This museum is home to one of Europe’s most valuable archeological collections. The Roman and Greek sculptures and the artifacts from the Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations are definitely a must see.
Some of the outstanding exhibits are the nude statues of Armodio and Aristogitone, Orpheus and Eurydice with Mercury, the Farnese Hercules and the Psyche of Capua. Mosaics excavted from Pompeii and Herculaneum include scenes of cockfights, an aquarium and the most exquisite one in which Alexander is seen fighting the Persians.
