Museums of Campania

Salerno - Museums

Pinacoteca Provinciale di Salerno

It is the place of preservation and conservation of the artistic heritage of the area. The collections of most interest are those dedicated to '700, with the outstanding paintings by Francesco Solimena and the section reserved to foreign artists.

Naples - Museums

Museo di Palazzo Reale

The foundation of the Royal Palace dates back to 1600. In the museum you can admire:the National Library, the Farnese Collection, the Pompeian Room, the Nativity of the Bank of Naples, the Royal Town House, the journey of the Savoy and of the Bourbons. Do not miss it!

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Museo Archeologico Nazionale

The Archaeological Museum, located in Palazzo Ludovico il Moro of Biagio Rossetti, presents the findings from the necropolis of Spina and documents the close relations between the Spineti, the Etruscan, and the Greeks.

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Museo di Capodimonte

A wonderful Art Gallery with a permanent exhibition of the Galleria Farnese on the main floor, the Royal Apartments, the Neapolitan Gallery on the second floor, the collection ofnineteenth-century and contemporary art at the third level. Worth visiting!

Naples - Museums

Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro

The Treasure Museum of San Gennaro is located next to the Duomo and the Treasure Chapel in Naples. It is estimated that the value of the treasure of St. Gennaro is richer than that of the crown of England of Queen Elizabeth II and the Czars of Russia. The museum was inaugurated in 2003 thanks to a project funded by private companies, local institutions and European funds. The wonders exhibited in the Treasure Museum of San Gennaro demonstrate the extraordinary nature of the Neapolitan sculptors and silversmiths who were able to reconcile technical wisdom and creativity.

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Scavi Archeologici del Duomo

An archaeological site underneath the cathedral that opens up to show the remains of a Greek -Roman and early Christian city. An itinerary to discover!

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Complesso Museale di Santa Chiara

Do not miss this museum complex in downtown Naples, which includes the Museum of the Archaeological Area, the Majolica Cloister and the Hall of the Nativity of the '700. A true encounter with history and art.

Marina di Camerota - Museums

Museo Virtuale Paleolitico

Salerno - Museums

Museo Archeologico Provinciale di Salerno

It is located within the complex of St. Benedict, with a collection of artefacts from prehistoric to medieval times of the area of Salerno. One section is devoted to numismatics and display of paintings by Spanish authors from '400 to '700.

Ravello - Museums

Museo del Corallo

Founded in 1986, it collects artifacts in coral, cameos, mother of pearl and shells, from Roman times to the last century.

Capaccio - Museums

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum

The National Archaeological Museum of Paestum is located in the archaeological area of the homonymous city. It contains numerous finds from the city of Heraion and the nearby necropolis of Gaudo and Santa Venera. The structure of the Museum is divided into three floors in turn divided into six sections that chronologically trace the origins of the city and its evolution.

Nocera Inferiore - Museums

Museo Archeologico dell'Agro Nocerino

The Archaeological Museum of Agro Nocerino was established in 1965 inside the Convent of Sant'Antonio. The materials on display come from the excavations conducted by the Management of the Provincial Museums of Salernitano. The Museum houses extensive photographic and graphic documentation, as well as plastics coming from the surrounding area. The Museum was donated paintings by the Fresa da Pucciano brothers who devoted time to the study of ancient Nuceria.

Cava de'Tirreni - Museums

Museo della Badia Benedettina della SS. Trinità di Cava

The Museum of the Benedictine Abbey of SS. Trinità di Cava is located in an ancient hall of a thirteenth-century palace, near the monastery. Inside are preserved the sacred works of the Benedictine Abbey of SS. Trinity that for their beauty and peculiarity attract thousands of tourists all year round.

Atena Lucana - Museums

Museo Comunale (Antiquarium)

The Municipal Museum (Antiquarium) is located in the town of Atena Lucana. The museum is located inside the nineteenth-century building of the former town hall and consists of two floors. It was inaugurated in 2006 and currently houses a large collection of artifacts, sculptures, ruins of the necropolis and an art collection of Roman times.

Sala Consilina - Museums

Antiquarium

The Antiquarium was inaugurated in 1982 and is currently located in the Grancia Certosina, as renovations are being carried out at the Capuchin friars convent. In this structure we can see about 1000 objects concerning tomb furnishings found in the ancient tombs of incineration of the 9th century. The rest of the materials can be dated between the 5th and 4th century BC.

Capua - Museums

Museo Diocesano

The Diocesan Museum was established in 1992 inside the Chapel of the Body of Christ in Capua. There are various materials coming from the Cathedral including sacred vestments, collections of silver and paintings of great artistic value. The “Virgin with Child between S.Stefano and St. Lucia “by Antoniazzo Romano and “The Madonna della Rosa” by an unknown author, turn out to be the sacral works among the most important of the Museum.

Maddaloni - Museums

Museo Archeologico dell'Antica Calatia

The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Calatia is located in the sixteenth-century palace of the Casino of the Carafa Dukes. The exhibition collects materials and finds dating from the 8th century BC to the end of the late Roman age, found in the ancient city of Calatia. The materials of the nearby necropolis confirm the pit structure of the tombs and the custom of laying objects and vases together with the deceased.

Capua - Museums

Museo Provinciale Campano

The Campania Provincial Museum was established in 1869 and opened to the public in 1874. It is headquartered in Palazzo Antignano di Capua. The museum structure is divided into thirty-two exhibition halls where we can admire the world collection of Matres Matutae, testimony of a particular pre-Roman indigenous cult. The Museum also houses several tombstones, stelae and sarcophagi from Roman, Republican and Imperial times.

Alife - Museums

Museo Archeologico dell'Antica Allifae

The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Allifae is located in a modern building. It was created to testify to the presence of the people of Matese-Casertano from prehistoric times to medieval times. The Museum is divided into two rooms where the finds are exhibited in chronological order. We can observe weapons, ceramics, frescoes and also documents with graphs and photographs.

Montemarano - Museums

Museo Etnomusicale Comunale

The Municipal Ethnomusical Museum is closely linked to the important folk tradition of the Carnival. The Museum welcomes the musical instruments used by the great characters who contributed with their works to the celebration of the village festival. A large area is dedicated to collections of books and various documents that testify to the importance of ethnomusicology in the territory.

Avella - Museums

Antiquarium

The Antiquarium was established in 1996. It exhibits many finds found in the archaeological area of the Clanis Valley. The objects are distributed in four rooms according to a chronological system. Ceramics, funeral kits and everything else belong to a period ranging from Prehistory to the Roman period.

Avellino - Museums

Museo provinciale Irpino

Housed in the Palace of Culture, it is divided into two areas: modern art and archaeology. In the modern section are paintings of the Neapolitan school of the '600 and '700.

Torre del Greco - Museums

Museo del Corallo dell'Istituto Statale d'Arte

The State Art Institute of Torre del Greco is one of the oldest in Italy. The Coral Processing School was established in 1878 and inaugurated on 3 April 1933. In the Museum there are engraving works of the various workshops, as well as on coral, lava, pink shell and brindle, sardonica, mother of pearl and ivory. The school participated in numerous national and international exhibitions between 1881 and World War II.

Sorrento - Museums

Museo "Correale di Terranova"

The Correale Museum of Terranova has been located in the Correale gentilizia residence of Terranova since 1924. It was open to the public since 1989 and contains 17th century furniture and paintings by great artists such as those of Artemisia Gentileschi and Alfonso Rodriguez, which belong to the period from the 15th to 19th century. century. All the works are exhibited in 23 different rooms. Among the works are figures dedicated to the founders of the museum and also archaeological collections.

Sorrento - Museums

Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea

The Bottega della Tarsia Lignea Museum is located in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Pomarici — Santomasi. The exhibition halls welcome various wooden objects made by the nineteenth-century Sorrento inlays. The Museum also has several paintings by foreign and Italian artists who testify to the historical and environmental context where the art of local inlay developed.

Bacoli - Museums

Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei

The Archaeological Museum of the Phlegraean Fields is located in the municipality of Bacoli. It was established in 1993, and is located inside the Aragonese fortress, which is located south of the Gulf of Baia. The Museum houses a large collection of prehistoric archaeological objects.

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Acquario e Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

The Anton Dohrn zoological station was founded in 1872 by the homonymous scientist. Today it is a public research body, and it is among the most important in the world in the fields of marine biology. The station contains more than 20,000 samples of marine fauna and a herbarium of the marine flora of the Gulf of Naples. In addition, the aquarium is the oldest in Europe and contains hundreds of species from the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Museo dell'Opera di Santa Chiara

The Museum of the Opera di Santa Chiara is located in the homonymous fourteenth-century monumental complex of the city of Naples. The museum was opened to the public in 1995, and inside it are kept the finds from the Church, the Cloister and the Monastery. Materials that survived the church fire in 1943 are also exhibited.

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Museo Nazionale Ferroviario

The National Railway Museum is located in the area of the buildings of the first Italian mechanical industry, established in 1840, after the inauguration of the first Napoli - Portici railway. It covers an area of 36,000 square meters, and is the first example of industrial archaeology. Steam locomotives, electric locomotives, carriages, models and models are exposed in the pavilions.

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Museo Nazionale di San Martino

The National Museum of San Martino was inaugurated in 1866, following the Unification of Italy, after the Charterhouse was declared a national monument. The rooms of the Charterhouse were intended to host the museum, at the behest of the archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli. The museum presents and documents aspects of society in various historical eras. It is divided into several sections, dedicated to theater, parties and costumes.

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Museo Cappella San Severo

A wealth of international art, a noble mausoleum designed by Raimondo di Sangro,seventh prince of Sansevero, unique of its kind. Worth visiting!

Capri - Museums

Villa San Michele

The museum house of a famous physician from Sweden known as Axel Munthe, Villa San Michele is the perfect Mediterranean island retreat. It’s filled with white colonnades open clear to blue skies, rooms adorned with a fascinating collection of archeological findings and antiques from diverse periods in history. It was built at the turn of the 20th century on the grounds of one of Tiberius’s ancient villas. The villa and its surrounding grounds sit on top of the so called Phoenician steps built by first Greek settlers between Anacapri and Capri.

Amalfi - Museums

Museo della Carta

Built in the 13th century, it is a paper museum and it is housed in the oldest paper mill in Europe. It tenderly preserves original paper presses that are still in complete working order. There is a variety of stationery that you will be inspired to buy from the gift shop, along with paper pressed with flowers and calligraphy sets.

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Museo del Corallo

Coral Jewelry Museum Ascione is situated inside a house opposite to San Carlo. This museum is as a result of past generation activities of Naples. The place is easy to access. Many people have checked on the jewelry in this place as a guide of what they should buy for their own. In addition, it is a museum that depicts what residents of Naples have been putting on.

Ischia - Museums

Museo di Villa Arbusto

Opened to the public in 1999, the Civic Archaeological Museum of Pithecusae, in the beautiful Villa Arbusto of Ischia, consists of eight rooms where more than three thousand finds are exhibited, thanks to which the museum has been named the oldest Greek allocation in southern Italy. The finds illustrate the history of the island of Ischia from Prehistory to Roman times. Numerous finds come from the necropolis of San Montano.

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Museo del Mare di Napoli

Located in Bagnoli, it overlooks the Gulf of Campi Flegraean and is both a place of protection and preservation of the Campania maritime cultural heritage, and is a stable venue for cultural initiatives inspired by memory historical and social of the maritime.

Benevento - Museums

Museo del Sannio

A part of the city's largest museum is in the castle of Rettori fortress. Here you can follow the city's history. In the cloister of the church of Santa Sofia works of art from the XVI. up to XX. Century are on display.

Capri - Museums

Centro Caprense "Ignazio Cerio"

The Centro Caprense Ignazio Cerio is pleased to present the exhibition Capri and the world in the drawings by Laetitia Cerio. The project aims to highlight the artistic depth of Edwin Cerio's daughter, focusing attention on a lesser known aspect, the graphic one.

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Museo dell'Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte

The Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory was established in 1812 at the behest of King Joachim Murat. In the same structure there is also the headquarters of the Astronomical Museum of Capodimonte, which is composed of three important cores: the Museum of Astronomical Instruments, which contains a collection of dated instruments from the '800 to '900; the Bamberg Pavilion, dedicated to the precise measurement of time; the Repsold Pavilion, with the equatorial refracting telescope that is the emblem of the Naples Observatory.

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Museo Civico Gaetano Filangeri

The Gaetano Filangieri Civic Museum in Naples preserves a collection with more than 3,000 objects, offering a great vision of the Neapolitan artistic scene. In addition, the Museum houses a large collection of applied arts, paintings and sculptures dating from the 15th to the 19th century, a library and a historical archive of about 30,000 volumes from the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. You can also admire the collection of paintings from the seventeenth century, by the greatest Neapolitan artists.

Nola - Museums

Antiquarium del Seminario Vescovile

The Antiquarium of the Episcopal Seminary is located in the eighteenth-century palace in the center of Nola. Inside it houses finds found during excavations carried out in Cimitile and objects dating from the 8th century BC and the Roman Imperial Age. The most important find is represented by the 'Cippus Abellanus', which defined the regulation of the sacred lands of the sanctuary of Hercules.

Nola - Museums

Museo Storico Archeologico di Nola

The Historical Archaeological Museum of Nola is located in the building where the Canossian Convent was first located. After the restoration, carried out at the behest by the Municipal Administration, an exhibition path of the ancient city of Nola was integrated. The staging takes place in five times, from the origins: 8th — 7th century BC until the rule of Rome in Ancient Campania. A special room is dedicated to prehistory that documents the inhabitants of the Bronze Age buried by the Vesuvian eruption.

Nola - Museums

Museo Etnomusicale I Gigli

The “I Gigli” Ethnomusical Museum was established in 2000, with the aim of protecting and promoting knowledge of the ethnomusical aspect of the festival of the Lilies of Nola and southern Italy. The venue of the Museum is located in the place where the ancient celebrations for the feast of the saint and of the ancient folk tradition began, a place very dear to the Nolans.

Nola - Museums

Museo Diocesano

Inside the Museum there are masterpieces of art dating from the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. The Museum tells the millennial history of the Diocese of Nola. The space that the museum devotes to exhibitions is divided into different environments. The collections include precious silver, sacred vestments, etc. inside the museum there is a section that preserves ancient texts and codes of the Historical Archive of the Diocese.

Acerra - Museums

Museo della Maschera, del Folklore e della Civiltà Contadina

The Museum of Mask, Folklore and Peasant Civilization is located in the old castle, owned by the feudal lords of the city. In the halls you can see the tools of agricultural work, the domestic environments of the houses and also the methods used by farmers while cooking food and working bread. A room is dedicated to ancient Liburia, which created the history of origin of the mask of Pulcinella. The building also contains a library and video library, 12 exhibition rooms, kitchens and the Monument to Pulcinella by Gennaro d'Angelo.

Agropoli - Museums

Antiquarium

The Municipal Antiquarium of Agropoli was built in 1975 and is located at Palazzo Coppola. The archaeological objects that the museum owns were donated by individuals and by the 'Agropoli Archaeological Group'. The finds belong to a period from the 7th century to the fourth century before Christ.

Airola - Museums

Museo Civico

The Civic Museum of Airola is located in a multipurpose facility in the historic center of the city. It consists of two fractions: the historical and artistic fraction in which you can find important paintings from the 16th century; a room is dedicated to the works of 1696-1782 by the artist Francesco De Mura. The second archaeological fraction exhibits numerous finds.

Amalfi - Museums

Museo Civico

On the first floor of the Municipal Palace we find the Civic Museum of Amalfi. Inside the building, in addition to the works of Domenico Morelli, we also find the Tabula Amalpitana, a maritime code dating back to the era of the Marian Republic. In the museum we can admire ancient nautical instruments, costumes used in historical regattas and typical objects of medieval sailors.

Apice - Museums

Biblioteca e Museo Civico

The Civic Museum of Apice is located in the Norman Castle. It is a collection of everyday objects and tools dating back to the Roman period, especially the elements of the production cycle. It is currently open to the public and is often visited by elementary school pupils, who can admire the objects closely.

Aquilonia - Museums

Museo Etnografico e della Cultura Materiale

The Museum was established on the initiative of Beniamino Tartaglia in association with the City Council. Inside we find a large collection of equipment and documents for the living, work and real life of the area. The main purpose of this exhibition is to give the public the opportunity to retrace the history of the Altirpine civilization. All elements are well organized according to the timeline to recreate the entire ancient scenario correctly. The Museum is available for all interested parties.

Ariano Irpino - Museums

Museo "G. Arcucci"

The museum was opened in honor of Giuseppina Arcucci, the nun who founded the Institute “Sisters of the Holy Spirit”. It was inaugurated fifty years after his death by his sisters. Inside, there is a large collection of objects and materials belonging to the institute: archival documents, sacred objects, religious testimonies, library volumes, etc. the museum is open to the public .

Ariano Irpino - Museums

Museo Civico

The Civic and Ceramics Museum was opened in 1991. Inside we find a large collection of the work of ceramics since the twelfth century, the Historical Archives of the Municipality, the Photo Library, the Library and numerous other important documents for the area. The most famous section, 'Ancient Popular Majolica di Ariano', contains about 250 well-preserved pottery works. The museum is open to the public.

Ariano Irpino - Museums

Museo degli Argenti

The current headquarters of the Museo degli Argenti is that of the former Treasury of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Inside the Museum there are objects that date back to the period between the 17th and 19th centuries. The most valuable items are rings, goblets and silver statues.

Ariano Irpino - Museums

Museo Diocesano

The Museum represents a great historical heritage not only for the area, but of the whole territory. It is a large collection of sacred works dating back to the '600 at risk of dispersion for the telluric movements of the last century. We can mention the work of the artists: Cobergher and Vannini and numerous other reliquaries of great historical and religious importance. The museum is available to all interested parties.

Benevento - Museums

Museo Diocesano

The Diocesan Museum of Benevento is located inside the Basilica of Benevento. The building has decorative architectural elements, Romanesque - medieval art. The Museum was established in 1981, with the aim of collecting and presenting to the public an exhibition of the ecclesiastical heritage. Today it hosts an exhibition of historical documents and prayers written in silver.

Benevento - Museums

Museo del Sannio (Sezione arte e archeologia)

The Sannio Museum was founded in 1873. The construction is thematic and is divided into 4 sections. The archaeological section presents the findings of the prehistoric and protohistoric period, of Greek and Italic origin. To be emphasized, are the furnishings of the Egyptian shrines and the room of Isis that displays the original decor of the temple of Isis “Lady of Welcome”.

Benevento - Museums

Museo del Sannio (Sezione storica)

The Museum of Sannio is located in the municipality of Benevento. The Museum is organized in 4 structures (Archaeology, Medieval, History and Art). The historical section was created to collect and present to the public the history and culture of the area. Inside it houses an exhibition of historical documents concerning the life of the local community. Today there are the scrolls of Falcone Beneventano, papal edicts, the Talleyrand declaration. Admission to the museum is free of charge.

Maddaloni - Museums

Museo Civico

The Civic Museum of Maddaloni is set up in the architectural complex of Santa Maria de Commendatis, in an area of 550 square meters. In the first room there are archaeological finds dating from the Copper Age and the 3rd century AD, while in subsequent rooms there are materials concerning the evolution of the city.

Atripalda - Museums

Dogana d'Arte

The building, built in the mid-nineteenth century, was restored after the 1980 earthquake. Currently, the museum collects a permanent collection of artifacts from the ancient settlement and churches destroyed by the earthquake; periodically it hosts temporary exhibitions, conferences, fairs and cultural events. Center of economic and commercial life first, cultural and artistic, then, the Customs represents, with its clock, the pinnacles and the pyramidal roof, the very symbol of the city of Atripalda.

Avellino - Museums

Museo Zoologico degli Invertebrati

The Zoological Museum is rich in numerous collections of various species of animals. It was founded in 1994 and is divided into three collections: in the first we find Celenterated Poriferie, in the second the Arthropods, Molluscs, Echinoderms and Tunicates, and finally in the third section we notice collections scientific by Molluscs.

Naples - Museums

Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina

The Museum of Contemporary Art (M.A.D.R.E.) collects a permanent collection of international artists among which: Andy Wharol, Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana. The historical collection is at the second floor while at third floor there are temporary ones.

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Museo di Paleobotanica ed Etnobotanica dell'Orto Botanico

The Museum of Paleobotanica and Ethnobotany of Naples is located in the Castle, a building dating from the 16th to 17th century. The two sections of the museum are: the Paleobotanic and the Ethnobotanical one. In the first section, the Paleobotanic one, fossil finds are collected that demonstrate the evolution of terrestrial plants from the Silurian, 400 million years ago to the present day. The ethnobotany section, on the other hand, exposes collections of objects in plant material from Mexico, the Amazon, Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines.

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Museo di Paleontologia

The Museum of Paleontology was founded in 1932 and is located at the “Center of Museums Natural Sciences” of the Federico II University of Naples. The museum offers the public various collections: fossil fish from Giffoni Vallepiana, Pietraroia and Castellammare di Stabia, of mammals and marine and flying reptiles. Since 1996, the museum has been enriched with a fossil specimen of Allosaurus fragilis from North America, in excellent state of preservation.

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Museo dell'Attore Napoletano

The Neapolitan Actor Museum was set up in 2001 in the underpass of Piazza Municipio, it kept about 400 relics belonging to Neapolitan actors, who made the history of Neapolitan acting. Unfortunately, in the same year of opening, the underground structure where the museum was located was closed because it was damaged by the rains. Since 2008, part of the material has been exhibited at the San Ferdinando Theatre in Naples.

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Museo D. A. Pignatelli Cortes e Museo delle Carrozze

The Pignatelli villa was erected in 1826. In 1952, Princess Rosina Pignatelli donated to the Italian State the villa and her art collection, provided that the museum that would have founded bears the name of her husband, Diego Aragona Pignatelli. The villa, inside it also houses the Museum of Carriages, with an interesting collection of Italian and French carriages dating from the end of the 1800s and the beginning of the '900.

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Raccolta d'Arte della Fondazione Pagliara

The Art Museum of the Pagliara Foundation was founded in 1947, at the behest of Maria Antonietta and Adelaide Pagliara, donating the artistic heritage of his brother Rocco to the Institute Sister Orsola Benincasa. The Museum houses a majestic collection of paintings, prints, porcelain, glass, ceramics, furniture, musical scores. These pieces belong to the period between the 16th and 19th centuries.

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Museo Didattico del Mare

The Museum of the Sea, based in the “Duke of Abruzzi” Nautical Institute of Naples, was founded in 1992, and is the only museum of the sea in Naples. The Museum consists of three rooms, that of ancient ships from the 18th to the 19th Century, the collection of Marine Machines from the '800 and finally the section of radio and radio navigation equipment.

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Museo di Anatomia Umana

The Museum of Human Anatomy in Naples is one of the most important museums in the world, located at the Institute of Human Anatomy. Recently reopened to the public, the museum was established between the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, for educational functions. There is a section of normal anatomy and one of pathological anatomy.

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Museo di Anatomia Veterinaria

The Museum of Veterinary Anatomy was established in 1798, simultaneously with the Veterinary School and in 1815 it was transferred to the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci. The Museum was set up in 1861 and later renovated then in 1907, with the foundation of the Institute of Anatomy. Inside it are exposed anatomical preparations in wax, muscles, skeletons, embalmed animals and pathological finds.

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Museo di Etnopreistoria

The Museum of Ethnoprehistory of Naples was established in 1972, and is located in some rooms of Castel dell'Ovo. Inside there are worked stones and various artifacts in bone, ceramics, terracotta and metal, the collection of which covers all the cultural phases of prehistory.

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Museo di Mineralogia

The Mineralogical Museum houses about 30,000 specimens, some of which are very rare both for their size and for their beauty. Today the Museum is part of the Natural Science Museum Center of Federico II University. It was the first Museum in Italy, founded in 1801 at the behest of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. Several collections are on display, that of meteorites, large crystals and the Vesuvian collection.

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Museo di Zoologia

The Museum of Zoology was created by Gioacchino Murat in 1811 and is part of the Museum of Natural Sciences Center of the Federico II University of Naples. The Museum is located in the University Library. Several collections are on display: that of vertebrates, a collection of about three thousand birds, that of shells and finally that of corals and sponges.

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Museo Artistico Industriale Filippo Palizzi

The Industrial Art Museum Filippo Palizzi is a museum located in the city of Naples. It was built at the end of the 19th century by Gaetano Filangieri, prince of Satriano. The Industrial Art Museum was founded to support the educational activities of the Institute of Art. Currently in the museum there are about six thousand works exhibited in different sections. The Museum played a fundamental role in the cultural life of the city.

Naples - Museums

Museo Nazionale della Ceramica Duca di Martina

The Duke of Martina Museum since 1927 has been located in the Villa Floridiana in Naples. The Museum houses over 6000 works of Western and Eastern manufacturing, dating back to the period from the 12th to the 19th century. It is one of the largest collections of decorative arts, and divided over three floors, the section of oriental art objects has recently been opened, including the fine collection of Chinese porcelain dating back to the Ming and Qing times.

Salerno - Museums

Museo Didattico della Scuola Medica Salernitana

The museum displays manuscripts and literary documents, as well as photographs and slides relating to the Medical School of Salerno, which was active from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

Capri - Museums

Museo "Ignazio Cerio"

The I. Cerio Museum is located inside the fourteenth-century Palace of Cerio built by Count Giacomo Arcucci, first lord of Capri. It originates from the research carried out by the tireless Dr. Ignazio Cerio who has collected fossils, rocks and shells from Capri and from various parts of the world for more than fifty years. His interest led him to found in 1949 the current Caprense Museum of renowned fame.

Capri - Museums

Museo Diefenbach

The Diefenbach Museum has been located in the Refectory of the Charterhouse since 1974 and is dedicated to the German painter Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, who arrived in Naples in 1900. The canvases on display depict a gloomy Capri, full of magic and Nordic mythology. All this represents a strong link of the artist with the forces of nature.

Castellammare di Stabia - Museums

Antiquarium Stabiano

The Stabiano Antiquarium was inaugurated in 1958 at the behest of the archaeologist Libero D'Orsi who had undertaken excavations to bring to light materials of the ancient Roman city of Stabiae. The Museum was built in the middle school environments of the city. Today it collects more than 8000 exhibits from the Stabian villas and buildings that were gradually explored.

Mercogliano - Museums

Museo Abbaziale del Santuario di Montevergine

The Abbey Museum of the Sanctuary of Montevergine was founded in 1968 within the premises of the Abbey of Montevergine. It was re-established in 2000 on the occasion of the Jubilee by exhibiting works of liturgical heritage received from the churches and the territory of Mercogliano. The exhibition is divided into four sections where paintings, wooden finds and sacred vestments of great interest are located.

Minori - Museums

Antiquarium-Villa Marittima

The Antiquarium is annexed to the Maritime Villa of the 1st century AD consisting of representative rooms to the west and thermal environments to the east. The antiquarium contains the materials found during the excavations in the villa, divided by classes to which they belong. The exhibition halls also include a considerable part of numismatic collections dating from the first to the fourth century AD.

Montefalcone di Val Fortore - Museums

Museo della Civiltà Contadina nell' Area del Fortore

The Museum of Peasant Civilization in the Fortore Area was built in 1984. It is divided into twenty sections that display about 3000 objects that were collected by C. Nardi. In the Museum there are materials that belong to the southern peasant civilization such as a pasta machine, carriages, carts and much more.

Montemarano - Museums

Museo dei Parati Sacri

The Museum of Sacred Paraty is the first example of the collection of sacred vestments in southern Italy. Some precious Italian fabrics made between the 16th and 20th centuries are on display. They are distinguished by their refinement a sacred parade of Bishop Celestino Labonia and a dress of the Madonna, of seventeenth-century Sicilian manufacture.

Morigerati - Museums

Museo Etnografico della Cultura Contadina

The Ethnographic Museum of Peasant Culture was established in 1994 through the dedication of Clorinda and Modestina Florenzano who since the 1960s began to collect materials and objects of culture. peasant woman in the territory of Morigerati. The Museum presents various utensils, textile artifacts as well as clothes for the daily use of citizens. There are also terracotta works and carpentry tools that were used for the production of furniture with walnut and chestnut wood.

Naples - Museums

Museo Storico Musicale

The Historical Musical Museum of Naples is located in the library of the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. In the museum are kept ancient and precious instruments such as Stradivari's harpetta, or the splendid strings, the keyboard instruments, among them the precious fortepiano, the harpsichord of Catherine II of Russia, the pianos by Mercadante and Thalberg. Of particular interest is the very rare collection of autograph manuscripts, musical editions of the 16th century and opera librettos belonging to the Library.

Naples - Museums

Pinacoteca del Pio Monte della Misericordia

A palace with an adjoining church , where there are precious art collections: the collection of the church of Pio Monte della Misericordia, the works by Francesco De Mura, the legacy of the the family Capece Galeota, descendants of the Tocco.

Volturara Irpina - Museums

Museo Etnografico della Piana del Dragone

Buccino - Museums

museo archeologico Nazionale di Volcei

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Ristorante Museo

centro zona archeologica paestum - Capaccio

The Museum Restaurant is located in the center of the archaeological area of Paestum, namely the old Greek city of Poseidonia. It was opened thirty years ago and has always been run by the same family. Visitors can take a little moment of relaxation after visiting the city, sitting in the indoor room, or in the beautiful garden. In the restaurant you can taste the typical dishes of the area, where the service is excellent. The museum also has a large private and free parking available only for guests.

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Museo Civico di Castel Nuovo

piazza municipio 64 - Naples

The castle was built in Gothic style by French architects in the years 1279 -1282. It has a rich museum hall, which houses sacred vessels and precious works of art. Of particular interest is the Palatine Chapel.

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Museo del Mare

via giovanni da procida,palazzo dell'orologio - Ischia Ponte

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Museo della Ceramica Alfonso Tafuri

via duomo, 33 - Salerno

This small museum has a rich collection of pottery and hand-painted ceramics from,'700 Vietri and '800 Naples. There are on display in the windows working tools of the '200, plates, mugs and other items of local manufacture.

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Museo Diocesano di San Matteo

largo plebiscito 12 - Salerno

Diocesan Museum of san Matteo This museum houses the Cathedral Treasury in practice, with silver, shrines, ritual objects, liturgical and sacred art, among which the 64 tablets of ivory of the twelfthcentury, depicting scenes from the Old and New Testament.

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Museo del Duomo di Ravello

It contains Roman urns and sarcophagi, but also sculptures of particular interest as the bust of Sigilgaita Rufo, one of the most beautiful sculptures of all Western art of the '200 in Southern Italy.

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Museo delle Armi, Armature e Strumenti di Tortura

castello aragonese, isola di ischia - Ischia Ponte

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Museo delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari

via santa barbara - Teggiano