Naples Archaeological Museumthe room that explains Pompeii

The short answer

Official price

€20 full, €2 reduced for citizens aged 18 to 25, and the official page states all admission tickets are valid for both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions (checked 17 October 2026).

Free days

First Sunday of every month plus listed dates (25 April, 2 June, 4 November in 2026, and 8 March); free-day tickets cannot be booked in advance and are collected at the office.

Reseller bundle

WeGoTrip's entry ticket was €27.81 on 17 October 2026 — admission, the temporary exhibition and a downloadable Naples city audio guide — but the merchant's own pages contradict each other on the Magnae Graecia Collection, so this page does not link it.

Check before you go

The Alexander mosaic is under restoration and not on display, and the entrance has been temporarily moved to the western door while the building is restructured.

What the MANN is for#

The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli holds the finds that Pompeii and Herculaneum produced: the Farnese sculpture collection, the mosaics — including the famous Alexander mosaic, currently off-view for restoration — the gems, and the Magna Graecia material that gives southern Italy's Greek cities their face. Visiting it before or after the excavation sites is the difference between seeing rooms and understanding them.

The museum's own homepage records the current state of the place on any given day. On 17 October 2026 it listed the mosaic's restoration with two observation points for visitors, the temporary relocation of the entrance and ticket office to the western door during building works, and its two running events: the MANNight late openings (3 September – 22 October 2026) and "We are masterpieces@MANN" (7–19 October 2026).

The official ticket#

The official timetable-and-fares page states a full price of €20.00 and a €2 reduced fare for citizens aged 18 to 25, and settles a question many guides get wrong: all kinds of admission tickets are valid for both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions. One ticket, whole museum.

Free admission runs on the first Sunday of each month and on the listed dates of 25 April, 2 June and 4 November 2026, plus 8 March for International Women's Day. The official page notes the constraint that matters: tickets for free entrance days cannot be booked in advance — they are collected at the ticket office on the day.

One timetable question we deliberately leave open: visitor guides say the museum closes on Tuesdays, while the official site's own notes imply midweek closures on some dates. The official timetable page is the source of truth — check it for your date rather than trusting a weekday copied from a guide.

Which ticket fits your visit#

Choose by what you want from the museum

1. You want the museum at its cheapest and correct price

   Buy the official €20 ticket

   It covers every permanent and temporary gallery in the building — there is no tier of the museum it leaves out.

2. You land on or near a first Sunday

   Go free: collect the ticket at the office, no advance booking

   The official page is explicit that free-day tickets cannot be reserved, so the plan is arrival, not checkout.

3. You are aged 18 to 25

   Use the €2 reduced official fare

   The concession is a condition, not a coupon — bring the ID that proves it.

4. You want commentary on the way round, in your language

   Know what the €27.81 bundle actually claims before considering it

   It adds a downloadable Naples city audio guide — and its merchant cannot state consistently whether the Magnae Graecia Collection is in it (see below).

The reseller bundle, with its catch stated#

WeGoTrip's "The National Archaeological Museum of Naples: Entry Ticket" was €27.81 on 17 October 2026 and is available. The merchant states that it contains admission to the museum, access to the temporary exhibition, and a downloadable Naples city digital audio guide in four languages.

It also states something the official fare page contradicts: that the Magnae Graecia Collection is excluded. And on 17 October 2026 its own storefront disagreed with itself — the public "What's included" list showed the Magnae Graecia Collection as included, while the ticket conditions for the same product still listed it among the exclusions. A merchant that contradicts the venue and itself on what the ticket covers is not one we can send you to on trust.

So this page carries no booking link for that product. The official €20 ticket covers the whole museum by the museum's own statement; if the audio guide is what you want, ask the merchant to resolve the Magnae Graecia wording first. The arithmetic below still explains the gap: €27.81 against €20, with a downloadable city audio guide as the difference — €7.81 for commentary, on a ticket whose contents the merchant cannot state consistently.

Compare your options#

Official fares from the museum's own timetable-and-fares page; bundle facts from the merchant's live product page. The merchant's stated exclusion conflicts with the official inclusion rule — verify before purchase.

Visit notes worth knowing now#

• Temporary entrance. The museum's homepage states that entrance and ticket office have been moved to the western door while part of the building is restructured — follow the on-site signs rather than the facade everyone photographs.
• Alexander mosaic. Under extraordinary restoration and not on display; the museum provides two observation points where visitors can watch the work. Adjust expectations if the mosaic was your target.
• Late openings. MANNight runs 3 September to 22 October 2026 — if your dates overlap, the official site publishes the programme and any ticket conditions for evening entry.
• Free days are walk-up only. The official page states free-admission tickets cannot be booked in advance; they are picked up at the ticket office on the day itself.
• Two-day validity. Visitor guides describe the standard ticket as valid across two consecutive days — confirm at purchase, because official wording is the authority and it is worth knowing before you plan a split visit.

Common questions#