National Archaeological Museum of Naples: Discover Ancient Treasures and Historical Artifacts

Uncover ancient treasures and historical artifacts at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Explore collections from Magna Grecia, Egypt, and the Farnese family, as well as excavated finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli - We will see together the collection of objects found during the discovery of the Vesuvian cities destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD: mosaics, frescoes, objects of everyday life, Villa dei papiri di Ercolano.
What's Included
  • Guided tour
What's Not Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Entrance tickets are not included. The cost is € 15 for adults, free for minors.
  • Pick up excluded. Cost varies from 30 to 50 euros, based on the distance between hotel, b & b and museum.
Additional Information

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples serves as a vital vault containing diverse collections from the Magna Grecia era, the initial Egyptian collection seen in a contemporary museum, the grand display of the Farnese family’s statue collection featuring Hercules and the commanding Toro group. Finalizing with a spectacular exhibition of the myriad…

Location
Naples National Archaeological Museum
Piazza Museo
On the top of the stairs, at the museum entrance
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Michelle
Jul 20, 2025
Not to be missed - Fantastic museum with so many pieces from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Definitely don’t miss this museum. Not only the statues and frescos but some many beautiful furniture and decorative items on display. When we visited, the mosaics were not available for viewing.
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Elstonian
May 30, 2025
Do not miss this. It is wonderful. - Having seen Pompeii and Herculaneum, we noticed that many of the best finds had been relocated to this museum. It therefore seemed sensible to visit them. I am so glad that we did, because it is a staggeringly good museum. Unfortunately, the mosaic of Alexander the Great was undergoing restoration and could not be seen and the Farnese cup was also out of bounds. However, what is left is the most wonderful collection of classical art, arms and household goods I have seen anywhere. We did not book and queued for about 5 minutes to buy tickets. There was a locker for coats and bags. Strangely, I could not find a guide book or plan of the museum, which was a real shame as the building is huge, and finding the things you most want to see can be difficult. If you are Naples for any length of time you should really not miss this.
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Leigh-harrington
May 27, 2025
A real must see museum - What an incredible museum. We visited before we went to Pompei and that was the best way to do it as it helped visualise the city better. They have an incredible range of artefacts, the ‘secret room’ with all the adult themed items is particularly fascinating. They do also have an interesting range of times from other sites in the region. Allow plenty of time, there is so much to see.
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Retengr
Apr 25, 2025
Bring Pompeii to Life - This is a large museum with a major focus on Pompeii and Herculaneum. We have visited both of those sites; we mostly saw the bones in those visits. Here we got a much better feel for the people who were victims of the eruption. We were very relieved that all of the explanatory cards (which were numerous and very complete) were in English as well as Italian. We visited all floors. It would have been nice to be given a basic handout showing what was where, but this is only available on-line. It proved to be more trouble than it was worth. The Egyptian content in the basement was not particularly interesting; more like souvenirs brought home by earlier travelers. Fortunately, the upper floors made the visit very worthwhile.
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Alessandrogeg63
Apr 24, 2025
Magnificent - Beautiful museum with extraordinary works of art. Clean and well organized with qualified and friendly staff. Accurate and understandable services and information. Must-see places.
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E3869lnnathand
Jun 27, 2025
Fantastic storytelling of Ancient Roman and Egyptian life - If you love the ancient world then this is the place for you! Lots of wonderful examples from ancient Egypt to Ancient Rome. So many amphora. The descriptions were excellent and the top floor stolen artefacts exhibition was my favourite part of the museum. Also lots of huge statues. Good fun to walk about for a few hours. Drinks are around €2.50 for a cold soft drink. Toilets were clean on the top floor. Unfortunately some of the areas were out of bounds for renovations but it was fine. Expect renovations to continue into July 2025.
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Stephen
Apr 1, 2025
Great exhibits but unsatisfactory information. - Great exhibits and interesting artefacts from Pompeii plus lots more. They would warrant a 5 star rating. However organisation is confusing, exhibits are not explained well enough, and the Pompeii model was unavailable to view. Toilets on ground floor down stairs were in a very poor state.
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Oasisboundt
Mar 8, 2025
Beautiful museum for families! - If you love museums, this is an amazing museum full of things to see for all ages. It's huge so plan to spend enough time to see everything.
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762virg_niaa
Feb 17, 2025
Archaeological Museum of Naples - The museum is huge and, in my opinion, the best in Europe in terms of art and artefacts from ancient Rome and Magna Graecia. Most of the pieces on display were taken from Pompeii, but the Farnese collection is also important and beautiful and the Magna Grecia collection is impressive, especially the mosaics that cover the rooms. This museum complements or is complemented by a visit to the archaeological site of Pompeii. A word of warning: if you are a history lover, check that all the museum spaces are open before visiting - when I visited it, this February, the first floor was closed for conservation and so I missed the Pompeii mosaic collection. This was a sadness for me, as I had come from far away especially to see them. Ticket price: EUR 20 per person (in this case wasn't fair).
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Dreamer59779740652
Apr 17, 2025
Excursion to the museum - It was a very exciting trip but a bit boring for smaller guests. With the Audio Guid, it's even better. But a very long queue.
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From $58
up to 15 guests
4 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).