Capodimonte Museum: tickets, opening hours and what to see

Why visit the Capodimonte Museum

Charles of Bourbon began the palace of Capodimonte in 1738 to house the Farnese collection he had inherited from his mother, Elisabetta Farnese. Today it is one of the richest picture galleries in Italy: the museum itself lists Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Botticelli, Masaccio, Mantegna, Bellini, Parmigianino, Lotto, the Carracci, El Greco, Ribera, Luca Giordano, Artemisia Gentileschi, Goya and Warhol among its artists.

It feels very different from the museums of the historic centre: a whole royal palace to walk through, a huge park and the city seen from the top of the hill. Allow at least 2–3 hours for the museum, more if you want to walk in the woods.

Opening hours, floor by floor

The museum is open every day except Wednesday, 8:30–19:30 with last entry at 18:30, and closes on 1 January and 25 December. But the floors do not all keep the same hours, and that decides which day you should go.

• First floor (Farnese Gallery, Galleria delle cose rare, Royal Apartment): 8:30–19:30, closed Wednesday, Sunday and public holidays.
• Room 62, the “Masterpieces Room” (second floor): daily except Wednesday, 8:30–19:30.
• Porcelain Gallery: daily except Wednesday, 8:30–19:30 (10:00–17:00 on free days).
• Second floor (art in Naples from the 13th to the 18th century): weekdays 8:30–17:00, last entry 16:30; Sundays, holidays and free days until 19:30.
• Closed for works: the third floor (contemporary art, 19th century, photography), part of the Armoury, the De Ciccio collection and the church of San Gennaro in the park.

In short: on Sundays you lose the first floor, and on weekdays the second floor closes at 17:00. The ideal day is a weekday, arriving in the morning.

What to see at Capodimonte

The best-known works were brought together in Room 62, and other masterpieces went back to their own rooms in October 2024. Loans and restorations can change the line-up, so if you are after a specific painting, check the museum’s website first.

Room 62 and the Farnese collection

When it reopened, the Masterpieces Room brought together Titian’s Danaë and his portraits of Paul III, Parmigianino’s Antea, Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio’s Flagellation of Christ (1607, owned by the Fondo Edifici di Culto), El Greco, Lorenzo Lotto’s portrait of Bernardo de’ Rossi, the Portrait of Luca Pacioli and Warhol’s Vesuvius. Works back in their own rooms include Masaccio’s Crucifixion, Giovanni Bellini’s Transfiguration and Colantonio’s Saint Jerome.

Royal Apartment and porcelain

The Royal Apartment takes you through the Salone della Culla and the ballroom, with furnishings from the Bourbons and from the years of Murat and Caroline Bonaparte. The Porcelain Gallery, reopened on 11 June 2026, shows more than 1,500 pieces across 16 rooms; its star is Queen Maria Amalia’s porcelain parlour (1757–59), originally made for the Royal Palace of Portici. The Capodimonte porcelain factory worked from 1743 to 1759.

Art in Naples and the Real Bosco

The second floor traces Neapolitan painting from the 13th to the 18th century; room 93 has Battistello Caracciolo’s freshly restored Ecce Homo. Outside is the Real Bosco: 134 hectares laid out by Ferdinando Sanfelice, with more than 400 plant species and 16 historic buildings.

Capodimonte tickets: prices, concessions and free days

• Full €15, valid all day with re-entry, exhibitions included.
• €12 if you buy and validate the ticket between 8:30 and 9:30 or between 17:30 and 18:30.
• €14 per person for groups of at least 15 paying adults over 25.
• €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25 (and with the Italian Carta della Cultura).
• Free: under-18s, visitors with disabilities plus one companion, and other categories set by law.

Entry is free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November. If you live in Naples or come back often, there is an annual pass: €50 for one adult, €70 for a family (two adults and their under-18 children). Capodimonte is one of the sites included in the Campania Artecard.

Official tickets are sold at the ticket office or through the Musei Italiani website and app. The date is not binding and you can change it once up to the day before, but tickets are non-refundable. A booking fee may apply online, so check it at checkout. Call centre: 848 800 288 from Italian landlines, +39 06 399 67 050 from mobiles or abroad, daily 10:00–15:00.

Official ticket or guided tour on Tiqets?

“Skip the line” counts for little in this comparison, since the official ticket can also be bought in advance on Musei Italiani. For a self-guided visit, the official €15 ticket (or €12 in the first and last hour) is the better deal.

The Tiqets option at €38.50 makes sense for a different reason: with audio guides suspended, it is one of the few ways to have the works explained. It is a 2-hour small-group tour starting at Porta Grande. The difference from the official ticket is €23.50, which is essentially the cost of the guide. Reviews are few (18) but positive.

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How to get to Capodimonte

The museum stands on the hill north of the centre, at Via Lucio Amelio 2 (some sources still say Via Miano 2). There is no metro at the gate. The easiest way is Metro Line 1 to Museo or Line 2 to Piazza Cavour, then a bus from Piazza Museo:

• 168, 178, C67 for Porta Piccola;
• C63 for Porta Grande;
• 3M for Porta Piccola and Porta Miano.

On foot there are three official routes of about 2 km, roughly half an hour uphill: from MANN over the Sanità bridge and past the catacombs, from Porta San Gennaro through the Vergini and Sanità districts, or from Via Foria along the Moiariello. For fares and lines, see our guide to getting around Naples.

Rules and practical tips

• No backpacks: the cloakroom has been suspended since 1 May 2026, so backpacks, suitcases and trolleys are not allowed.
• No audio guides for now: download what you need in advance or book a guide.
• Accessibility: wheelchairs are available.
• Photos: the rules are in the visitor regulations on the museum’s website; ask staff in rooms with temporary exhibitions.

To save €3, arrive for the 8:30 opening: you pay €12 and find the first floor still quiet. The park opens at 7:00, so you can fit in breakfast and a walk first.

A day at MANN and Capodimonte

The Capodimonte Museum is the other half of MANN: in 1957 the paintings left the archaeological museum and came here. A classic day starts at MANN in the morning, walks up through the Sanità (about 30 minutes) and ends at Capodimonte in the afternoon, bearing in mind that the second floor closes at 17:00 on weekdays. Remember that MANN is closed on Tuesdays and Capodimonte on Wednesdays. For the view over the bay from above, spend another day up on the Vomero at Castel Sant’Elmo and the Certosa di San Martino.