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Palazzo Spinola National Gallery

Piazza Pellicceria, 1 - Genova

In a spectacular XVI century palace but still keeping intact its atmosphere of a sumptuous residence of the XVII-XVIII century, the National Gallery of Liguria exhibits its collection: the picture gallery boasts paintings by the greatest Genoese, Flemish and European masters. Among the paintings on exhibition there are works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Grechetto, Valerio Castello, and many others.

Opening time:Tue-Sat 8.30am - 7.30pm, Sun 1.30pm - 7.30pm.

Monday closed.

www.palazzospinola.it

Palazzo Reale Museum

Via Balbi, 10 - Genova

The sumptuous XVII century Palace , residence of the noble Balbi, Durazzo, and Savoia families, keeps intact its furnishings, the artworks, and XVII-XIX century common objects. Its rooms house a rich picture gallery with works by many Italian and foreign masters (Van Dyck, Tintoretto, Strozzi) and by painters of the Genoese school (Piola, Grechetto, Schiaffino), besides sculptures by Filippo Parodi. The collection of Genoese furniture dating back to the XVII-XVIII centuries is remarkable.

Opening time: Tue-Wed 9am-1.30pm, Thu-Sun 9am -7pm.

Monday closed

www.palazzorealegenova.it

Museum of Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti

Largo Pertini, 4 - Genova

The Accademia Ligustica houses a rich collection of Ligurian paintings dating back from the XIV to XIX century (Antonio Semino, Perin del Vaga, Giovanni and Luca Cambiaso, Bernardo Castello, Strozzi, Ansaldo, Fiasella, Piola, Grechetto, Tavella, Cominetti, Rambaldi and many others)and of European majolicas from the XVII to XIX century. The complex also houses an archive, a collection of plaster casts, the collections of drawings and prints and the library.

Opening time: Tue-Fri 2.30pm - 6.30pm. Saturaday, Sunday and Monday closed

www.accademialigustica.it

14.Villa del Principe Palazzo di Andrea Doria

Villa del Principe - Piazza del Principe, 4 - Genova

In the rooms of the prestigious Palace, Andrea Doria had built in the XVI century, we can find frescoes, paintings and sculptures by important Ligurian, Italian and foreign artists as well as a remarkable collection of tapestries. There are works by Perin del Vaga, Piola, Tavarone, Cambiaso, Tiziano, Castello. In the Italian garden there is the monumental marble Neptune’s Fountain by the Carlone brothers.

March/September: Wed-Sun 10am - 5pm. Monday closed. October/February:open to groups with advanced booking only

www.palazzodelprincipe.it

Museo Diocesano

Chiostro dei Canonici di San Lorenzo - Via Tommaso Reggio, 20 r - Genova

In the Cloister of Canonici di San Lorenzo, built in the XII century and recently restored, the museum shows numerous artworks by important artists of the sacred arts in Genoa. Among the masterpieces there is the grave of Fieschi, the huge altar pieces by Gregorio De Ferrari, paintings by Luca Cambiaso, Perin del Vaga; Ligurian paintings from the XIV and XV centuries, archeological finds, tombstones, shrines, silverware and embroideries.

Opening time: Mon - Sat 9am- 12am/3pm -6pmpm/ 3pm- 7pm. Sunday closed.

www.diocesi.genova.it

Wolfsoniana

Via Serra Gropallo, 4 - Genova Nervi

Wolfsoniana focuses mainly on the decorative arts and the propaganda of the period 1880-1945, it deals with the main expressive movements and linguistic theories of the first half of the XX century, from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, from the Twentieth Century to Rationalism. Such a cultural complexity is expressed by the great variety of works and different materials (paintings, sculptures, furnishings, decorative artworks, common objects and industrial design) exhibited in the recently inaugurated seat inside the Nervi museum centre.

Opening time:Tue-Sun 10am - 7pm. Monday closed.

www.wolfsoniana.it

Emanuele Luzzati Museum

Porta Siberia, Porto Antico - Genova

The Museum has been inside the Old Port of Genoa inside the spectacular area of Porta Siberia since 2001 and it shows many different works and scenes by Emanuele Luzzati (printed spreads, tapestries, drawings). The Museum has also been designed for children and young people: besides rooms set up for didactic use and animation it offers a multimedia space and a library. The centre periodically houses exhibitions of stage designs, costumes, models, miniatures and maquettes.

Opening time: Tue-Fri 10am- 1pm/2pm- 6pm. Sat and Sun. 10am-6pm. Monday closed

www.museoluzzati.it

Genoa Typography Museum and Francesco Pirella’s Collection

Magazzini dell’Abbondanza, Palazzo Verde - via del Molo 65 - 16128 Genova

Inaugurated in 2003 the Museum presents, in the new location in Palazzo Verde (Magazzini dell’Abbondanza), an experimental workshop about all different types of typography from the natural kind to the technical-artificial and the ancient ones: old working presses tell us the story of Gutemberg. On show we can see hand and treadle machines, movable print types of different ages and styles, documents, imprints: from an eighty-year-old micro-organism to that of the shroud in vitro.
Opening time: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9.30am - 12.30 am
Ph: +39 0109814369 - +39 0105499643
Fax: +39 010 8561573
E-mail: archiviomuseostampa@pirella.net
www.pirella.net

Galata Sea Museum

The sea world gets spectacular and innovative in the heart of the Port area: with more than 10.000 square meters of show area the MUMA is the largest museum about the sea in the Mediterranean region. The reflecting, modern glassiness of the building architecture suggests clear, pure water transparence to the visitor mind.
Check also the website of the Padiglione del Mare e della Navigazione, which part of the new museum collection comes form.

Opening time november/february: Tues-Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat and Sun and public holidays 10am - 7.30pm. Monday closed

March/october: Mon-Sun 10am - 7.30pm. November/February: Thu-Fry 10am - 6 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am- 7.30pm. Monday closed

www.galatamuseodelmare.it

Naval Museum

Villa Doria in Piazza Bonavino, 7 - Genova Pegli

The beautiful Giovanni Andrea Doria’s villa shows geneose naval collections from XI to XVI century.

Opening time: Tue-Fri 9am - 1pm, Sat and Sun 10am - 7pm. Monday closed.