The "Umberto Scerrato" Museum
In the heart of the historic center, there is an institution that is Naples' historic gateway to Asia: the "L'Orientale" University. And inside it, in the magnificent Palazzo Corigliano, lies a hidden treasure that recounts millennia of discoveries.
It is the "Umberto Scerrato" Oriental Museum. More than a collection, it is the University's archaeological travel diary.
Born from the passion of great scholars like Umberto Scerrato—a distinguished archaeologist specializing in the Islamic world—the museum houses the artifacts uncovered during the University's excavation missions in the Middle and Far East.
Visiting this museum means embarking on an unexpected journey, a direct link connecting Naples to Iran, Pakistan, and Yemen. You walk among Islamic ceramics, bronzes, stuccos, and artifacts that speak of caravan routes, deserts, and refined civilizations.
It is an immersion into a different soul of Neapolitan culture: that of a "bridge-city" which, for centuries—and as a pioneer in Europe—has studied and engaged in dialogue with the most distant cultures.
INFO
ADDRESS: Via Partenope, 10/A, 80121 Napoli NA
PHONE NUMBER: +39 081 690 9119
WEB http://museorientale.unior.it/
