Extraordinary openings, events and special prices for 2016 Christmas at the Pietrarsa Railway Museum.
For the holidays of Christmas il National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa will offer you a calendar full of events, extraordinary openings and promotional offers on the cost of the entrance ticket, which you can also buy at 2 €.
The FS Foundation proposed the initiative "A museum like this has never been seen" to attract a greater number of visitors, given that during the holidays the number of tourists in the city increases considerably.
The events provide shows, evening visits, performances in carriages, concerts and a "visit" of the dinosaurs.
Below is the schedule of events and times for the holiday periods.
Schedule of events
11 December 2016
19: 00
"Notturno a Pietrarsa", evening tour of anecdotes and costumed guides.
17 December 2016
10: 30
“A Fairytale Museum” the visit to the museum collection becomes magical
16: 30
Folletti at the Museum ", games and stories of Santa Claus.
18th December
12: 00
"A walk in the Jurassic", the dinosaurs come back to life in Pietrarsa.
26 December 2016
19: 00
"Next stop: the station of memories", performance on board the carriages.
27 December 2016
19: 00
"An inCanto Museum: Pietrarsa in Gospel", voices and sounds between locomotives and carriages.
28 December 2016
19: 00
"Jazz paths: a visit to the sound of music", musical melodies between history and railway culture.
29 December 2016
19: 00
"Lyrical Gala at the Museum: the work on display", opera arias and period costumes staged.
6 January 2017
10: 30
“A Fairytale Museum” the visit of the museum collection becomes magical
to 19.30
"Mandulinata d'Epifania", singing traditions and melodies of Naples that was.
7 January 2017
11: 00
"A walk in the Jurassic", the dinosaurs come back to life in Pietrarsa.
19: 30
"Next stop: the station of memories", performance on board the carriages.
Journey on board the "Pietrarsa Express"
The 18 and 26 December will be conducted from Naples to Pietrarsa aboard the "Centoporte", a convoy of the thirties. At the end of the journey you can admire the carriages, the locomotives, the vintage railway memorabilia preserved in the pavilions overlooking the Gulf of Naples. The round trip of the Pietrarsa Express includes the entrance ticket to the museum.
Prices: promotions
- 26 December € 1,00 (offer valid only for FS Group Railroaders, retired ones and their family members)
- 29 December and 5 January € 2,00 (valid for the whole day)
Extraordinary openings and closings
Opening hours:
- December 8 from 10:00 to 19:00
- The December 24 from the 9: 00 to the 14: 00
- The December 26 from the 9: 00 to the 19: 00
- The 27 and 28 December from 9: 30 to 16: 30
- The December 29 from the 10: 00 to the 19: 00
- The December 31 from the 9: 00 to the 14: 00
- The 3 and 4 January from 9: 30 to 16: 30
- The 5 January from the 10: 00 to the 19: 00
The Pietrarsa Museum will remain closed on December 25th, January 1st and 2nd.
Weekly calendar
The museum will remain open every day respecting the traditional calendar that is:
- from Monday to Wednesday by reservation for groups
- Thursday from 14: 00 to 20: 00
- Friday from 9: 00 to 16: 30
- Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 9: 30 to 19: 30
