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Museum, 1813
Zoological Museum of Naples
Soological museum in Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Early modern period, 1813
- Founder
- Joachim Murat
- Coordinates
- 40°50′47″ N, 14°15′23″ E
About
The Zoological Museum of Naples, located in Naples, south Italy, was founded by Gioacchino Murat in 1811. The first curator was Luigi Petagna. The founding collections were those of the Royal Bourbon Museum and the private collection of Giuseppe Saverio Poli.
Later curators were: Giosuè Sangiovanni, Achille Costa (from 1860), Francesco Saverio Monticelli (from 1900). the museum was badly damaged in the Second World War but with Mario Salfi as Curator, it was restored between 1948 and 1970.
The museum is part of the University of Naples Federico II as Centro Musei delle Scienze Naturali. See PDF Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
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Timeline
- 1813Founded and opened
People
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Getting there
MontesantoTrain, nearest
900 m as the crow flies
Zoological Museum of Naples
Porta di Massa500 m
Aeroporto di Napoli Capodichino5.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Zoological Museum of Naples?
Zoological Museum of Naples is in Naples, in the province of Napoli (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 40.84630, 14.25640.
How old is Zoological Museum of Naples?
Wikidata dates it to 1813.
What else is there to see near Zoological Museum of Naples?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Colonna (0 m away), Physics Museum of Naples (0 m away), Anthropology museum (0 m away).
Sources and licences
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Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 2 photos
- Museo di scienze mineralogiche Napoli — IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museo zoologia Naples1 — Paolo Orlando, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences