The 'Sunday at the Museum' initiative returns to Naples, an event promoted by the Ministry of Culture that provides free admission every first Sunday of the month to all state museums and archaeological parks. This is an important initiative to promote Italy's culture that is becoming increasingly successful month after month.

Naples is clearly among the great protagonists of the event, with a large number of artistic sites chosen directly by the Ministry of Culture. The 'central' National Archaeological Museum to the Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte are inevitable, without forgetting sites in the provinces such as Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Sunday at the Museum: a cultural journey in Italy within everyone's reach

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The 'Domenica al Museo' initiative was launched in Italy back in 2014 to promote and enhance the country's cultural heritage. The aim was to make art and culture more accessible to the Italian public by eliminating the cost of admission to Italian state museums every first Sunday of the month. Every year the event has been a great success, with numerous visitors each time. For example, last September the recorded attendance was 269,114 people, a truly remarkable number that certifies the success of the initiative.

The entire peninsula is famous for its extraordinary cultural heritage: archaeological sites, works of art, nature parks and much more. However, this immense heritage must be protected, and to protect it, its dissemination, its sharing among several generations, both speaking to the present and looking to the future, is essential. Making museums free, even if only once a month, makes art more inclusive and accessible to all. Important social barriers are broken down, providing an air of magic around 'Sunday at the Museum'.

The list of free museums in the city of Naples

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Naples naturally responds with 'Sunday at the Museum'. There are indeed numerous artistic and cultural sites chosen by the Ministry of Culture in the Campania capital. The choice was naturally wide given the richness of Naples, so it was also difficult to exclude any of them. Many of the chosen sites are included in the ever-precious Naples Pass, so it will be very convenient to visit them taking advantage of all its benefits and discounts. These certainly include the National Archaeological Museum, the Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte, the Certosa di San Martino, Castel Sant'Elmo, the Royal Palace and the Pignatelli Cortes Museum. All places rich in art, culture and charm, absolutely not to be missed; all included in the Naples Pass.

Below is the complete list with all the artistic and cultural sites in Naples participating in the 'Sunday at the Museum' initiative:

- Castel Sant’Elmo e Museo del Novecento a Napoli;
- Certosa e Museo di San Martino;
- Museo della ceramica Duca di Martina in Villa Floridiana;
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli;
- Crypta Neapolitana;
- Museo Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes e Museo delle Carrozze;
- Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte;
- Museo storico archeologico e Area archeologica di San Paolo Belsito;
- Palazzo Reale di Napoli;
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei – Grotta di Cocceio;
- Tomba di Virgilio.

The list of the free museums in the province and in Campania

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Sunday at the Museum involves not only metropolitan Naples but the whole of Campania, with many other important artistic and cultural sites featured in the initiative. A clear example is the Campi Flegrei Archaeological Museum in the Castle of Baia, one of the flagships of the Bacoli area, a site also featured in the Naples Pass. We would also emphasise the adhesion of gems such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, present with their respective archaeological parks, destinations always coveted by a myriad of tourists and the curious every year. Not only Naples, Salerno also answers the call of Domenica al Museo. In fact, among the various sites, access to the Paestum Archaeological Park will be free every first sundays of the month. Naturally, all the aforementioned centres of art and culture are included in the Naples Pass. 

Below is the complete list with all the artistic and cultural sites in the province of Naples and the rest of Campania participating in the 'Sunday at the Museum' initiative:

- Museo storico archeologico e Area archeologica di San Paolo Belsito;
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, Anfiteatro Flavio;
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, Museo archeologico dei Campi Flegrei nel Castello di Baia;
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, Parco archeologico delle Terme di Baia;
- Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, Parco archeologico di Cuma;
- Parco archeologico di Ercolano, Area archeologica;
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Antiquarium di Boscoreale;
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Area archeologica di Pompei;
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Reggia del Quisisana;
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Scavi archeologici di Stabiae (Villa Arianna);
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Scavi archeologici di Stabiae (Villa San Marco);
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Scavi di Oplontis;
- Parco archeologico di Pompei, Villa Regina;
- Villa Damecuta, Anacapri.
- Parco archeologico di Paestum e Velia, Area archeologica di Paestum;
- Parco archeologico di Paestum e Velia, Area archeologica di Velia;
- Parco archeologico di Paestum e Velia, Museo archeologico nazionale.