Museo di Palazzo Reale
This palazzo was built in the period of the viceroy Conte di Lemos. The palazzo has been home to La Reale Stamperia, la Reale Arazzeria, the 17th-century Palatine Academy, the King's Gabinetto Fisico, the Palatine Library, The Bourbon Archive and the musical archives of the Royal chapel; it has also been the seat of power of the Neapolitan monarchy and that of South Italy. If you pass through the Cortile d'Onore you will reach the museum of the Palazzo Reale, which contains the furnishings and decorations of the noble apartment - thirty rooms where state functions and gatherings would take place, an 18th-century theatre and a chapel dedicated to the Assunta.
Il Museo Archeologico Nazionale
The Farnese collection is the largest art collection in Italy. This includes precious paintings by Titian and other great masters, antique sculptures and great renaissance pieces from Barbo and Fulvio Orsini and the Medici collection. The collection is enriched by the largest archeological collection in history, consisting of the precious remains of towns buried by Vesuvius during the eruption of 79 A.D. It also has pieces from Etruscan and Roman civilisation from cities such as Capua, Nola, Pozzuoli, Baia, Miseno, Capri and many more. The Egyptian collection is now in the Farnese complex of Terme di Caracalla with materials from the Iside temple in Pompei and the protohistoric and prehistoric sections.
Accademia di Belle Arti
The Arts Institute found temporary accomodation in a wing of the Palazzo degli Studio which subsequently became an Archeological Museum. In 1863, a new location was found for the Institute as part of the renovation of the Fosse del Grano (the wheat stores). The building represents one of the most significant projects of Alvinos career. The construction, which began in 1864, was completed after Alvino's death by his student Giuseppe Pisanti, who signed the monumental stairway in 1880.
Museo Civico Gaetano Filangieri
The Museo Filangieri is found within the renaissance Palazzo Como. The palazzo was built at Forcella by Riccordo Como, as a single storey building. In 1404, it was renovated, and then enlarged between 1464 and 1490. After 1490, a garden was added, as a gift from King Alfonso of Aragon in return for Como's loyalty. At that time, several decorative embellishments were added in the renaissance style. The ashlar-work facade was decorated with the arms of both Como and the Aragon family. In 1881, the palazzo was threatened with demolition because of the construction of via Duomo, but it was decided to take it down and reconstruct it further back. The art collection belonging to Prince Gaetano Filangieri was immediately installed within the palazzo, and consequently it was designated a museum. Prince Filangieri had considered establishing a museum of artistic production; a sort of studio cum workshop in which new artistic and technical projects could be attempted. On the prince's death, the museum fell into disrepair and neglect, and during the second World War a fire destroyed many works. The remaining collection was renovated in 1948 and the gallery reopened to the public in the 1970's. It represents an important part of Neopolitan culture.
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