Naples, Italy: Archaeological Museum

Piazza Museo, 19, 80135 Napoli NA, Italia

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, housed in a 16th-century building on Piazza Museo, holds one of the world's most important collections of Greco-Roman antiquities. Its treasures include the Farnese Bull, the largest surviving ancient sculpture group, the Farnese Hercules, and an extraordinary collection of mosaics lifted directly from Pompeii and Herculaneum — including the famous Alexander Mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus.

This video takes viewers through galleries that preserve objects rescued from the volcanic destruction of 79 AD, offering an unmatched window into Roman domestic life, art, and mythology. The museum's Secret Cabinet displays erotic art from Pompeii that was locked away for centuries. Few museums anywhere match the sheer density of masterworks on display here.