Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina; 081 1931 3016;
www.museomadre.it
;
Via Settembrini 79; adult/reduced €3.50/1.50, free Mon; 10.30am-7.30pm Mon &
Wed-Sat, to 11pm Sun; C55 to Via Duomo, Piazza Cavour)
At the time of research,
the future of Naples' once-wonderful contemporary art museum was undecided. Its 'His-
torical Collection' of modern painting, photography, sculpture and installations from
greats such as Mario Merz, Damien Hirst and Olafur Eliasson was closed indefinitely,
with only its specially commissioned, 1st-floor installations on display. Inspired by
Naples, these installations include works by Francesco Clemente, Anish Kapoor, Rebecca
Horn, and Jeff Koons.
Check the museum website for updates.
Museo Diocesano di Napoli
( 081 557 13 65;
www.museodiocesanonapoli.it
;
Largo Donnaregina, Chiesa di Santa
Maria Donnaregina Nuova; adult/reduced €5/4; 9.30am-4.30pm Mon & Wed-Sat,
9.30am-2pm Sun; Piazza Cavour)
Splendid baroque architecture meets religiously
themed art at the revamped Chiesa di Santa Maria Donnaregina Nuova. Now known as
the Diocesan Museum of Naples, its collection spans Renaissance triptychs and 19th-cen-
tury wooden sculptures, to works from baroque masters including Luca Giordano, Fabriz-
io Santafede and Andrea Vaccaro.
Collection highlights include Giordano's final canvases, which hang on either side of
the church's main altar, Paolo De Matteis'
San Sebastiano Curato dalle Pie Donne
(St Se-
bastian Attended to by the Pious Women) and a young Francesco Solimena's fresco
Il
Miracolo delle Rose di San Francesco
(The Miracle of the Roses of St Francis), above the
church's presbytery.
On weekends in April and May, the museum usually hosts
classical music concerts
by
the Nuova Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti
(
www.nuovaorchestrascarlatti.it
)
. Tickets ($14)
can be purchased at the museum. Check the museum or orchestra websites for programme
details.
MUSEUM
Museo di Filangieri
( 081 203 175, 081 749 93 05;
http://filangieri.sbapsaena.campaniabeniculturali.it
;
Via Duomo 288; C55 to Via Duomo)
Only accessible by phoning ahead (check the
website for changes), this wonderfully kooky museum houses everything from Asian and
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