Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars

First stop out of three on our tour today visiting crypts, tombs and catacombs. I find this place interesting and even if you are not a christian you can enjoy this for some history and culture and also the experience to see how they decorated the crypt with bones is fascinating for sure. I'd recommend you dedicate around 45-90min here so you don't need to rush when you go through with the audio guide and do use the guide for some good information.

Totally worth it !! We bought our tickets at the entrance and didn’t wait at all. The museum is very informative! They give you a cassette player with headset so you can listen to the story behind everything. The employees are very helpful and sweet But they will ask you not to take pictures, i only took these for the memory of our trip to rome :)

This was recommended to me by a guide — and was he right!! I highly recommend! It was not busy, though you do have to buy a ticket on premises. The museum has a LOT of info about this particular brotherhood, but it is a museum about them and their origin. There is a Caravaggio of St. Francis praying in the museum. The Crypt is the most fascinating part! Wow it was beautiful. Some might think it morbid — lots and lots of bones. However, what was done with human bones (of their deceased brothers) by the friars is incredible! Would totally go again!

The museum is good at giving details about the Capuchin order, with great information signs in Italian & English throughout and an audio guide included. You can see the highlights about its history, clothing, artworks, and key people in 25-30 minutes, or spend twice as long if wanting to hear and read everything. The crypt is unusual. If you don’t like people’s bones just skip this site entirely as the museum path takes you through museum rooms then through the 4-5 crypt rooms where 18th century “artwork” was made from the bones of 3,700 Capuchins. It’s odd (and not to my cup of tea personally). No photos throughout.

The ossuary is a small portion at the end of the museum. Interesting relics throughout the first part of the museum. They're a bit precioud about people taking photos, for some reason. Something about the sacredness of the place. But they'll happily put their own pictures up on postcards and t-shirts and whatever else at the gift shop.

The museum was a good addition. The audio tour was interesting and educational. It was presented more like an actual interaction between two people vs. just a description of the paintings and items presented. When I got there, the line was very short, but a large tour came in close behind me. Pre-purchasing tickets online is recommended. The only unfortunate thing was not being allowed to take pictures.

The visit to the museum is really very informative. The ticket price includes a multi-language audio guide. The audio is very well explained and helps us understand the history of the capuchins. The crypt leaves us speechless. We cannot conceive that someone is made of art from bones. The only negative point is that taking photos/videos is prohibited.

The exhibition was shorter than I'd imagined, but definitely worth the visit, a very unique experience for sure! And you can buy some really cool postcards and bookmarks after 💀✨️