Naples – Day 4. Shopping, or rather window shopping, over we had a sandwich and coffee and off we walked to the Naples Duomo (Cathedral). It was closed for the afternoon, however on the opposite side of the road, right in front of the Duomo was this, unknown for us, museum which my brother-in-law and I decided to visit to while away the time and Christine and Mary Grace went for a walk along the road with shopping ideas which were not successful. In these two shots I am showing the main hall of this museum.
Something about the museum
The Museo Civico Filangieri is an eclectic collection of artworks, coins, and books assembled in the nineteenth century by Gaetano Filangieri, prince of Satriano, who gave it to the city of Naples as a museum. It is housed in his former palace, Palazzo Cuomo (or Como) .
Palazzo Cuomo was built between 1464 and 1490. It was sold in 1587 and was incorporated into an adjacent monastery. In 1881–82, during the urban renewal of Naples, the entire building was dismantled and moved back some 20 meters to widen the street. The museum was inaugurated in 1888 by Gaetano Filangieri Junior (1824–92), principe di Satriano. Much of the collection was destroyed by the retreating German troops during September 1943. Since then works from other Neapolitan sites were subsequently incorporated to form a new collection.
Thank you for looking, commenting and for the fav's.
But did you find it interesting to wander around? It looks (and sounds from your description) that it was rather over-packed with eclectic collections!
Ian
When I have seen and admire those I want to to back to something minimal. To many beautiful