Museo dei Pellegrini
Museum complex of the Arciconfraternita dei Pellegrini with two churches, the Terrasanta, historic rooms and works by Neapolitan artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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About the museum
The Museo dei Pellegrini is the museum complex of the Augustissima Arciconfraternita ed Ospedali della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini e Convalescenti, founded in Naples in 1578 to assist pilgrims and the sick. The permanent seat was established in 1591 in Via Portamedina. The museum complex was set up in 2008 and recognised by the Campania Region as a museum of regional interest. The restoration work was completed in spring 2021.
The route unfolds over four levels and begins in the church of Santa Maria Mater Domini (1574), with a Madonna and Child by Francesco Laurana and the bronze monument to Fabrizio Pignatelli by Michelangelo Naccherino. It continues with the Terrasanta, the former burial area of the brothers, designed in the eighteenth century by Giovan Antonio Medrano, and with the Coro, the Sala del Mandato and the Sala della Vestizione. It ends in the monumental church of the Santissima Trinità, built by Carlo Vanvitelli at the end of the eighteenth century.
The historic rooms display paintings by artists such as Carlo Maratta, Francesco De Mura, Andrea Vaccaro and Luca Giordano, sculptures in marble, bronze, stucco and polychrome wood, sacred furnishings and a remarkable collection of reliquaries. The historical archive is open to scholars.
Highlights
- Madonna and Child by Francesco Laurana in the church of Santa Maria Mater Domini
- Church of the Santissima Trinità by Carlo Vanvitelli with the stucco group by Angelo Viva
- Terrasanta and eighteenth-century Coro by Giovan Antonio Medrano
- Sala del Mandato and Galleria dei Dipinti with works from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Naples
- Collection of reliquaries and sacred furnishings
- Founded
- 2008
- Operated by
- Augustissima Arciconfraternita dei Pellegrini
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €7.50holders of the ExtraMANN and ArtSupp Card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Free admission for children aged 0 to 6. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission with a Disability Card for the person with a disability and one companion. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €7 per personGroups of at least 15 visitors; school ticket €4.50 per student, one free teacher for every 10 students. |
| Supporter ticket (with the museum's printed guide included free of charge) | €15 |
| School ticket | €4.50One free accompanying teacher for every 10 students. |
All tickets include the guided tour, the advance sales fee and free access to Wi-Fi and the Napp4All app.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description
Step-free access is guaranteed on all four exhibition levels, with devices to overcome architectural barriers. The free Napp4All app offers the guide in VideoLIS and in audio format; a Braille map is available at the main points, and for people with autism a visual visit schedule is available on booking.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Montesanto · 1-min walk · 50 m
Cumana, Circumflegrea and the Montesanto funicular about 50 m away; metro line 2, Montesanto station, about 150 m; metro line 1, Dante station, about 350 m.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
There are no public car parks in the area; the nearest supervised car park is on Calata Trinità Maggiore (Piazza del Gesù).
The main entrance to the route is through the church of Santa Maria Mater Domini, in piazzetta Fabrizio Pignatelli. Arriving by car is not recommended.
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- Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi for visitors throughout the route; free seating and water dispensers. Large backpacks and bags must be left at the entrance to the exhibition areas.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN, FR, ES, DE, NL) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | All visits are guided (about 1 hour); the Napp4All app guides visitors with texts and audio in six languages and in VideoLIS. The museum has no car park of its own. |
