ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
PRESENTATION
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The vast sixteenth century palace where the Archaeological Museum is located was originally home to a university. But in the second half of the 18th century, King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon used it as a...
FARNESE ATLAS – MERIDIANA HALL - AI VOICE
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You’re standing in the Hall of the Meridian, one of the largest and most spectacular rooms in the museum. It takes its name from the meridian line traced on the floor in the late 18th century,...
FARNESE BULL – GROUND FLOOR ROOM 16 - AI VOICE
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The Farnese Bull, standing about thirteen feet tall, is the largest ancient sculptural group to have survived almost completely intact. It’s fascinating to know that it was discovered in...
FARNESE CUP – GROUND FLOOR ROOM 10 - AI VOICE
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In the Farnese Gems section, one masterpiece stands out above all others: the Farnese Cup, also known as the Farnese Bowl. At first glance, it might look like a simple luxury object, but in reality,...
POMPEIAN OBJECTS – ROOMS 1 AND 2
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As you can imagine, the excavations of the Vesuvius cities that were begun by the Bourbons around the middle of the 1700s have radically altered our knowledge of the ancient world, offering us an...
ALEXANDER MOSAIC – FIRST FLOOR ROOM 61
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Unfortunately, not a single painting remains from the great painters of antiquity. We must content ourselves with their names, such as Zeuxis or Parrhasius, and descriptions of their works and the...
SECRET CABINET – FIRST FLOOR - AI VOICE
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Now you’re entering one of the museum’s most intriguing sections: the Secret Cabinet. Here you’ll find over two hundred artifacts, mostly from Pompeii and...
EGYPTIAN COLLECTION – BASEMENT - AI VOICE
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The Egyptian Collection is displayed in the basement, spread across seven rooms, from XVII to XXIII. The first two introductory rooms are dedicated to the history of the collection and the fascination...
