Museo Correale di Terranova
Museum in an eighteenth-century villa in Sorrento, with paintings, Capodimonte porcelain, Sorrentine marquetry, an eighteenth-century Neapolitan presepe and a garden overlooking the Gulf of Naples.
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About the museum
The brothers Pompeo and Alfredo Correale, counts of Terranova and childless, wished to hand down the family collection and in their will proposed creating a museum in their villa. In 1902 the Fondazione Correale di Terranova was established and in 1924 the museum was inaugurated; however it remained closed for a long time because of disputes and reopened to the public in 1989.
The museum occupies an eighteenth-century villa, the counts' summer residence, also known as Villa alla Rota. The façade has superimposed arches and the portal bears the Correale coat of arms; inside, twenty-four rooms extend over several levels, with an eighteenth-century grand staircase. The garden holds centuries-old trees, tropical plants, a grove of camellias, a citrus grove and a terrace with a view over the Gulf of Naples.
The collections include seventeenth-century furniture, paintings from the 15th to the 19th century, including the Scuola di Posillipo, works in Sorrentine marquetry, clocks, glass, silverware, an eighteenth-century Neapolitan presepe, an archaeological section with Greek, Roman and medieval finds, and a large collection of European and Oriental porcelain, above all from Capodimonte. Among the works mentioned are the Maddalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) by Artemisia Gentileschi, paintings by Rubens and Salvator Rosa, and the death mask of Torquato Tasso.
Highlights
- Picture gallery with the Scuola di Posillipo and works from the 15th to the 19th century
- Maddalena penitente by Artemisia Gentileschi
- European and Oriental porcelain, above all from Capodimonte
- Sorrentine marquetry and furnishings from the 18th to the 19th century
- Eighteenth-century Neapolitan presepe
- Garden with a terrace over the Gulf of Naples
- Founded
- 1924
- Operated by
- Fondazione Correale di Terranova
- Visitors per year
- approx. 5,000 (2022)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €15 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €7.50FAI and Touring Club members, holders of the Campania Artecard, students aged 11 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Free admission up to 10 years. |
| Students & apprentices | €7.50Students aged 11 to 25. |
| Groups (25+ people) | €10 per personGroups of 25 people; school groups €5. |
| Sorrento Musei (Museo Correale, Sorrento Experience and MU.TA.) | €31Instead of €40; valid for 6 months from purchase. |
Tickets are also available online.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum declares that it is accessible to visitors with disabilities; the technical report on the removal of architectural barriers (PEBA) is available on the website.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Circumvesuviana from Napoli Centrale (Piazza Garibaldi) to Sorrento, about 1 hour. From Naples Capodichino airport, Curreri bus to Sorrento (Piazza Tasso).
By car: A1 Rome–Naples, then A3 towards Salerno, exit Castellammare di Stabia, and continue to Sorrento.
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