The Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Napoli (the MANN, the GPS: 40.8544°N, 14.2517°E, Piazza Museo Nazionale 19, Naples): the most important single ancient art museum in the world by the specific criterion of Roman and Magna Graecia material culture completeness (the MANN collection (approximately 350,000 catalogued objects, the largest single ancient Mediterranean art collection in any museum) includes the most comprehensive single Roman domestic, commercial, and funerary art program (the Pompeii and Herculaneum finds), the most specifically important single ancient sculpture collection (the Farnese collection), and the most internationally significant single ancient mosaic collection (the Alexander Mosaic)), while being simultaneously the most specifically undervisited single globally important art museum per collection significance (the Louvre receives approximately 9 million annual visitors. The MANN receives approximately 550,000, the most dramatically under-attended single major world art museum relative to collection importance).
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The Alexander Mosaic
The Alexander Mosaic (the Mosaico di Alessandro, the GPS within the MANN: Room 61, first floor): the most specifically important single ancient artwork in any Italian museum (the specific 1st-century BCE mosaic (the 3.13m × 5.82m total area, the largest single surviving ancient mosaic program) from the specific Casa del Fauno (the most lavish single Pompeii private residence) depicting the specific Battle of Issus (333 BCE): the specific composition (the Alexander the Great on the left charging on Bucephalus towards the specific Darius III whose chariot is turning to flee on the right) is the most specifically documented single ancient battle depiction (the specific comparison between the specific Philoxenus of Eretria original Greek painting (the most referenced single lost ancient painting in the Pliny the Elder "Naturalis Historia" (Book XXXV) and the specific mosaic copy (the most specifically faithful single ancient painting reproduction in any surviving medium))). Room 61 viewing strategy: arrive at museum opening (9:00) and go directly to Room 61, by 11:00 the Alexander Mosaic room has the most crowded single gallery in the MANN.
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See availability & prices →Compare tours on Viator →We may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.The Secret Room (Gabinetto Segreto)
The Gabinetto Segreto (the Secret Room, the MANN Room 65, first floor): the specific collection of erotic art from Pompeii and Herculaneum (the specific Roman erotic paintings (the pitture erotiche), the specific erotic bronzes (i bronzi erotici), and the specific erotic lamps (le lucerne erotiche) from the specific Pompeii Lupanar, the Casa dei Vettii, and the Terme Suburbane frescoes): the most specifically Roman-sexuality-documentary single museum collection (the specific objects were removed from public display in 1851 by the King of Naples Francesco I and locked in a dedicated room (the "Cabinet", the gabinetto) whose access was restricted to "mature people of reputable morals" (the specific 1851 King's decree language)): the objects remained sealed for 149 years until the specific 2000 reopening (the most specifically "liberation" single Italian museum curatorial decision). Open to the public (no age restriction): included in the standard MANN ticket.
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How long do I need for the MANN?
The minimum meaningful MANN visit: 2 hours (the specific program: Room 61 Alexander Mosaic (20 minutes) + the Farnese collection (Sala del Toro Farnese: 30 minutes) + the Secret Room (20 minutes) + the Pompeii bronze portraits (Room 113: 20 minutes) + the Egyptian collection (Rooms 1-11: 20 minutes)). The comprehensive MANN visit: 4-5 hours. The specific MANN ticket: €18. Book at coopculture.it to avoid the specific MANN summer entrance queue (typically 20-45 minutes without pre-booking in July-August).
