The Keats - Shelley House

The Tour Guide is very energetic and the House itself is gorgeous. A great way to learn about Keats and the Romantic period!

A fascinating look at the final months of Keats life. The location is fabulous as it sits right next to the Spanish Steps so has some lovely view worth the price of admission alone.

I loved this museum! We stumbled across it and decided to pop inside- the house is best known for being the final residence of the poet John Keats and looks primarily at the life and works of Keats alongside fellow Romantics Shelley and Byron. Up a flight of stairs, you'll find the ticket office and gift shop. Through the curtain is a video and I'd really recommend this, it gives a great background for the visit and is really well done. Another level up is the museum and there are some wonderful exhibits. In book-lined rooms, you trace their history and lives and it's an impressive collection that is engaging and well put together. It is quite small so if a group's in, can get a little cosy!

Very small museum dedicated to the Romantics who lived, died and loved Rome. Well worth the admission price, with an extension collection including the clay death mask of Keats. Staff were very welcoming, and encourage you to take your time and even have a seat on the balcony overlooking the Spanish Steps. The documentary film before the tour is informative and beautifully presented. My only note is that the name "Keats - Shelley House" is a bit misleading, the Shelley's did not live here but instead lived across the plaza.

Really lovely visit, was not too busy. Would recommend watching the short documentary they have. Really lovely staff as well! The museum houses many letters from various romantic poets, and also includes the room in which Keats died. Very well curated and informative.

A small but mighty museum honoring the Romantics who loved the Eternal City. Yes, John Keats lived and died here, nursed by Joseph Severn. However, while they’ve recreated his room (original materials were burned under Vatican law because they believed it could spread tuberculosis), the the recreation is wonderful and there is much more. Autographed Shelley and Byron, Mary Shelley’s writing desk, letters by Keats, poem drafts, pictures by Romantic painters. They even have Keats’s clay death mask. Also some very beautiful views from the balcony and windows. It’s definitely a great place to visit in tandem with the non-Catholic cemetery (where Keats, Shelley, and Gregory Corso are buried). Welcome all fans of poetry.

Interesting museum next to the Spanish Steps. Well presented exhibits. Worth a visit just to sit and relax and watch the crowds go by from a balcony overlooking the steps.

Very lovely small museum dedicated to famous english poets and especially to John Keats. Recomended for those who can enjoy the beuty of Keats' s poems. One is definitely moved by his sad death at young age.