Season’s Greetings, which reflects on pollution and its consequences.

Dates: until June 6, 2025
Time: 10:00 - 19:00

Where: WeGil
Largo Ascianghi, 5 - Rome

Price
Full: € 16.50 - Reduced: from € 11

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Activities for the little ones - Museums to explore, villas and gardens to let off steam in, educational workshops and readings to stimulate imagination and creativity, theme parks, theater shows and much more... Rome is also a family-friendly city, a cheerful and colorful stage designed for every child. Discover all the events dedicated to the little ones scheduled this month and give free rein to your imagination with surprising adventures, journeys into history, interactive itineraries and guided tours.