MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

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1. Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Naples

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This monastery complex (see Certosa e Museo di San Martino) is home to several collections of art. The Pinacoteca, comprising part of the Prior’s Quarters, is notable for its works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, many commissioned for the monastery. On the upper floors, 19th-century works convey the look and feel of Naples during Italian Unification. A section devoted to Nativity scenes demonstrates the power and beauty of this Neapolitan art form.

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Eighteenth-century Nativity scene, Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Naples

2. Museobottega della Tarsialignea, Sorrento

prac_info Via S Nicola 28 • 081 877 19 42 • Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6:30pm daily, Nov–Mar: 10am–5:30pm daily • Adm • www.museomuta.it

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This museum is devoted to displaying fine inlaid wood furniture and objects (intarsio). The collection is housed in a beautiful restored palace.

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Inlaid wood desk at the Museobottega della Tarsialignea

3. Museo Archeologico, Naples

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An insurpassable museum (see Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples) for Greco-Roman art, with important pieces unearthed in Rome and in towns around Vesuvius. The experience is a total immersion in the life of the ancients – their religious beliefs, sports, eating habits, and even their erotic peccadilloes.

4. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

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This world-class museum (see Museo di Capodimonte, Naples) also owes its main masterpieces to the Farnese Collection. Paintings run the gamut from medieval to contemporary.

5. Pinacoteca Girolamini, Naples

prac_info Via Duomo 142 • Closed due to COVID-19 with no date for reopening • Adm • www.bibliotecadeigirolamini.beniculturali.it

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For Neapolitan Baroque lovers, this little-known gallery is a must. There are fine works by Caracciolo, Vaccaro, Giordano and Ribera.

6. Museo Nazionale della Ceramica Duca di Martina, Naples

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This museum (see Museo Nazionale della Ceramica Duca di Martina, Naples) displays exquisite Italian pieces by Ginori and Capodimonte artisans, plus creations by the factories of Meissen, Limoges, Sèvres and Saint-Cloud. Majolica works from medieval times and a ceramic collection from China and Japan, dating back to the 8th century, are also on display. Of the 6,000 items, highlights include Hispano-Moorish lustreware and 18th-century Oriental porcelain.

7. Museo della Carta, Amalfi

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Set in a paper mill, this museum (see Museo della Carta, Amalfi) preserves one of Europe’s oldest papermaking factories. In addition to the original stone vats and machinery there’s also an exhibit which traces the history of the paper industry.

8. Museo Pignatelli, Naples

prac_info Riviera di Chiaia 200 • Open 9:30am–5pm Wed–Mon • Adm

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Built in 1826, the villa was donated to the state in 1952. The loveliest rooms are the red hall, furnished in Louis XVI style, the smoking room with leather-lined walls and the ballroom with its mirrors and chandeliers. Also of particular interest is the Coach Museum. Today, the Villa Pignatelli often plays host to temporary exhibitions and concerts.

9. Museo Archeologico di Pithecusae, Ischia

prac_info Corso Angelo Rizzoli 210, Lacco Ameno • 081 99 61 03 • Open Apr–Oct: 9am–7pm Tue–Sun, Mar–Nov: 9am–5pm Tue–Sun • Adm • www.pithecusae.it

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Housed in the 18th-century Villa Arbusto, this museum features exhibits that illustrate the history of ancient Ischia. Many objects date back to the 8th century BC. Among the most famous pots found at a nearby necropolis is typical late geometric krater, depicting a shipwreck scene.

10. Museo Archeologico, Paestum

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Among this museum’s treasures (see Paestum), are ancient Greek tomb paintings that were only discovered on the site in 1968. Other finds include bronze vases, terracotta votive figures and various funerary furnishings.

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Exhibit at Museo Archeologico, Paestum

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