Museo archeologico di Stabia Libero d'Orsi
Museum in the Reggia di Quisisana in Castellammare di Stabia, with finds from ancient Stabiae and the Roman villas overlooking the Bay of Naples.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Reggia di Quisisana, a building on the hills of Castellammare di Stabia with a history of more than seven centuries, enhanced especially in the Bourbon period. Since 2020 the seat has housed the archaeological collection devoted to ancient Stabiae, named after Libero D'Orsi, the archaeologist who from 1950 directed the excavations of the villas of Varano.
Stabiae was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, but it had a new life just a few years later, as the poet Statius recalls. The seaside villas of otium and the rustic villas of the territory, excavated first in the Bourbon period and then in the 20th century, have yielded decorative furnishings and everyday objects.
The route has been renewed with multimedia displays and brings together Stabian finds held in different institutions, including on loan from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and from the Diocesan Museum of Castellammare.
Highlights
- 507 finds from ancient Stabiae on display
- Wall paintings and marble furnishings from the villas of Varano
- The chariot found along the ramps of Villa Arianna
- Ceramic and bronze household items of everyday Roman life
- Route with multimedia displays in the Reggia di Quisisana
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente: Stabiae e le sue ville – Finds from ancient Stabiae and the Roman villas of the Bay of Naples, including wall paintings, marble furnishings, ceramics and bronzes.
- Founded
- 2019
- Operated by
- Parco archeologico di Pompei
- Visitors per year
- approx. 9,593
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €2European Union citizens aged 18 to 25 and some non-EU citizens with a valid residence permit |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month
Tickets can be bought online or at the museum's ticket office. Combined tickets of the Parco archeologico di Pompei are available (for example Pompeii Plus, €30, valid for 3 days, which also includes Oplontis, Villa Arianna, Villa San Marco and the Stabia museum) and the annual MyPompeii card (€45).
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Salita Quisisana
Pompeii Artebus shuttle with a stop in front of Salita Quisisana; bus line 5 (stop Strada Panoramica) and line 7 (stop Via Panoramica). By train on the Circumvesuviana Napoli–Sorrento line to Castellammare di Stabia, then on foot towards Piazza Giovanni XXIII and bus line 5 (stop Salita Quisisana).
By car from the A3 Naples–Salerno motorway, exit Castellammare di Stabia, then the SS145 and Via Panoramica, turning left onto Viale Ippocastani.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The exhibition route includes six multimedia stations and educational displays. |
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