Polo Museo del Mare

About the museum

The Museo del Mare is a museum complex created by the municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto to tell the story of the town's relationship with the sea. It is housed in the former wholesale fish market on the north mole of the harbour and brings several sections together in one building: the Antiquarium Truentinum, the Museo delle Anfore, the Museo Ittico “Augusto Capriotti” and the Museo della Civiltà Marinara delle Marche. The complex also includes the Pinacoteca del Mare, in the Palazzo Piacentini, and the Villa Marittima, both in the Paese Alto, which have their own address.

The Antiquarium Truentinum holds finds from the ancient Castrum Truentinum and from the area between the Tesino and Tronto rivers, including Monteprandone, Acquaviva Picena and Ripatransone. The rooms trace the history from the Neolithic, with flint tools, pottery and the Guidi collection of Early Bronze Age bronze axes, through the Picene civilisation, with the grave goods of a rich tomb at Monteprandone, to the Roman period, with statue fragments, inscriptions, sarcophagi and the remains of a domus excavated in the Paese Alto.

The Museo della Civiltà Marinara delle Marche is organised into narrative units on voyages by sea, seafaring places shown on old maps, trades, ropes, nets and sails, and the art of boatbuilding, with documents, objects, oral sources and audiovisual testimonies. Since 2022 the museum has taken part in the UNICEF programme “Museo amico dei bambini e dei ragazzi”.

Highlights

• Guidi collection of Early Bronze Age bronze axes
• Picene grave goods from Monteprandone
• Roman sarcophagi, togate statue fragment and remains of a domus in the Paese Alto
• Museo della Civiltà Marinara with testimony from a paranza fishing-boat skipper
• Sections on amphorae and fishing in the former fish market at the harbour

Permanent exhibitions

• Antiquarium Truentinum – Finds from the Neolithic to the Roman period from the Castrum Truentinum and the area between the Tesino and Tronto, including the Guidi collection, Picene material and Roman sarcophagi.
• Museo della Civiltà Marinara delle Marche – Route through narrative units on voyages, seafaring places and trades, ropes, nets and sails, and boatbuilding, with documents, objects and oral testimonies.

Operated by

Comune di San Benedetto del Tronto

Visitors per year

approx. 11,368

Admission & discounts

Prices in force from 1 January 2026. The base price applies to a single section; the combined ticket covers the Antiquarium Truentinum, Museo delle Anfore, Museo della Civiltà Marinara delle Marche, Museo Ittico, Pinacoteca del Mare and Villa Marittima. Free admission also for members of local fishing associations, tourist guides and journalists with a press card, and for accompanying adults of school groups.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The website indicates a ramp, tactile and audiovisual aids and sensory trails for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Since March 2022 the museum has taken part in the UNICEF programme “Museo amico dei bambini e dei ragazzi” and offers educational activities and workshops for schools and families.

Getting there & parking

A cycle path runs past the museum, which is located in the former wholesale fish market on the north mole of the harbour.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum bookshop.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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