The Ligurian Riviera is also a nerve centre for history, art and culture, to be discovered both in the area’s museums and in the open air, through guided tours in villages and towns but also along inland trails.
Built in the Middle Ages, very little evidence of the structure from that period remains today, namely the apse and the neo-Gothic bell tower. The church was renovated in the Baroque style in 1633 by the architect Andrea Storace. In the nave you can see the Mausoleum, which comes from St Catherine’s, and still contains valuable pieces of art belonging to the Carrettesque Prelates.
A museum focussed on the industrial culture of the region, dedicated to the film factory that was founded in Ferrania in 1917. A museum for anyone interested in the history of evolution and research in the field of cinematography.
In the heart of Savona’s historical centre, don’t miss the workshops and museum visits immersed in the world of ceramics, from Palazzo Gavotti, with the Pinacoteca Civica collection, to Palazzo del Monte di Pietà , with its Ceramics Museum.
Take part in the educational workshops for children and families and find out more about what is taught on the website: http://musa.savona.it/museodellaceramica/la-didattica/
Founded on 11 May 2002, the All About Apple Museum is currently the most well-stocked Apple museum in the world. It houses almost the entire production of Apple personal computers, peripherals, accessories and prototypes from the early days of 1976 to the present day.
An exhibition encompassing the life and history of Toirano is hosted in the stables of an ancient palace. The collection consists of around three thousand objects and artefacts, relating to ancient activities practised in the Toirano area and in western Liguria in general. On the Piano Nobile of the palace, the rooms of the aristocratic residence have been reconstructed.
The Archaeological Museum in Finale, housed in the fascinating Monumental Complex of Santa Caterina in Finalborgo, provides an exciting journey through time, from prehistoric times to the present day. It tells the story of human presence in the Finale area from 350,000 years ago through important archaeological finds, reconstructions, miniature models and scenographic sets.
The ‘Gallinara Island Nature Reserve’ Multimedia Exhibition is a multimedia journey that lets you visit the island with its settlements, seabird nesting areas and the seabed facing the island, that has abundant fish varieties, and is home to Christ the Redeemer where you can dive down to see it.
An exhibition of glass artefacts uncovered during excavations in the necropolis of Albenga, including a unique piece, the Blue Plate on which two putti dance in honour of Bacchus were carved, found next to objects from a funerary outfit.
The complex includes fine sites of historical and artistic value in the heart of the historical centre, grouped around the 14th-century Franciscan Cloister. The late Baroque cathedral, the Renaissance Sistine Chapel in later Rococo forms, the 19th-century Rooms of Pius VII and a rich Treasury Museum present elegant architecture and contain works of art of outstanding value, including the extraordinary Wooden Choir.
Civic Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art.
A multipurpose space, suitable for conferences, workshops, screenings and temporary exhibitions.
There is a reading room and a book lending service.
Free entrance to the museum. Various rates apply for specific services such as guided tours and workshops.
Get there by public transport, with the Savona/Albisola/Varazze bus line, numbers 30, 7, 7/
The museum is aimed at fans of the big small car and is for anyone interested in cars, motoring and the history of Fiat. But it can be enjoyed by a broad, wider public, eager to get to know a cross-section of the history of Italy which, thanks to the ‘500’, finally got on four wheels and drove into modernity.
The ‘Civico Museo Archeologico e della Città ’ (City and Archaeological Museum), opened in 1990, is housed in the 15th-century ‘Loggia del Castello Nuovo’, within Savona’s Priamà r monumental complex.
The museum is part of the MUSA (Civici Musei Savona) circuit and is included in the network of museums in the Liguria Region.
The Civico Museo Archeologico di Savona, located in the Palazzo della Loggia, combines the exhibition route with some archaeological areas. The constantly changing exhibition design adapts scientific content to the dynamics of archaeological research. The leitmotif of the exhibition is ceramics and the types produced in Savona since the Middle Ages are represented, with one section dedicated to the Fortress.
A specific route for the visually impaired (in Braille) has been set up along the museum route, with a number of stations where they can become acquainted with certain exhibits through touch.
The museum can also be visited by appointment.
The Museums’ reception desk can provide a guide (in Italian and English) to the Monumental Complex and the Museum, as well as scientific publications published by the Managing Institute and the Ligurian Centre for the History of Ceramics.
The complex includes fine sites of historical and artistic value in the heart of the historical centre, grouped around the 14th-century Franciscan Cloister. The late Baroque cathedral, the Renaissance Sistine Chapel in later Rococo forms, the 19th-century Rooms of Pius VII and a rich Treasury Museum present elegant architecture and contain works of art of outstanding value, including the extraordinary Wooden Choir.
An extraordinary museum relating the history of ceramic art and technology. It is an authentic ceramic factory, perfectly preserved within the ancient village of Albissola Marina. Inside, several original rooms can be visited, where the old wood-fired kilns and decanting tanks for clay and glazes can be found. The museum houses a selection of contemporary ceramic art works from the civic collection, and a permanent exhibition of traditional ceramic nativity scenes, known as macachi, from Albissola.
