Welcome To Rome — Attraction in Rome

Visiting Rome? Stop! And buy a ticket for this multimedia presentation and make this the first thing you do when you arrive. Doing so, I guarantee that when you walk out you will have a better understanding of what you see lying all around you in the city and a much deeper appreciation for all those bits and pieces that at first have little or no context.

#1 You choose a date but your ticket can be used ANYTIME that day--so you have flexibility and are not going to miss anything if you take a wrong turn on your way.

#2 You can watch and experience it more than once that day! I attended the 13:00 showing, went to get gelato and walked around a bit, came back around 15:30 and watched it a second time: it is that good.

#3 The museum opened in 2017 and the main multimedia presentation is new as of 2019. And it feels and looks it! I felt like I was in an IMAX theater presentation. The visuals are projected on four walls--straight ahead, the two sides, and the floor, which is angled upwards to meet the screen that is front and center. From those four screens you are immersed headlong into the story of Rome.

#4 I was too engrossed--twice!-- to remember to time it, but I estimate the length is about 15 minutes, maybe 20.

5 There are an additional four shorter multimedia presentations that last 5 to 6 minutes each. They were not mentioned when I bought my ticket through an online tour platform, but the staff informed me of them after the main presentation. Each one--Imperial Fora, Augustus' Forum, St. Peter's Basilica, and Hadrian's Mausoleum (AKA Castel Sant' Angelo)--delve deeper into the subject at hand.

#6 The cost is less than $20. A small amount to get the most out of your time in this wondrous city. I know... because I made this the first thing on my itinerary before doing anything else in Rome, and already my hunch to do so has...

An outstanding experience. I don't review many things but I just wanted to share with other people researching a trip to Rome just how good this was. It's relatively new and most of the guides of what to do in Rome don't mention this attraction and goodness me they should. I'm a history teacher in Secondary education by trade and lead many school trips to European cities and did one to Rome earlier this year and I will certainly book my next group here, on this occasion I took my parents during their first visit to Rome. It beautifully, concisely and using extremely impressive visual technology, conveyed an immense amount of condensed knowledge in an entertaining, enthusiastic and easy to follow style. In my view this kind of exhibition is the future of learning and exhibitions. An ambitious concept, executed superbly. If only this was the norm in historical interpretation! This could be done at any point in a visit to Rome, either early on to give context or later on to bring to life and contextualise what you've already seen. The experience is seamless as the headphones are in your chosen language, the staff helpful, friendly and multilingual and the quality is exceptionally high. It was relatively quiet when we went (17:00 on a Thursday ) but I had booked ahead anyway. There is an initial 3d movie projection experience and then 4 separate spaces that focus on particular sites. The visit took an hour. Anyone with even a remote interest in history, geography, architecture or visual effects will enjoy this and I would say it would certainly be a great thing for families with kids aged 7/8+ as well as adults. Another highlight was the excellent range of kids books about Rome on sale in the shop. Didn't get decent photos as I couldn't tear my eyes away from the show. The team responsible for this project are leading...

A little hidden gem! Totally recommended! You would probably not walk in there if you were just passing it (it looks a bit like a small souvenir shop from the outside). But not going there is a big mistake! What is it? "Multimedia experience"? "Cinema"? "Entertainment showing history of Rome"? Yes! All of it. It is hard to describe and much better to experience yourself. For 12 eur you get a pair of comfortable headphones (over-the-ear sennheisers, not those cheap plastic single-use ones) and are introduced to a series of "rooms". In each there is a short 5-10 minutes long film about a particular roman building. But it is not a regular screen/movie. It combines various display techniques to create 3D experience where (real physical) models mix with various projections (what from the building is preserved to these days, how it looked in the past, hiw it was build and rebuilt etc.). Then the last room is "the cinema" where there is longer movie with projection to all the walls and also the "3D floor" depicting the map of Rome.

The content is very interesting, not boring at all (and history can be boring for sure) and you are kept entertained (and fascinated how well it is all put together). The form is very modern and with great attention to the detail (I just couldn't help smiling when the tiny romans started running...