Galata Museo del Mare, Liguria, Italy

5Gallio182 5:00 PM Sep 5, 2021

A thought provoking visit
We spent about two hours touring all 5 floors. We opted not to do the submarine visit. The cost was 11€ (seniors). We noted lots of English explanations about the displays. This is different from what other reviewers report. The tour begins on the bottom floor with a tribute to Christopher Colombus. It then focuses on Genoa’s involvement with the naval war with the Turks. Each floor (5 total) moves you forward in history with the top floor focused largely on the sinking of the Andrea Doria in 1956. We found the 4th floor the most interesting. The focus there was on emigration (going out) and immigration (coming in). The displays featuring the migration of Italians to North and South America from 1870-1950 were stunning. Equally brilliant was the saga of immigrants coming from North Africa and the Arab world beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. It concludes with the stament…”Are these events different, or merely different sides to the same coin?’ Very thought provoking.

4JMEdQ 5:00 PM Mar 2, 2023

Genoa's maritime history and the history of navigation,
Rooms which hold exhibitions of ancient trade in the Mediterranean, the story of Christopher Columbus, the development of maritime navigation, the extraordinary story of Italian emigration to North and South America, and much more. A large museum with most (but not all) information panels in English. Fascinating and well presented. Genoa's place in maritime history and trade is world famous and this museum certainly shows its story and heritage in excellent ways. We stayed three hours, even though the heating was full on!