Archaeological Museum
Naples Italy Tourist Information and Travel Guide
The National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale) in Naples Italy is one of the country's leading tourist attractions. It contains a large volume of sculptures, paintings and artifacts that were recovered from Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Pompeii and Herculaneum were frozen in time after the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Artifacts continue to be recovered from those locations today.
National Archaeological Museum in Naples Italy
Among its works of art, the National Archaeological Museum contains Roman sculptures from the Farnese collection.
Visitors should not miss the "Villa of the Papyri", the Farnese Bull and Farnese Marbles when visiting the museum.
The museum is located on Museo Nazionale Square in Naples.
