National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is one of the world’s most important archaeological museums, renowned for its extensive collections of Greek, Roman, and particularly Pompeian and Herculaneum artifacts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological museum
art museum
museum in Italy
collectionType archaeological artifacts
classical art
country Italy
focusesOn Greco-Roman archaeology
ancient Mediterranean civilizations
formerName Real Museo Borbonico
formerUseOfBuilding cavalry barracks
university building
foundedBy Charles of Bourbon NERFINISHED
hasCollection Egyptian antiquities
Farnese Collection
Greek antiquities
Herculaneum artifacts
Pompeian artifacts
Roman antiquities
Secret Cabinet collection
epigraphs
frescoes
mosaics
numismatic collection
sculpture
hasPart Egyptian collection section
Farnese Gallery
Mosaic collection rooms
Secret Cabinet
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy
inception 18th century
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
locatedIn Campania
Naples
southern Italy
nativeName Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
notableWork Alexander Mosaic
Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri
Farnese Bull
Farnese Hercules
Herculaneum papyri fragments
Pompeian wall paintings
operatedBy Italian Ministry of Culture
ownedBy Italian state
shortName MANN
significance one of the most important archaeological museums in the world
significantCollectionFrom Herculaneum
Pompeii
Stabiae
other Vesuvian sites

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Portici ("Herculaneum Archaeological Museum")
contains
Cippus Abellanus ("Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Napoli")
currentLocation
Naples
hasLandmark
National Archaeological Museum of Naples ("Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli")
nativeName

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