Museums, art galleries and libraries - Orange, Magenta and Purple Routes

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.