A PIECE OF HEAVEN

CAMPANIA FELIX

CAPUA – Provincial Museum of Campania

A mine of archaeological findings, works of art, documents and historical evidence. It is the Museo Provinciale Campano of Capua, founded in 1870 by the canon Gabriele Iannelli, an illustrious archaeologist who was also its first director, and inaugurated in 1874 in the prestigious Antignano Palace, an appropriate treasure chest for such a significant content.

SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE - Archaeological Museum of the ancient Capua

The museum, housed in the Tower of Sant’Erasno, displays the materials obtained from the excavation campaigns carried out in the territory of Capua in the second half of the 20th century. In the ten rooms open to the public, the findings from the 10th to the 1st century BC are exhibited in chronological order and taking into account the context of the excavation.

CAPUA - Gladiators Museum

Near the amphitheater of St. Mary Capua Vetere, there is the small but particular Museum of the Gladiators, entirely dedicated to the reality of the nearby monument. These are three rooms, open to the public since 2003. The room after the entrance houses a large model of the amphitheater as it was in its golden age.