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                Civico Museo Navale - Genova

                Piazza Bonavino 7, 16156 Genova Pegli
               
Tel. 010 696 98 85
               
Opened 9.00 to 12.00 and 4.00 to 17.00. 
                Closed on Sunday and Monday

The Museum is hosted in the ancient Villa Doria in Pegli, and includes more than 5000 pieces from XII Century to present days. The section dedicated to Medieval Age navigation is particularly rare and precious, including maps, prints, paintings and models: among them, three remarkable reproductions of Columbus' ships, and an ancient Venetian vessel (XVI Century). 

Il Museo è ospitato nell'antica Villa Doria a Pegli, e raccoglie più di 5000 pezzi dal XII Secolo fino ai giorni d'oggi. La sezione dedicata alla navigazione medioevale è particolarmente rara e preziosa, e comprende mappe, stampe, dipinti e modelli: tra essi, tre spettacolari riproduzioni delle caravelle di Colombo, ed un antico vascello Veneziano del XVI Secolo. 

The collections include also warship models, weapons and armours, guns and cannonballs, precious navigation instruments, nautical tools, documents and paintings. 
The halls themselves are beautifully decorated with remarkable frescoes.
 

La collezione comprende anchemodelli di navi da guerra, armi ed armature, cannoni e palle da cannone, preziosi strumenti di navigazione, attrezzi nautici, documenti e pitture. 
Le sale stesse sono splendidamente decorate da preziosi affreschi.

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Have you seen our extensive Amphorae section? A complete guide to the identification of more than 150 amphorae models.