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 16th-19th century paintings |
Largo Pertini, 4 Genoa 16121 Italy +39 1 058 1957 |
This museum is situated on the first floor of the building which hosts the Academy of the same name, built in 1751 by a group of nobles, scholars, and artists. The museum exhibits various paintings and drawings by great 16th-19th century painters, including Perin del Vaga, L. Cambiaso, B. Strozzi, D. Fiasella, and il Grecchetto. The paintings are not on permanent display, due to lack of space they are exhibited in turn. There is also an interesting plaster casts gallery. Conferences and temporary exhibitions also take place here. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Theatre museum |
Viale IV Novembre, 3 - Villetta Serra - Genoa 16121 Italy |
This museum was set up in 1966, and occupies the circular tower in the villetta Serra, an eclectic building from the mid-nineteenth century. This museum is dedicated to the study of the figure of the actor and the scenic arts in Italy between the 19th and 20th century. During its thirty years of existence it has built up a huge collection of relics which belonged to many of the greatest Italian theatre actors, including Ermete Zacconi, Sergio Tofano, Silvio D'Amico, Virgilio Marchi, Tommaso Salvini, Romolo Valli, and Ruggero Ruggeri. It also houses thousands of iconographic documents and a vast historical archive. The Library, specialized in theater and cinema, possesses around 400,000 books. Shows, conventions, conferences, book presentations, and meetings with important theatrical figures also take place here. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Exotic plants among the tiled roofs |
Corso Dogali, 1c Genoa 16136 Italy |
This garden was established in 1803 at the wishes of Domenico Viviani, the cardinal of the cathedral of Botany and Natural History at the university of Genova, in the gardens of the ancient Jesuit college there is a large collection of medicinal plants, interesting species of trees, including many cypresses, a large sequoia and a Lebanese cedar. The Botanical garden currently extends over an area of around a hectare, spreading its exotic vegetation over six terraces, while in the greenhouses diverse natural habitats have been recreated with examples of aquatic and tropical plants as well as many other varieties. Different routes through the garden are suggested according to what you wish to discover among the varied aspects of this plant kingdom. Guided tours are organised through the Coop. Progetto Gias. (booking required); they run every day for groups of 18-30; for smaller groups book on the first or second Sunday of the month. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Child size city |
Città dei Bambini Genoa 16128 Italy +39 10 247 5702 http://www.cittadeibambini.net |
This is the only organization in Italy which provides games and teaching activities and which is open to visitors from 3-14 years old. The Children's city is divided into various sections. It was inspired by the Citè des Sciences at Villette in Paris. There is an area which is dedicated to pre-school children. It has two sections: building a house and discovery. Here, children can let their imagination run wild and all work together in the building yard or experiment with physical phenomenon, using different sensory devices.(listening to the wind, recognizing smells and flavors) There is an unconventional way of introducing children to computers by allowing them to interact creatively with the machine, drawing with their fingers. For the bigger children, there three other sections: techniques of communication, with a production studio for the TV news, the living world which shows the ways of life of different animals, You and Others which looks at the reality of those around us. There is play and learn which aims to let them acquire knowledge whilst playing and the Scientific archipelago- islands in the science of life which is a thematic area for the children to explore the world of genetics and biology. It is also possible to arrange supervised activities with the specially trained staff. They can arrange games (which change throughout the year) with the children. It should take around 60 minutes for small children and 80 minutes for the older children to finish all the activities. Small children should be accompanied by an adult. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Japanese art |
Piazzale Mazzini, 1 Genoa 16122 Italy |
The building which houses this museum was built specifically by the architect Mario Labò in 1971. It stands in a splendid panoramic position inside the Parco di Villetta di Negro. This is the most important Italian collection of its kind, and it includes almost 15,000 items. The collection was put together by the engraver and patron Edoardo Chiossone during his 23 years in Japan. While there he witnessed the fall of the feudal regime after 700 years of rule and the start of the process of the modernisation of the country. With an unusual amount of attention for that period he began to study and eventually acquist many works of art, accumulating a huge collection of historically and artistically valuable works of art. The exhibition, which is probably visited more by Japanese tourists than the Genoese, is displayed in two large rooms dedicated to Buddhist sculpture from Eastern Asia and in five galleries linked by stairs forming a contiuous path. On exhibition you can see armour, weapons, Samurai equipment, archeological finds from Japan, wooden sculptures, theatre masks, varnishes, ceramics, porcellain, paintings, and prints. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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America discovered via Genoa |
Vico Dritto Ponticello Genoa 16121 Italy |
The building said to be the house where the great seafarer spent his youth is close to the Chiosro di S.Andrea and to the Porta Soprana o di S.Andrea. In fact it is a seventeenth century reconstruction after this and other buildings in the area were bombed by the Roi Soleil in 1684. It is interesting that this house was the only one left standing during the fascist period when the whole Ponticello area was demolished and replaced by the current buildings. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A college museum |
Istituto Calasanzio dei PP. Scolopi - Via N. Cervetto 40 Genoa 16152 Italy |
The Calasanzio dei Padri Scolopi college has been the location for the paleontological museum since 1970. The museum was founded in the nineteenth century by Father Filippo Ighina, and contains findings from the Paleolithic age, discovered mostly in the Langhe and Astigiano. The collection is displayed in three rooms and charts a period of natural and minerological history: there are various fossils, roman funerary relics, mineral deposits, stuffed animals and birds, reptiles conserved in formalin, and a herbarium. The well-stocked library next-door is also worth a visit. It specialises in religious science and has important holdings dating from the 15th-17th centuries. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Museum in a neogothic castle |
Corso Dogali, 18 Genoa 16136 Italy +39 10 557 4720 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
It is housed inside the Neogothic Castle built between 1886 and 1892 for Capitan E. D'Albertis by the architects M.A. Crotta and G. Campora. The capitan donated it to the city on his death together with the ethnographical, archeological, and marine collections that he had put together during his many journeys to Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. It bears witness to the fashion for romantic gardens in this period which were particularly popular in Genoa. When the museum reopens it will again be possible to visit the Captain's residence with its Colombian room, the gothic room, the Turkish lounge, the reconstruction of the ship's cabin, the 11 sundials built by him in the castle, and the photographs of the further 100 which he built around the world. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Paintings among the roses |
Villa Grimaldi Fassio - Via Capolungo, 9 Genoa 16167 Italy +39 10 32 2396 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
Set in a splendid park with a rose garden, the eighteenth century villa Grimaldi was renovated in 1960 by the architect Daneri to accommodate the residential requirements of the Fassio family. It houses two important art collections, donated to the council by the brothers Lazzaro, G.B. and Luigi Frugone in 1935 and 1953. The Frugone collections, open to the public since 1993, comprised 286 works, including sculptures, paintings and drawings by both Italian and foreign artists from the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. They are displayed on three floors. There are many portraits and landscapes, in keeping with bourgeoisie artistic taste of the time. Among the best known artists are G. Fattori, T. Signorini, G. Boldini, G. De Nittis, L. Bistolfi, G. Segantini; there are also several paintings by R. Miller. The museum also has an interesting information archive and school or family learning sessions can be arranged. There is also a crèche which may be used on request. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Natural history museum |
Via Brigata Liguria, 9 Genoa 16121 Italy +39 10 56 4567 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
This museum was founded in 1867 by Giacomo Doria, it is housed in a building built specifically for it. It contains important zoological, paleontological, botanical, an mineralogical collection from all over the world - these collections are continually growing. It is estimated that there are more than 3.5 million exhibits today. The museum houses a Library and and Education Center with a multimedia laboratory. It often hosts temporary exhibitions, conventions, and conferences. The most interesting features for the many school children who visit every year are without doubt the large, ancient Italian, elephant skeleton, and the African Savana room which is enlivened with light and sound effects. School children are free (it is necessary to book), as are under 18's, and over 60's. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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History and culture |
Villa Spinola, Via Sartorio 1 Genoa 16148 Italy +39 10 38 5493 |
This villa in Quarto was once known as the Villa Spinola; it belonged to a friend of Giuseppe Garibaldi, and was the location for the meetings which decided the strategy and posting of Garibaldi's 'Thousand'. Today it is the headquarters of the Association for ex-militia, which has amassed a collection of relics and equipment from the time of the Risorgimento. Among the objects displayed, there is a shirt and scabbard that belonged to the great leader himself, as well as letters to his sons Ricciotti and Menotti. In addition there are weapons, in particular front-loading rifles, documentary material from the time, and there is a stone plaque on the outer wall commemorating the historic achievement of the 'Thousand' men. Free entry (donations welcome). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The stars of the Genovese sky |
Via Superiore Gazzo - Località Righetti Genoa 16154 Italy +39 10 60 4230 |
Far from the lights of the city center, at the Astronomical Observatory, there are several interesting guided tours organized by the Università Popolare Sestrese: your attention will be directed not towards the grey slate rooves and the blue of the sea but at the immense starry sky, full of fascinating mysteries. Guided tours can be reserved through the university; booking required. The Observatory is also open to school parties. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A museum-residence on the Nervi cliffs |
Via Aureliia, 29 Genoa 16167 Italy +39 10 32 2673 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
This museum-residence is a beautiful villa dating from the early 1900's, with a garden sloping towards the cliffs and the sea. It was recently reopened to the public after many years of restoration work. The imperial courts of Austria and Russia, and the regal trains of half of Europe once loved to sojourn in its sumptuous rooms, which are now home to the art collection amassed by the Luxoro family over a fifty year period. This collection includes Ligurian paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, ceramics, clocks, nativity figurines dressed in costly period costume, furniture, hangings, and silverware. As was requested by the family who bequeathed the collection, all the objects have been conserved in their original conditions. Admission: Free for school groups (booking required), under 18's and pensioners. Free entrance for all on Sundays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The history of advertising in a museum |
Piazza Principe, 4/3 sc. B Genoa 16126 Italy +39 10 275 8934 |
Located within the Palazzo Doria Pamphily "del Principe", this collection houses sketches, posters and other material from the second half of the nineteenth century till today, as well as various tools used in the advertising sector, radio and television. From headed paper to posters, and from the carousel to video clips. Admission: Free Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Local archaeology |
Villa Pallavicini - Via Pallavicini, 11 Genoa 16155 Italy +39 10 698 1048 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
This museum was opened in 1954, and is housed in the 19th century Villa Durazzo Pallavicini. It is surrounded by one of the most beautiful, historical, Genoese gardens, and contains archeological finds dating from the Paleolithic period to Roman times, all from excavations in Liguria. The finds are exhibited throughout 23 rooms on 2 floors, and include prehistoric materials found in various Ligurian caves (Balzi Rossi, Arene Candide, and Pollera), pre-Roman grave goods from Genoa, and objects from important Roman cities (Luni, Libarna, and Tortona), as well as the eclectic collection of the Prince Odone of Savoy which includes Greek vases, bronzes, ceramics, and glass. The Paleolithic burials are of particular importance - they are the richest and best preserved in Europe, and include the burial from the Arene Candide caves which has been attributed to a prince because of the magnificence of the goods found in a cave near Finale, and dating back to more around 20,000 years ago. You should also see the famous Polcevera bronze table which carries a sentence issued by the Roman Senate in 117 B.C. - it is believed to be the first legal act in Liguria. Admission: Free for school children (it is necessary to book), under 18's and over 60's. On Sundays it is free for everyone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Renaissance artefacts |
Via Lomellini, 11 Genoa 16124 Italy +39 10 20 7553 |
This museum is located in Via Lomellini, in the house where Giuseppe Mazzini was born. It is part of the Istituto Mazzianico complex. The museum was set up in 1915, and is spread over three floors, in which thousands of documents and Renaissance relics are displayed in chronological order. These include signatures, manifestoes, prints, paintings, uniforms, flags, and weapons which belonged to famous people. It has a specialised library which collects works from the second half of the 18th century to today, these include the first known portrait of Garibaldi and a printed edition of the national amthem with noted by Mameli. Admission: Free entry for school children (booking is necessary), under 18's, and over 60's. On Sundays it is free for everyone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The memory |
Piazza Matteotti, 5 Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 557 4808 |
Situated on the main floor of the Palazzo Ducale, this archive houses all documents relating to the republic's administrative activities from the 15th century until the end of the eighteenth century. It also houses the Administration Acts of the Government of the city and of the suburban councils from 1805, a number of manuscripts detailing the history of Genoa from the sixteenth century till the 18th century, the private archives of the Brignole Sale family and the De Ferrari family, and the historical archives of the civil state (nineteenth century). A cataloguing system on optical disk allows for easy access by the many visitors, among which are a large number of university students, to even the oldest and most valuable original documents. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sculpture and architecture in a 13th century convent |
Piazza Sarzano, 35r Genoa 16128 Italy +39 10 251 1263 |
This museum is located in Piazza Sarzano, in the ancient Convento di S. Agostino. It houses the most important sculptural, architectural, and artistic accounts of Genoa from the 10th to the 18th century. The museum exhibition is laid out in chronological order on various floors, and allows visitors to observe important sculptures—lions which came from the Abbazia di S. Siro, the notable Funeral monument of Margherita di Brabante, by G. Pisano, and the Penitent Madonna by A. Canova, among others. Admission: EUR4. Free for those under 18 and over 60. Free admission for all on Sundays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Museum of peasant life |
Salita al Garbo, 47 Genoa 16159 Italy +39 10 740 1243 |
This museum was founded in 1983, and is housed in a late 18th century villa in the quiet countryside near Garbo. It is one of the most recently founded Genoese museums. In the two rooms on the top floor various agricultural implements are on display, as well as captions and photgraphs which illustrate the cultivation cycles of the vines, the olives, the chestnuts, and the traditional occupations of the Ligurian peasantry including aspects of family and religious life. The museum also houses a vast store of documentation on the organisation of rural residences and on regional folklore. It contains a huge tape collection containing spoken or sung recordings of peasant life - the extraordinary vitality of the peasant culture in the past emerges from these. Admission: Free for school children (it is necessary to book), under 18's and over 60's. It is free for everyone on Sunday's. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Red Cross museum |
Via P. Cavallieri, 42 Genoa 16014 Italy +39 10 78 3694 |
This museum was set up in 1981 and was definitively opened in 1986. Its main aim is to disclose human rights, it is important for the didactic significance of the materials on display. An interesting archive of photographs and other objects are exhibited in the museums seven rooms, they are divided into sections which include: documents which demonstrate the growth of the Red Cross throughout the years (Red Cross), stamps from many countries which depict the Red Cross, equipment used in Red Cross hospitals during and after the war (Hospitals), pedagogical publications (Health Education), the history of the emergency services (Evolution of means), information about the founder and the local branch (Brief local history), photographs from 1908 to the present day (The Work of the Red Cross), and work done during the wars (The Red Cross during the War). Admission: Free. It is run by volunteers, and can be visited on request. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Antarctic in Genova |
Area Porto Antico - Palazzina Millo Genoa 16126 Italy +39 10 254 3690 http://www.mna.it |
Located in the Area del Porto Antico, in the Millo quarter, this museum was built in 1876 and is today home to both business activities and restoration work. The newly built exhibition wing houses a display of adventurous exploration, of life pushed to the very limits of survival in the polar regions. Next to the panels illustrating the history of Italian exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic, there are accurate reconstructions of the polar environment, examples of animal and marine life, means of transport and base camp equipment. The visitor can join in the thrilling discoveries of the explorers, and experience the difficulties they faced in an extreme, mysterious and fascinating natural environment. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Ships, globes and armour in a sixteenth century villa. |
Piazza C. Bonavino, 7 Genoa 16156 Italy +39 10 696 9885 |
Opened in 1930, this museum is housed in the sixteenth century villa which belonged to the nobleman banker Adamo Centurione. It was later extended by Vannone at the wishes of Gian Andrea Doria, who had it beautifully frescoed by L. Tavarone. Conserved in the museum are nautical instruments, figure heads, portholes, cards, nautical paintings, armour and models of ancient ships, which document four centuries of naval art and history (from the 12th -16th centuries). The modern collection has been recently transferred to the Padiglione del Mare e della Navigazione, in the Area del Porto Antico. Among the exhibits at Pegli, there is a much celebrated View of Genova in 1481 painted by C. Grassi, as well as a late fifteenth-century reproduction of a lost fresco, two large globes showing the earth and the heavens, which belonged to the cosmographer M.V. Coronelli, a well-known portrait of Christopher Colombus, traditionally attributed to Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (early 16th century), and models of the galleons which belonged to the great explorers, made in 1892 by Captain D'Albertis. The park behind the palazzo is of great natural interest, featuring a lake on which it is possible to sail; there is an enchanted isle in the centre, designed by Galeazzo Alessi, which is today unfortunately in a state of disrepair. Entrance: Free for school parties (booking required), under 18's and pensioners. Free entrance for all on Sundays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Paper making museum |
Via Acquasanta 251 Genoa 16010 Italy +39 10 63 8103 http://www.acquasantaonline.it... |
In Acquasanta, a few kilometres from Voltri, in the small Piccardo paper mill, dating back to 1756, you can visit this interesting paper maker centre. It documents the various techniques of paper making in Val Leira which has been the principal centre of Genoese paper making since the 16th century (in 1850 there were 150 paper makers working here). It exhibits original paper making machinary and equipment, many of which remained in use here until 1985, as well as watermarks. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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History of Genoa in a coin collection |
Via alla Cassa di Risparmio, 15 - Banca Carige Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 579 2255 |
The Banca Carige hosts an important coin collection, made up of over 1000 examples minted between 1139 and 1814. In the permanent exhibition a selection of 652 coins tell the story of the Republic of Genoa's mint, and the city's feuds and colonies. These coins allow visitors to follow seven centuries of history through the changing of government, the internal fights, and the affairs of the powerful families. The coins on exhibition are mostly made of gold (from the "ottavino" which weighs 0.45 grams, to the 1636 twenty-five double piece which weighs 167.40 grams), but many are made of silver or copper, which was the most common metal in use in the past. Admission: Free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Holy Grail? |
Piazza San Lorenzo - Duomo di San Lorenzo - Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 247 1831 http://www.museosanlorenzo.it |
The important Museum of Treasure is inside the Duomo, near the sacristy. Set up in the suggestive underground enviroment, coated with the black stone of the Promontorio, and specifically thought up by the architect F. Albini in 1956, today it is considered one of the best examples of a modern museum with a good balance between conservative needs and the necessity of liturgical use. The collection includes silver and jewel works of art from the 9th century to today, reliquaries, processional arks, crucifixes, vestments, jewels, and other sacred objects. The Sacro Catino from the 9th century is of particular historical and artistic relevance. It is made of green glass (once believed to be emerald), and was even identified with the Holy Grail when it was bought to Genoa by a Crusader. The Ark of the Ashes of John the Baptist (15th century) made of gold covered silver is also very important, as is the Piatto di San Giovanni (1st century) which is believed to have held the head of the Saint (patron of Genoa) after he was beheaded. It would also be worth looking at various documents relating to the history of the Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo, which include the papal bull of Pope Gelasio who consecrated the cathedral in 1118. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sports museum |
Via Cairoli, 5/3a Genoa 16124 Italy +39 10 553 1281 |
This museum contains documents and testimonies of sporting occasions, as well as relics and trophies dating from the mid-nineteenth century to today. It also houses an interesting archive belonging to the Gymnastic Society Cristoforo Colombo 1864 and audiovisual material. The Library specializes in texts dealing with sports history and culture, it contains around 2000 publications including books and magazines, as well as 1000 photographs. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Abstract art |
Via Jacopo Ruffini, 3 Corso Aurelio Saffi Genoa 16128 Italy |
This 18th century villa was donated to the country in 1951. It houses temporary exhibitions and the Cernuschi Ghiringhelli Collection of Foreign and Italian Abstract Art (1900-1980), as well as the Sandro Cherchi donation and some sculptures by the most important Ligurian sculptors. The museum was first opened in 1985, and since then it has acquired more than 2000 works of art, including works by Fontana, Licini, and Pollock. There is also a library which specialises in History of Contemporary Art with Archives and a Video Collection. The villa is in the middle of a public park with a view over the sea looking towards the Portofino promontory. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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