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Naples Museums and Naples Art Galleries (Naples, Italy)



There is a magnificent selection of museums and art galleries in Naples, with complexes including probably some of the best historic collections in Italy. The city's art galleries display some wonderful collections of art in Naples, including paintings by world famous and local Neapolitan artists, both modern and more classical.

Exhibitions in Naples range from large to small, local to international and many are located in beautiful Naples' buildings, right in the heart of the city.




Naples Museums: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) - Piazza Museo, Decumano Maggiore, Naples, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)81 440 166
This wonderful museum in Naples is full of some of the most comprehensive collections in Italy, including numerous displays of Greco-Roman artefacts and other archaeological finds. Highlights include spectacular treasures unearthed at Pompeii and Herculaneum. Also on show is a large and interesting collection of ancient Egyptian and Etruscan relics, as well as many other important exhibits.

Many of the items on display at this museum are part of the Farnese family's collection, which was built up over more than 300 years. On the first floor, room after room is filled with ancient sculptures. Many of these are some of the finest existing Roman-era copies of Greek statues and some are masterpieces in their own right. Upstairs most of the rooms are dedicated to finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum and the exhibits provide a real insight into the lives of these people. Of particular interest are some splendid mosaics, many of which are considered works of art, showing detailed comic scenes and pictures of battles. There are also countless Roman mural paintings (the world's largest collection), portraits, fine arts, frescoes, Greek vases, decorated bronzes and an interesting scale model of all excavations up to the 1840s at Pompeii.

There is an enormous amount to be seen at this museum, but some of the rooms are often closed for necessary restoration and the labelling of exhibits is not always complete. However, this is an extraordinary museum and a visit to the National Archaeological Museum is an absolute must.
Museum open: main collection, Wednesday to Monday - 09:00 to 19:30, other collections may only be open 09:00 to 13:30

Naples Museums: Museo Nazionale di San Martino - Largo San Martino, Vomero, Naples, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)81 578 1769
Housed in the grand Certosa di San Martino monastery, the Museo Nazionale di San Martino is rich in Naples history, art and traditions. With some very special exhibits of inlaid marble and many splendid paintings, not to mention unforgettable views, this museum also displays many other interesting collections, such as costumes, ship models and other Italian curiosities.
Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 08:30 to 19:00
Museum admission: charge

Naples Museums: Museo Duca di Martina - Funicolare di Chiaia, Naples, Italy
Also known as the Museo Nazionale della Ceramica or the Villa Floridiana, this museum has one of the greatest collections of porcelain figurines. Situated on a grand 18th-century estate with one of the most beautifully landscaped gardens in Naples, the Museo Duca di Martina also has a many other mixed collections.
Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 08:30 to 19:30

Naples Museums: Castel Nuovo Museo Civico - Piazza Municipio, Naples, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)81 795 2003
Built in 1279 to protect the port of Naples, this impressive castle is home to the interesting Museo Civico. One part of the museum, housed in the Gothic Capella Palatina, contains many lovely 14th- and 15th-century frescoes. The other section in situated in the south wing and has paintings and an extensive collection of silver and bronzes, dating from the 15th century to present day.
Museum open: Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 13:00 and Saturday - 09:00 to 13:30
Museum admission: charge

Naples Museums: Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte - Via Miano 2, (Porta Piccola), Via Capodimonte, Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Tel: + 39 (0)84 880 0288
Built in 1738 in the vast Capodimonte Park, the grand neoclassical royal palace now houses Naples' picture gallery, the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte. The collection of old master paintings and decorative arts is one of the best known in the south of Italy and is particularly rich in the works of the late Renaissance. Some of the pieces are simply unmissable, such as 'Madonna' by Botticelli, 'Annunciation' by Filippino Lippi and many other works by leading artists. One room is completely filled by five large masterpieces painted by Caravaggio and other rooms are devoted to Titian. An entire wing in this large museum is dedicated to more than 3,000 pieces of 18th-century porcelain figurines, in another are numerous 19th-century watercolour screens of Naples and the Campanian countryside, revealing the true beauty of this city, before the arrival of cars and traffic. There are several galleries located on the top floor, featuring international contemporary art, including 'Mount Vesuvius' by Andy Warhol, painted when the famous artist visited Naples in 1985. The palace sits on the top of a hill and affords some truly spectacular views of Naples and the bay.
Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 08:30 to 19:30

Naples Museums: Museo Principe di Aragona Pignatelli Cortes - Riviera di Chiaia, Naples, Italy
The Museo Principe di Aragona Pignatelli Cortes is full of many pieces of decorative porcelain, similar to those on exhibit at the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte. Also on display are pieces of furniture, art and numerous 18th- and 19th-century noble carriages.
Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 08:30 to 19:30

 
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