Vermeer, Steve McCurry, De Chirico, and many other exhibitions not to be missed in Naples during the Christmas holidays!
We are at the height of the Christmas holidays and the city of Naples is there, as every year, marveling showing the best of itself among Christmas illuminations in many streets and squares, Christmas markets, events and initiatives of all kinds organized almost everywhere.
During the Christmas holidays we also have plenty of free time to discover the treasures and artistic treasures of our Naples, why not take the opportunity to visit some of the most interesting exhibitions in progress during this period?
If you are thirsty for art, photography, painting and the past of our Naples, we give you some valuable suggestions on exhibitions not to be missed during the Christmas period. Take note!
And if you love theater, consult our article on best Christmas party shows on stage in Naples!
The Hidden Treasures Tino by Camaino-Caravaggio-Gemito
An unmissable exhibition curated by Vittorio Sgarbi which includes over 150 works of more than one hundred authors, including Caravaggio, Tino di Camaino and Gemito. On display of the real "Hidden treasures", i.e. works that belong to private collectors, such as banking foundations and institutions, and that have never been exhibited in museums.
When: until May 28 2017
Timetables:
- Monday to Friday from 10: 00 to 20: 00
- Saturday and Sunday from 10: 00 to 23: 00 (with extension until midnight from March 2017)
- closed the 24 December
Prezzi:
- Full: € 12
- Reduced: € 10
Where: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore alla Pietrasanta, Pietrasanta square
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Vermeer at the Capodimonte Museum
Until 9 February 2017 will be possible to admire, at the Museum of Capodimonte, the famous painting by the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer: "The woman with the lute ", thanks to an agreement with the Met (Metropolitan Museum) in New York, where the canvas is exhibited. It will be accompanied by some works from the Capodimonte Pinacoteca that will show the public the close link between Neapolitan and Dutch art of the '600.
When: until February 9 2017
Opening hours: every day from 8.30 to 19.30. Wednesday closed
Pricing:
- Full: 8 €
- Reduced: 4 €
Where: Capodimonte Museum, via Miano 2
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Steve McCurry - Without borders
The master of contemporary photography is on display with his suggestive shots that tell of distant worlds, cultures, men, women and childrenforced to live in suffering and war. An opportunity to immerse yourself in an artistic exhibition that gives visitors moments of very intense reflection and emotion.
When: until February 12, 2017
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 9.30 to 19.30
Pricing:
- Full: € 11
- Reduced: € 5
Where: Palazzo delle Arti in Naples, via dei Mille 60
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Stories of toys, from the eighteenth century to Barbie
An exhibition for adults and children that offers a journey into the world of toys from the eighteenth century, with over a thousand small masterpieces of the Toy Museum of Naples of Suor Orsola Benincasa, collected by Vincenzo Capuano. Among the toys on display are puppets, dolls, theaters, board games, military toys, wooden toys, tin toys, cars, trains.
When: until March 19 2017
Timetables:
- Monday-Thursday 10.00-19.00
- Friday and Saturday 10.00-22.00
- Sunday 10.00-19.00
Prezzi:
- Full: 5 €
- Reduced: 3 €
Where: Convent of San Domenico Maggiore, vicolo San Domenico Maggiore 18
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Stories of children
An exciting photographic exhibition with 210 illustrations made by Letizia Galli that tell the stories of thousands of abandoned children in this ancient Neapolitan institute and in many other institutes in the world. Expressing, through his drawings, the fears they face and the adventures they face every day.
When: until February 28 2017
Opening hours: From the 9 18
Pricing: Free entry
Where: Real Casa dell'Annunziata, Hall of Columns, via Egiziaca to Forcella 18, via Annunziata 34
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Fergola. The splendor of a kingdom
A Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano you can attend a very interesting exhibition of works by Salvatore Fergola, the last painter of the Bourbon court and protagonist of the splendor of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies under the dominion of Francis I and Ferdinand II of Bourbon. On show 63 paintings and canvases from various museums, such as the Capodimonte Museum, the Royal Palace and the San Martino Museum, which immortalize some of the most important historical moments of his era.
When: until April 2 2017
Opening hours:
- Tuesday to Friday from 10: 00 to 18: 00
- Saturday and Sunday from 10: 00 20 to: 00
- Closed on Mondays
- the 19 and 24 December from the 10: 00 to the 18: 00
- The December 25 closed
- the 26 and 31 December from the 10: 00 to the 16: 00
- from December 27 to January 8 (excluding December 31) from 10: 00 to 20: 00
Pricing:
- Full: € 5
- Reduced: 3 €
Where: Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, via Toledo 185
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Giorgio de Chirico. The reconstruction
In Amalfi you can visit an unprecedented exhibition on the father of metaphysics, Giorgio De Chirico. "The reconstruction", this is the title of the exhibition, includes 13 canvases that cover the time span from 1948 to 1976, the phase of "old age" of the famous painter, shortly after the Metaphysics, but of which his typical "mannequins" can be found , traditional Greco-Roman marble busts, ancient relics from a bygone era and still lifes.
When: until March 9 2017
Opening hours: from 10 to 14 and from 15.30 to 19.30
Pricing: €6
Where: Mag Gallery, Ancient Arsenal - Largo Cesareo Console 3 (Amalfi)
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