Museo di Capodimonte

40°52′01.22″N 14°15′01.92″E

National Museum of Capodimonte
Established1757
LocationVia Miano, 2
80131 Naples, Italy
Coordinates40.86700°N 14.250555°E / 40.86700; 14.250555
TypeArt museum, Historic site
Visitors193 055(2016)
Websitewww.museocapodimonte.beniculturali.it

Museo di Capodimonte is an art museum located in the Palace of Capodimonte, a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy designed by Giovanni Antonio Medrano. The museum is the prime repository of Neapolitan painting and decorative art, with several important works from other Italian schools of painting, and some important ancient Roman sculptures. It is one of the largest museums in Italy. The museum was inaugurated in 1957.

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