Museo e Cripta dei Cappuccini — Attraction in Rome

If you like gothic and alternative, quiet and isolating places, this museum is such a great one to visit!

I still cry when I remember this magical experience and the beauty of thousands of people's bones, making such beautiful compositions.

For me, places like this aren't scary, they show how death is a part of life but "never the end" as said by the guide. This place cleared my mind, made me feel pure, motivated and rebooted.

The crypt wasn't the first and only thing to experience though, the tour starts with several rooms filled with paintings and artworks, books, things, made by or owned by capuchins throughout the history and I definitely encourage you to listen to the audio guide to understand the story behind the capuchins, their way of thinking and living, their connection with spirituality, discipline, art and science! It's so interesting and it is also good to just feel the whole experience close to your heart.

After the museum rooms you suddenly stand by and the arch opening the first room with capuchins bone compositions and the beauty of ceiling and arch decorations is just breathtaking! My heart dropped, when I felt the quietness and the isolating beauty of the crypt.

Rooms of the crypt are small, each has its own theme and is different from the others, decorated with different kinds of bones (pelvises room, skull room and etc) belonging to thousands of capuchins, while hallways are connecting this whole beauty with transitional compositions on the ceiling of arches and the walls.

Not only the beauty and quietness, but the audio tour guide's last words were mind blowing, I cried and the idea was: "Even if there is no hope and you are on the rock bottom, believe that there is a superior plan of your life so you still can stand back on track". I am not a very religious person but this phrase was so encouraging and symbolic, especially while looking at Lazarus resurrection room, I still have the chills and feel motivated while accepting that "death is a sister from whom we can never escape" (I loved how death was referenced at the entrance)

On the exit they have a nice shop, took some jewelry for memories.

These memories are forever to stay here with me and every euro was...

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Capuchin Crypt and Museum tour with a choir concert in Rome, and I must say it was a memorable experience. The tour was well-organized, and our guide was both knowledgeable and engaging, making it a fascinating journey through history.

The Capuchin Crypt itself was quite an eerie yet captivating sight, with the bones of thousands of friars meticulously arranged in various patterns and designs. The visit to the museum was equally interesting, as it provided further context and background about the Capuchin order and their history.

The highlight of the tour was undoubtedly the choir concert, which took place in a beautiful, intimate setting. The acoustics were fantastic, and the choir's performance was enchanting, adding a touch of spirituality to the overall experience.

However, I am giving this tour four stars instead of five due to some minor issues. Firstly, the tour felt a bit rushed at times, which made it difficult to fully absorb all the information provided by the guide. Additionally, the tour group was quite large, which sometimes made it challenging to hear the guide clearly and ask questions.

In conclusion, the Capuchin Crypt and Museum tour with a choir concert is a unique and impressive experience that I would recommend to anyone visiting Rome. Despite some minor drawbacks, it remains a fascinating and unforgettable journey into the history and culture of this...

We never actually made it inside due to the sexism exhibited by the female employee on the ticket desk. She deemed our shorts too inappropriate as they were (about an inch) above the knee. We were informed that to enter we must purchase a 1€ cloak to cover up.

We were a little aghast at this and queried whether the men and children in our group were acceptable. Despite all knees being on view they were deemed appropriate. We then pointed out that the cloak was only slightly longer than one of our shorts and the same as the other. The response was "this is not the place to discuss it'.

Our of principal we could not continue our visit and pay to enter and so decided to leave.

We are both in our forties, I am a church attending Catholic myself, and we've brought our children on a trip to Italy to enrich them educationally and culturally. We absolutely do not dress inappropriately and are very respectable on both clothing and actions. Had there been a universal enforced rule about knee exposure, we would have been entirely understanding. However, what happened here was pure sexism and unfortunately our children therefore received an extra education yesterday in feminism and church sexism.

My advice to anyone who feels that equality is important is to avoid this attraction until they standardise the rules for...