LateRooms.com - Check Out the Queen Margherita Exhibition in Naples

Naples is hosting an exhibition devoted to the life and work of Queen Margherita.

2011-04-07

NAPLES, ITALY, April 07, 2011 (Press-News.org) A stunning display of royal jewellery, clothing and art is on show at an exhibition entitled Queen Margherita - The Legend of Modernity in Post-Unification Naples.

The installation is available to view at the city's Palazzo Reale until July 17th 2011 and will explore the wider nation, as well as the titular royalty.

It has been organised as part of Naples' 150th anniversary celebrating Italy's unification, which recently prompted a huge number of special events all over the country.

The Queen Margherita show will look at the impact the regal figure had on social issues and the fashion of the day.

Her own development will be paralleled with the way the country was progressing at the time.

She acted as Queen consort to Umberto I from 1878 to 1900, when her King was assassinated by an anarchist.

Entrance to the Palazzo Reale costs EUR4 (GBP3.50). Tickets are available online or at the box office, which is open from 09:00 to 20:00 local time daily.

Art enthusiasts can find a wide range of Naples hotels on LateRooms.com, including the Grand Hotel Parkers Naples.

Call the venue on +39 081 580 8111 or visit http://www.palazzorealenapoli.it/ to find out more about the installation.

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