Free Museum Sundays in Naples: A Cultural Initiative

Sunday, March 3rd marks the return of the "Sunday at the Museum" initiative promoted by the Ministry of Culture, which aims to encourage citizens to engage in such activities in their free time. Access to museums and archaeological sites is free every first Sunday of the month, and, of course, Naples is one of the cities with the highest attendance. The presence in the area of many museums, archaeological excavations, and cultural interest sites makes the city absorb history, art, and culture, turning it into a virtuous example of this type of initiative that spreads throughout Italy. After Naples has been a protagonist for years of the May of Monuments, the decision to make museums free on the first Sunday of the month has further encouraged citizens to dedicate themselves to culture. The sites that have decided to join the initiative in Naples are numerous and range from art galleries to archaeological excavations. Here is the complete list: Castel Sant'Elmo and Museo del Novecento in Naples, Certosa di San Giacomo, Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Crypta Neapolitana, Grotta Azzurra, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Territorial Archaeological Museum of the Sorrento Peninsula "Georges Vallet", Museum of Ceramics Duca di Martina in Villa Floridiana, Museum Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes and Museum of Carriages, Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Historical Archaeological Museum and Archaeological Area of San Paolo Belsito, Royal Palace of Naples, Flavian Amphitheater, Puteoli, Archaeological Museum of the Phlegraean Fields in the Castle of Baia, Archaeological Park of the Baths of Baia, Archaeological Park of Cuma, Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Excavations of Stabia (Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco), Excavations of Oplontis, Park and Tomb of Virgil, villa Damecuta. Other museums open for free on Sunday include: the Gallerie d'Italia in the new headquarters of Palazzo Piacentini, the Museo Madre, a beacon of contemporary art in Naples, and the Musap (Museum of the Artistic Circle Politecnico) between the San Carlo Theater and the Royal Palace.