MUSEUMS OF THE ROMAN AGE
IMPERIA
Olive Museum
Tools related to olive growing and oil production; reconstruction of a Roman ship; collection of lamps and cruets from 500 BC to the last century.
Via Garessio, 13 (Oleificio Carli).
Tel. 0183-290505.
Opening hours: 9-12 and 15-18.
Closed on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Free admission.
MUSEUMS OF SACRED ART
LUCINASCO
Lazzaro Acquarone Museum of Sacred Art
15th century wooden sculptures, paintings, liturgical equipments of the confraternities.
P.zza S. Antonino, 1.
Tel. 0183-52534 or 0183-52425.
Open from June to September on Sundays.
Opening hours 10-11 and 16.30-18.30.
Free admission.
MUSEUMS OF RURAL CULTURE
IMPERIA
Olive Museum
Tools related to olive growing and oil production; collection of lamps and cruets from 500 BC to the last century.
Via Garessio, 13 (Oleificio Carli).
Tel. 0183-290505.
Opening hours: 9-12 and 15-18.
Closed on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Free admission.
LUCINASCO
Ethnographic section of the Lazzaro Acquarone Museum
Oil mill, cellar, stable and period house.
Via Roma.
Tel. 0183-52425.
Open from June to September on Sundays.
Opening hours 10-11 and 16.30-18.30.
Free admission.
MENDATICA
Museum of Rural Culture
Agricultural and shepherds tools of the valley.
Via Mazzini.
Tel. 0184-38713.
Open in summer at irregular hours.
Free admission (best to book).
BESTAGNO
Ethnographic collection of the castle of Bestagno
Vintage farm tools.
Via Principale, 89.
Tel. 0183-279091.
Free admission (best to book).
OTHER MUSEUMS
IMPERIA
Olive Museum
Tools related to olive growing and oil production; reconstruction of a Roman ship; collection of lamps and cruets from 500 BC to the last century.
Via Garessio, 13 (Oleificio Carli).
Tel. 0183-295762.
Opening hours: 9-12 and 15-18.
Closed on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Free admission.
IMPERIA
Museum of Communication - Voices in the Ether
Museum affiliated to the Marconi Foundation.
It displays more than 500 items.
Salita Garzini, 5 - Frazione Oliveto.
IMPERIA
International Naval Museum of Western Liguria
Naval and nautical finds, vintage models and dioramas.
P.zza Duomo, 11.
Tel. 0183-651541.
Open on Wednesdays and Saturdays (summer 21-23; winter 17-19.30).
Free admission.
LUCINASCO
Ethnographic section of the Lazzaro Acquarone Museum
Oil mill, cellar, stable and period house.
Via Roma.
Tel. 0183-52425.
Open from June to September on Sundays.
Opening hours 10-11 and 16.30-18.30.
Free admission.
CHIUSANICO
Tin Museum - Guatelli Museum Collection
Cans tell the story of emigration and customs of the 20th century.
Via Nazionale Nord.
Tel. 0183-52368.
COSIO
Museum of Herbs
The museum site of Cosio called "In Herbis Salus" is part of the Museum of the Territory "I volti dell’Ubagu".
Via della Chiesa, 3.
ART GALLERIES
IMPERIA
State Archives
Viale Matteotti, 105.
Tel. 0183-650491.
Open from Monday to Saturday 8.30-13.30, Fridays also 15.30-18.30.
LIBRARIES
IMPERIA
Civic Library
Over eighty thousand volumes on various subjects.
Via Belgrano, 7.
Tel. 0183-26345.
Summer Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 8 - 13.30.
Winter Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.30 - 12.30 and 15 - 18.30.
IMPERIA
Speleological Group Library
Five thousand volumes of geology, speleology, stratigraphy and botany.
P.zza U. Calvi, 8.
Open on Tuesdays and Fridays from 21.00 to 23.00.
IMPERIA
Library of the Historical Institute of the Resistance
Two thousand volumes on the Resistance.
Via Cascione, 86.
Tel. 0183-650755.
Open from Monday to Friday from 9 to 12.