Art & Mythology in the Borghese Gallery Tour for Kids & Families with Alessandra

About this tour

Spend two hours in Rome's Borghese Gallery with Alessandra, a specialist guide who uncovers how Renaissance and Baroque masters—Caravaggio, Raphael, Bernini, Canova, Titian—painted ancient myths. The tour weaves storytelling around paintings of gods, heroes, and legendary transformations, with interactive games and discussion built in for children. You'll bypass the queues and explore one of Europe's richest small museums at a pace that suits young minds.

Highlights

• Skip-the-line entry to the Borghese Gallery
• Paintings of Apollo, Hades, Zeus, Hercules by Old Masters
• Games and activities tied to mythological scenes
• Private group with specialised art-historian guide
• Two hours covering sculpture, canvas, and storytelling
• Wheelchair and pram accessible throughout

What to expect

Alessandra leads you through galleries where each painting or sculpture becomes the launch point for a myth—Daphne's metamorphosis, Persephone's abduction, the Trojan War. Rather than lecturing, she asks questions and sets small challenges so children engage with what they're seeing. You'll move between rooms at a measured pace, stopping longer where a painting captures interest. Expect to learn how artists used colour, movement, and drama to tell these 2,000-year-old stories in ways that still grip today.

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