The foundation
THEIstituto Banco di Napoli - Foundation has one of the largest bank archives the world.
Inside are kept documents that tell 500 years of Neapolitan history, Southern, Italian, European and non-European countries. The structure also has an important one Library - newspaper library and adheres to the network of Italian libraries.
The archive is located in the sixteenth century Rich Palace.
In the courtyard is the Chapel of the Mount of the Poor, designed in the 1663 by Giuseppe Caracciolo. Inside there are many works of art by Luca Giordano, Francesco Solimena and Domenico Antonio Vaccaro.
Information on the Istituto Banco di Napoli - Fondazione
Opening time:
- For the rooms, a written request must be sent to the Director of the Istituto Banco di Napoli Fondazione and to the Director of the Library - Emeroteca whose contacts are on the official website
- The Chapel of the Mount of the Poor is generally closed, for the visit you can contact the Curia of Naples
Price tickets:
- Free
Contacts:
- Tel: 081449400
- E-mail: segreteria@fondazionebanconapoli.it
- Official website ofIstituto Banco di Napoli - Foundation
How to get:
- Address: Via Tribunali, 213 - 80139 Naples
- From piazza Garibaldi: cross piazza Garibaldi in a north-west direction and the Maddalena district, then take Via Tribunali (about 10 minutes on foot)
