Inside the Church of SS. Quirico e Giulitta there is a museum devoted exclusively to all the elements of the presepio (nativity scene).

Over 3,000 nativity figures and mangers — from every corner Italy and the world – are on display at Rome’s Nativity Museum. You will find pieces made from all kinds of materials – clay, stone, coal, cloth — even eggs and marzipan.

The museum, founded in 1953 by the run by the Italian Association of Friends of the Nativity, has extended hours during the holidays but is also open most of the rest of the year.

Free entry