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Review:
The National Archaeological Museum was established at the end of the 18th century by King Charles VII of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. The king commissioned the museum to house antiquities his mother left him as an inheritance. They became the museum’s Farnese Collection. Three other collections at the museum include the treasures from Herculaneum and Pompeii, gifts to the museum from minor collections, and items from archaeological excavations in Naples. Must-see highlights of the museum include the sculpted Toro Farnese (the Farnese Bull), Ercole Farnese (the Farnese Hercules), the mosaics on the mezzanine level, and the Farnese Atlas (Atlas carrying the celestial spheres) on the first level.
Piazza Museo, 19, Naples, Italy, Phone: +39-08-14-42-21-49
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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