The Italian city of Naples hosts a wealth of historical museums and some of the most important in the country. The Naples National Archaeological Museum is one of the main museums, considered one of the most important for artifacts of the Roman Empire in the world.[1] It also hosts many of the antiques unearthed at Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as some artifacts from the Greek and Renaissance periods.[1]
This article consists of a brief list of museums in Naples:
| Name | Genre | Date | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Capodimonte | museum, art gallery (painting, sculpture, plastic arts, decorative arts) | first collections started in 1738, expanded 1787 | Found in the Palace of Capodimonte, it is arguably one of the city's most important art galleries and museums in the city of Naples. The first artistic collections go back to 1738, with the Bourbon King Charles VII of Sicily and Naples (who later became Charles III of Spain). As time went on, more and more art was collected, and finally, the gallery is currently a museum, which exhibits classical, Renaissance, Baroque and more modern art, sculptures, porcelain and majolica plates and decorations. | |
| Naples National Archaeological Museum | classical (ancient Greek and Roman, mainly) artifacts | 1585, 1750s | Founded in 1585, it is an important archaeological museum, however, was established by Spanish and Neapolitan king Charles III in the mid-18th century. It contains classical sculptures and artifacts mainly collected in the archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were discovered in the 1750s. | |
| Secret Museum of Naples | private artifacts from Pompeii | 1819, closed in 1849, and re-opened in 1960 | Another museum in the city, it exposes explicit material found in Pompeii. It was closed down in 1849, yet re-opened in 1960. | ? (no available image) |
| Zoological Museum of Naples | zoology, animals | 1813 | One of the city's principle museums with zoological collections, it was opened in 1813 by Joachim Murat. Later, the museum was ruined during World War II, yet, was restored from 1948 to 1970. |