Historical Naples: Treasure of St. Gennaro "museum"

Via Duomo, 149, 80138 Napoli, Italia

The Treasure of San Gennaro museum occupies rooms adjacent to Naples Cathedral on Via Duomo, housing one of the world's most extraordinary collections of sacred art. Accumulated over centuries by devotion to the city's patron saint, the treasury includes jewelled reliquaries, gold and silver ex-votos, ceremonial vestments, and the famous solid-gold bust containing the skull of San Gennaro himself.

This video explores the museum's remarkable holdings, giving viewers a close look at masterworks by Neapolitan and European goldsmiths spanning the 14th to 18th centuries. The collection reflects Naples' layered history under Angevin, Spanish, and Bourbon rule, and remains entirely independent of the Vatican — a civic treasure managed by the historic Deputazione.