FamxplorMuseo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
What to expect
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is an important Italian archaeological museum. Its collection includes works from Greek, Roman, and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum sites. The museum hosts extensive collections of Greek and Roman antiquities, including the Farnese Collection, which features a collection of engraved gems, the Farnese Marbles, and notable works such as the Menologium Rusticum and the Herculaneum papyri. The museum also has a large collection of frescoes from Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as a collection of ancient Roman bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri. Visitors can see the Alexander Mosaic, which depicts a battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia
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NAPLES with family, Naples with children
Activities: We visited the National Archaeological Museum, one of the most beautiful collections of Greco-Roman antiquities in the world! We focused on the rooms related to the Pompeii site
Highlights: The museum had many beautiful mosaics, and many objects of everyday life that allowed us to imagine the decor of homes before they were ravaged by the eruption of Vesuvius ✨
Visiting Naples with the family: the best + itinerary
Activities: After our delicious lunch, we walked along Via Toledo towards the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. We passed through Piazza Dante, a semicircular square adorned with about 20 statues. The museum houses part of the immense Farnese collection and is one of the most important archaeological museums in Europe and the world
Highlights: We all loved the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, especially the famous Venus Callipyge and the reclining Hercules statue. The kids enjoyed the interactive exhibits, the mosaic collection, and the model of Pompeii ✨
4 days in Naples with the family
Activities: We visited the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, admiring the mosaic collection from Pompeii, the Greek sculptures, and the Farnese collection. We also explored the secret cabinet, though we didn't take the kids as it contained adult Roman artifacts
Highlights: We loved the mosaic collection from Pompeii, the Greek sculptures, and the Farnese collection. The secret cabinet was interesting for adults, but not appropriate for children ✨