Naples National Archaeological Museum, Discover the Treasures of Ancient Civilizations

Piazza Museo, 19, 80135 Napoli

One of the world's top museums

4.4

Introduction

This museum is one of the most important archaeological museums in Italy, mainly collecting artifacts from the towns submerged after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August 79 AD, such as Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum, exhibiting relics from ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and even ancient Egypt. In addition, the museum also collects a small number of works from the Renaissance period. The museum has four floors, with the underground floor exhibiting mummies, the first floor exhibiting various sculptures, mostly full or partial nudity, mostly life-size, and a few with giant, realistic figures. In addition, the first floor also has self-service vending machines, automatic coffee machines, bookstores, and various sarcophagi. The second floor has a famous Secret Room, which is only open to adults and contains wall paintings of sexual intercourse between men and women and a variety of male genitalia and a small amount of female genitalia with different sizes and shapes. The third floor has a magnificent hall that is worth admiring. Overall, the collections of the National Museum of History have high artistic value.