Museo di Capodimonte

Museo di Capodimonte is an art museum in Naples that displays paintings spanning five centuries across more than one hundred fifty rooms on three floors. The collection covers works from the Renaissance, Baroque and later periods, arranged in chronological order through the galleries.

Construction of the palace began in 1738 under King Charles of Bourbon as a hunting lodge and repository for his family art collection. The building officially opened as a public museum in 1957 and has since displayed the royal collections.

The collection includes masterpieces from Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Botticelli, alongside the extensive historical Farnese Collection of Renaissance art.

A shuttle bus runs hourly from central Naples to the museum, stopping at Piazza Dante and the National Archaeological Museum. The upper floor galleries have windows offering views over the city and bay.

An entire room made of porcelain, the Salottino di Porcellana, was moved from the Royal Palace of Portici in 1867 and reassembled inside the museum. The eighteenth-century wall panels show mythological scenes in bright colors on a white background.

Location: Naples

Inception: 1757

Founders: Bruno Molajoli

Official opening: 1957

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Opening Hours: Thursday-Tuesday 08:30-19:30

Phone: +39081848800288

Email: mu-cap@beniculturali.it

Website: http://museocapodimonte.beniculturali.it

GPS coordinates: 40.86699,14.25035

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:22