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Castel Sant’Elmo and Museum of the Twentieth Century

The Castel Sant'Elmo and Museo del Novecento in Naples is located on the Vomero, near the Museum and Certosa di San Martino .

Castel Sant'Elmo has medieval origins, in fact it was built in 1275 and was inhabited by the relatives of King Charles of Anjou .

The Museo del Novecento was born in 2010 in the historic High Prison of Castel Sant'Elmo . The Museo del Novecento houses a collection of contemporary art by Neapolitan artists active in Naples between 1910 and 1980.

The aim is to chronologically document the artistic developments in twentieth-century Naples . The works on display include the periods from the Secession to the Transavantgarde . Sculptures, paintings and graphics are exhibited for a total of 230 works created by 116 Neapolitan artists .

Among the artists present there are Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Mimmo Paladino, Ernesto Tatafiore, Eugenio Viti and Giovanni Brancaccio . Inside the spaces of the Carcere Alto there are the library, the Art History photo library and the panoramic walk, which will allow the visitor to enjoy a splendid view of Naples.

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Address

Via Tito Angelini, 22
80129 Naples

Discounts and prices’ reductions with the Artsupp Card

With the Artsupp Card you can get, for the first time, discounts and reduced entrance tickets for Italian museums .

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