Naples: National Archeological Museum of Naples2-Hour Tour

Explore the extensive collection of Greco-Roman works at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Together with your guide, discover the objects, frescoes, mosaics, and more, from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
I am Michele Arpa , 57 years old, Neapolitan, licensed tourist guide of the Campania Region. I have always lived in Naples , and have always been in love with it. My photo has in the background the books of art, history, archeology that I study to always be ready to do my job at best. Which is not easy, given the continuous new discoveries, the correction of the previous hypotheses on the findings, the meanings of the works, the opening of new museum exhibitions. A tough, difficult job, also demanding from a physical point of view. But undoubtedly of great beauty, but also of great autonomy, freedom, creativity. A job unknown to many, but very important to make tourists, or lovers of our cultural and natural heritage appreciate its different facets, sometimes the most hidden aspects, saving the most important treasure we have at our disposal: time!

Visiting the Archaeological Museum of Naples with a tour guide is an unparalleled experience. You have the opportunity to make the most of the time of the visit. You can have a whole series of news that captions and audio guides do not give!

The NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM of Naples is a treasure chest of absolute value for what concerns the Greek and Roman archeology. Inside it has a spectacular collection of objects, frescoes, mosaics, erotic collections, from Pompeii and Herculaneum. The cities destroyed by the eruption of 79 AD will reveal their wonders, covered by the fury of the volcano.

Another incredible collection of the Museum is that of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, a rich residence of the Pisoni family. The owner was Julius Caesar's father-in-law. Here we will be able to see the papyrus scrolls with writings on Greek philosophy, charred by the temperature of the pyroclastic flow. There are also 90 statues and objects excavated from the volcanic rock that buried the city in 79 AD. Among these the Dancers and the famous Runners, merged in the act of starting their running competition.

Another sector of rare beauty is that of the statues of the Farnese collection, the family of the mother of the first Bourbon King of Naples: Charles III. They were transported from Rome at the end of the 18th century, at the behest of the second Bourbon king, Ferdinand IV. They show off their majesty in the ground floor galleries. Among these are the statues of the Baths of Caracalla to be seen. Among these the Hercules and the majestic Farnese Bull, which decorated the luxurious palaces of the Farnese in Rome.

Inside the statues rooms of the Baths of Caracalla there is also an incredible find from the courts of the Greek kings who ruled Egypt: the Farnese Cup, the largest existing cameo.

The Museum's collections also include the first Egyptian collection of a modern museum, opened in Naples in 1821. The Magna Graecia collection, with its precious vases and jewelery treasures, and the Prehistory and Protohistory collection.

The whole is contained in a majestic building. It was built from the beginning of the seventeenth century by Giulio Cesare Fontana and completed only in the first half of the twentieth century. On the second floor the MUSEUM presents the spectacular Meridiana room. Its majestic dimensions characterize it as a real building within the building.

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