The Maschio Angioino has dominated the port of Naples for seven centuries: it is hard to imagine a more fitting place to tell the story of a city and its sea. The exhibition brings to the castle’s halls a curated journey through Mediterranean cultural heritage.
The castle on the port
Castel Nuovo, which Neapolitans call Maschio Angioino, was commissioned by Charles I of Anjou in 1279 as a new royal palace overlooking the sea. For centuries it was the political heart of the Kingdom: Angevin and Aragonese sovereigns lived there, and artists, writers and ambassadors from all over the Mediterranean passed through its gates. Today its monumental halls host the civic museum and the city’s major exhibitions.
The Seaprom method
Bringing an exhibition into such a place means working with history, not beside it: displays curated with fine-art photographers and art directors, dialogue with the city’s institutions, and openness to a wide audience, from Neapolitans to international visitors. A project that confirms the Seaprom method: choosing landmark venues of the Italian sea and opening them to new stories.
