Museo delle Torture
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The collection includes instruments of torture used in the Middle Ages that testify that human cruelty has not had any limitations in inflicting pain on its peers by bare the worst side of human beings. The Museum of Torture testifies to the history of the medieval, Spanish and Roman Inquisition. The exhibition proudly tells how Neapolitans opposed the establishment of the Inquisition in Naples imposed by Spanish viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo. A rebellion led by Tommaso Aniello of Sorrento, which cost 2000 dead, but liberated Naples from inquisitorial processes. A museum that, through historiographic rigor, shows the unfinished path towards freedom and tolerance of thought, fostering solidarity among peoples with different beliefs.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 30 minutes