Galata Museo del Mare

James Brumby

a month ago

The Galata Museo del Mare is more than just a museum, it is a cathedral of nautical history. Want to learn about the glory days of the Republic of Genoa? Then look no further. 5 floors of education, from the medieval time period to modern day, this is surely the comprehensive history lesson you've been searching for!

Patten Welding

3 weeks ago

The museum is very clean and put together. There some in English as well as an indoor 17th century ship you can go into. There is also a sub you can enter as well. This is a very well presented maritime museum however it was very disappointing not to have more English translations. Note to the museum ... not everyone visiting speaks Italian!

Anneloes Vermeer

a month ago

Great value for money. Multiple floors of exhibition. I aksed the staff for any materials in English and one of them came to find me to bring me some. He didn't have to do so, but I'm very grateful he did! There was a Christopher Columbus expo when I went, and there's a digital audiotour you can listen to on your phone for that one. Would recommend! (do bring your headphones!) The rest of the museum had great material too. Do note, there's barely any English texts next to the exposition pieces, so either translate a bunch or get a booklet. Still, I had a lovely time. I especially like how the museum has life size replicas of boats and machinery to interact with, really bringing history to life. There was also a temporary exposition about Italian migration to other countries, which ended with a reflection on current migration to Italy. I found it very profound and was happy that they chose to educate visitors on the humanity behind it all. All in all, it was great value for money. It has history, humanity, technology and science and a nice view on the roof.

David Jeffers

in the last week

This place was cool. Unfortunately, I had to see it in a bit of a hurry. Really wish I could have stayed longer

Faye McKinney

5 months ago

A superb museum with lots of interactive exhibitions. Great for children and adults alike. The kids booklet really focuses them in. An excellent exhibition on immigration. The large exhibits really bring the whole subject of sea travel to life. A real surprise. So pleased we went!