1-Hour Palazzo Degli Studi Museum Tour in Naples with Secret Cabinet
About This Tour
Delve into history as you explore the exquisite Greek and Roman sections of the museum at Palazzo Degli Studi. See erotic frescoes, Pompeian frescoes, and much...
Duration: 1 Hour · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Naples, Macerata, Pompeii, Ercolano, Portofino · Languages: English
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What's Included
- Services of a Naples tour guide
Not Included
- Tickets extra: 8.00€
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Explore Palazzo Degli Studi and Its Remarkable Collections
Set in the massive 16th-century palace Palazzo Degli Studi, the museum was founded by Ferdinand IV in 1777. Formed from discoveries made during the Vesuvian excavations, which were at the time exhibited in the Museo Herculanese in the Royal Palace at Portici, and from his family's extensive collection of art and Roman antiquities, the Farnese Collection, the museum today holds over three million objects of archaeological and historic importance. These include Greek and Roman sculptures; frescoes and mosaics from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabia; an Egyptian collection second only to Turin's Egyptian Museum; over 200,000 coins and medals from Ancient Greece to the Bourbon Era; and a collection of nearly 2,500 documents written in Latin, Greek, and the dialects of the Italic peoples. However, the exhibition that people find most interesting is the Secret Cabinet, an erotic collection of finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Set in the massive 16th-century palace Palazzo Degli Studi, the museum was founded by Ferdinand IV in 1777. Formed from discoveries made during the Vesuvian excavations, which were at the time exhibited in the Museo Herculanese in the Royal Palace at Portici, and from his family's extensive collection of art and Roman antiquities, the Farnese Collection, the museum today holds over three million objects of archaeological and historic importance. These include Greek and Roman sculptures; frescoes and mosaics from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabia; an Egyptian collection second only to Turin's Egyptian Museum; over 200,000 coins and medals from Ancient Greece to the Bourbon Era; and a collection of nearly 2,500 documents written in Latin, Greek, and the dialects of the Italic peoples. However, the exhibition that people find most interesting is the Secret Cabinet, an erotic collection of finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum. After the exhibits are seen, the tour ends.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Palazzo degli Studi, Via Antonio Gramsci, Macerata, Province of Macerata, Italy · Tour start: Via Antonio Gramsci, 17, 62100 Macerata MC, Italy — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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