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Museo Nazionale di San Martino

The National Museum of San Martino is a museum opened to the public in Naples in 1866, after the unification of Italy, after the Charterhouse included among the suppressed ecclesiastical assets, was declared a national monument. The museum, which is spread over two levels, is accessed from the two cloisters of the charterhouse. Since December 2014, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities has been managing the museum and charterhouse through the Campania museum complex, which in December 2019 became the Regional Directorate for Museums.

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Museo Nazionale di San Martino

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National Museum of San Martino
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The National Museum of San Martino is a museum opened to the public in Naples in 1866, after the unification of Italy, after the Charterhouse included among the suppressed ecclesiastical assets, was declared a national monument. The museum, which is spread over two levels, is accessed from the two cloisters of the charterhouse. Since December 2014, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities has been managing the museum and charterhouse through the Campania museum complex, which in December 2019 became the Regional Directorate for Museums.

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  1. 01Foundation and history
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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