All Renaissance art & Early modern art museums to visit in Naples

Experience the artistic revival of the Renaissance and early modern periods at 5 museums in Naples. These museums showcase masterpieces from a transformative era in art history.

Are you captivated by Renaissance and early modern art? These are the best museums to visit in Naples:

  1. National Archaeological Museum of Naples1

    National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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    The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) is an hisotry museum in Naples mostly known for its ancient Roman remains. The collection the museum holds however, includes artifacts from Greek, Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from ne
  2. Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte2

    Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte

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    Museo nazionale di Capodimonte (The National Museum of Capodimonte) houses galleries of ancient art, one of contemporary art and a historic apartment. The collection mainly consists of paintings, from two main collections, namely the Farnese collection, which includes Italian as well as internationa
  3. Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro3

    Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro

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    Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro (Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro) holds and displays the Treasure of San Gennaro, which is composed of art works and donations collected in 7 centuries of Popes, Kings, Emperors, famous and ordinary people. It mainly consists of jewelry, statues, busts, fabrics
  4. Cathedral of Naples, Chapel of St. Januarius4

    Cathedral of Naples, Chapel of St. Januarius

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    The Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius, also known as the Reale cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro, is a significant part of the Cathedral of Naples in Italy. This chapel is dedicated to St. Januarius, who is the patron saint of the city. It is the most lavishly decorated chapel in the cathedral, showcasing contributions from the premier Baroque artists in Naples.
  5. Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano5

    Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano

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    The Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano (The Galleries of Palazzo Zevallos) is a museum in Naples housed inside Palazzo Zevallos. The collections of the museum include pieces from the Neapolitan seventeenth century up to to the twentieth century.