[1] The museum is situated in a patrician villa, surrounded by a citrus grove, with a terrace of Belvedere that overlooks the Gulf of Naples.
The villa and its contents were donated by Pompeo and Alfredo Correale, the last of their line.
[2] The museum exhibits collections of Neapolitan painters dating from the 17th and 18th century.
It contains valuable Capodimonte and Sèvres ceramics, Murano glassware, Bohemia crystals and a collection of watches.
Some works date from the 19th century, and the mansion displays tables, furnishings and finely inlaid jewel cases.