Naples National Archaeological Museum (MANN): Tickets, Tuesday Closure, the Secret Cabinet and Pompeii's Treasures

The Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN) holds the finest finds from Pompeii and Herculaneum and the Farnese collection of ancient sculpture. A ticket costs about €15 including temporary exhibitions (EU citizens 18-25 pay about €2, under 18s free), and it's free on the first Sunday of every month (busy). It's open 9 am to 7:30 pm (last entry about 6:30 pm) and closed on Tuesdays. Crowds are moderate but build 11 am to 3 pm, especially at weekends and on free Sundays, around the Farnese Hercules and the Pompeii mosaics. Arrive at 9 am on a weekday, start upstairs or with the mosaics before groups, and note that the Secret Cabinet (erotic art from Pompeii) and some collections are for staffing; ask at the desk. Visit to understand what you'll see there.