ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF NAPLES

The greatness and frailty of lost worlds

An episode from the series TREASURES OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Synopsis

The Archaeological Museum of Naples houses extraordinary collections of antiquities.

Originally built to house the University of Naples, this monumental palace was redesigned in the late 18th century, when Ferdinand IV, King of Naples, planned for a museum that did not open its doors until 1816, featuring collections from various sources.

It is an essential complement to a visit to the cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius at the end of the 1st century AD.