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- Good on a rainy day
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Why go
- The submarine Nazario Sauro, moored in front of the museum basin, with parts you can visit
- A naval simulator that sails the Atlantic from Gibraltar to New York, then lands at Ellis Island
- The La Merica exhibition on Italian emigrants to the United States, Argentina and Brazil, open since 2011
Plan your visit
Opening times
From the venue's website · checked 27 Oct 2026
Know before you go
- Opening hours are 10:00 to 19:00, every day of the week.
- Tickets and visits can be booked and bought online on the museum's own website.
- The museum's own website is available in two languages.
What's inside
- A room rebuilds a late 18th-century shipyard with its trades.
- Many interactive rooms show what life at sea was like.
- Third floor, 1,200 m²: the age of transatlantic liners.
- The deck of a steamship from the era of emigration, which visitors can walk.
- Shipowners' Hall (Sala degli armatori): the port's story through its shipowners.
- A room with a replica of the brigantine Anna, whose deck is accessible.
- Historic world maps and portolan charts, explored through virtual navigation.
- A virtual storm off Cape Horn, with sound effects.
- A weapons display: blades, cuirasses and helmets.
- Portraits of Christopher Columbus and Andrea Doria.
- The raft that saved Ambrogio Fogar when orcas hit his boat in 1978.
- A library and an exhibition hall.
With kids
- Kindergarten children can take part in activities where they pass tests of courage and cunning.
- Visitors can walk onto the deck of the brigantine Anna, a replica in one room.
Tips for your visit
- The first and second floors cover sailing, from galleys to ships, and shipyards.
- The third floor is devoted to the age of transatlantic liners.
- Genova Principe station and the Darsena metro stop are within walking distance.
- A café with an outdoor terrace is in the building, along with bookshops and a library.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided tours
- Offered, along with workshops and recreational activities Visitors can also take part in the displays themselves.
Interesting facts5
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The palazzo that houses the museum takes its name from a former trading post in Istanbul.
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Shipwreck relics include a bell from the SS Rex and a lifebuoy from the RMS Lusitania.
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12,000 square
The museum has 12,000 square metres of exhibition space.
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Its displays combine finds, faithful reconstructions and a photographic archive covering almost the whole 20th century.
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Several autographed documents belonging to Columbus are held here.
Galata – Museo del mare - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
The district was part of the Arsenale, the city's most important military and maritime complex, where galleys were built in the republic era. The lower part of the building was used to build galleys. The renovation was designed by the Spanish architect Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra.
- late 19th centuryThe oldest of the new commercial docks takes the name of an old colony, Galata.
- 20th centuryThe district loses its commercial role and is abandoned.
- Late 1990sThe city decides to set the future maritime museum in the district.
- 2004The museum opens in the Palazzo Galata, during Genoa's European Capital of Culture year.
- 2005The museum joins the Mu.MA group with the Commenda Museum-Theatre and the Naval Museum of Pegli.
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- 2010The submarine becomes a floating annex of the museum.
Sources: Galata – Museo del mare - Wikipedia · Galata Maritime Museum · Visite – Galata Maritime Museum · About us – Galata Maritime Museum · Meeresmuseum Galata - Wikipedia · Galata - Museo del mare - Wikipedia · Galata − Museo del mare - Wikipedia · Galata Museo Del Mare: tickets (its own site) · Galata Museo Del Mare: seasons, visitor informa… · Galata Museo Del Mare: description (its own sit… · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Website
- galatamuseodelmare.it/
- Phone
- +390102533555
Questions and answers
What are the opening hours of Galata Museo del Mare?
Galata Museo del Mare is open every day of the week, from 10:00 to 19:00.
How do I get to Galata Museo del Mare from the station?
Genova Principe station and the Darsena metro stop are both within walking distance of the museum, on the Porto Antico.
Is Galata Museo del Mare good for children?
Kindergarten children can take part in activities where they pass tests of courage and cunning. Guided tours, workshops and recreational activities are also offered.
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