Museums of Naples
Naples is not only about energy, flavour, and movement.
It is also about preserved memory, lived art, and stories told in both museum halls and neighbourhood alleys.
Here, museums and exhibition spaces are not distant containers but places that engage with the city itself, shaping the identity of both visitors and residents.
From archaeological heritage to contemporary experimentation, from the reading of ancient coins to the sound of performing arts, Naples offers a layered, multifaceted cultural richness.
Museums are essential stops for understanding this landscape, but Neapolitan culture is also a living scene — made of theatres, music, literature, and stories that flow through the city.
The historic centre — part of the UNESCO World Heritage — is more than a collection of old buildings: it is a grand collective work, where every palace, church, and museum tells of a generation, a transformation, a hope.
Culture in Naples is, therefore, experience and reflection, vision and participation.
A journey through centuries — between art, archaeology, and imagination
To visit Naples is to cross a museum-city — not one frozen in time, but one where each cultural space is a narrative portal, an open door onto eras, civilizations, and visions.
The city’s museums are both intimate and monumental, and can astonish both general visitors and expert audiences.
National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN)
One of the most important archaeological collections in the world.
A treasure chest of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae, it also houses classical marble sculptures, mosaics, frescoes, everyday objects, Egyptian relics, and artworks that reflect the eternal dialogue between myth and reality.
It is the ideal starting point for understanding the deep historical roots of Naples and its territory.
Capodimonte Museum
Where art meets greenery and royalty.
Originally a royal Bourbon residence, today it houses masterpieces by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, Parmigianino, Botticelli, and an outstanding collection of contemporary art.
Located in the heart of the Capodimonte Park, it also offers one of the most stunning views of the city.
MADRE Museum
The contemporary face of Naples.
In the city’s old centre, inside a former 19th-century palace, MADRE is a space for art and experimentation.
It hosts works by international artists like Andy Warhol, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons, along with a lively reflection on the visual identity of the South.
Royal Palace of Naples
A museum that is also a monument, theatre, and mirror of power.
Overlooking Piazza del Plebiscito, it tells the story of Bourbon monarchy with its sumptuous halls, national library, and Gallery of Time.
It is also a symbolic passage in the geography of Neapolitan power.
Certosa and Museum of San Martino
A landscape museum, suspended between art and panorama.
Located on the Vomero hill, next to Castel Sant’Elmo, it holds Baroque memories, ancient Neapolitan relics, historic nativity scenes, and visual narratives of the city.
From above, it poetically overlooks the entire Bay of Naples.
