Archaeological Museum

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is famous for its rich collection of ancient Greek and Roman presets. This museum is one of the leading cultural centers not only in Italy, but throughout the world. The museum was built in 1586 during the reign of the Spanish Viceroy Don Pedro Girone. On the ground floor there is a collection of antique sculpture, most of the exhibits of which are placed in the first 15 halls, the total number of which on the ground floor is more than 40. The most famous among the exhibits are the statues of Athena and Aphrodite. A strong impression is made by the sculpture depicting the Farnesian Hercules and the Farnesian bull - this is the largest ancient sculptural composition that has survived to this day. Between the first and second floors are the famous mosaics discovered during the archaeological excavations of Pompeii, as well as numerous exhibits telling about the history of Naples.

Among the exhibits located on the second floor, the Hall with frescoes from Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabia deserves special attention, as well as the Hall of the Temple of Isis, in which the interior of the temple of Isis in Pompeii is reproduced using authentic objects excavated in the ruins of an ancient temple.