Civico Museo della Civiltà Istriana, Fiumana e Dalmata

About the museum

The idea for a museum dedicated to the civilisation of the lands of the northern and eastern Adriatic was born together with the IRCI (Istituto regionale per la cultura istriano-fiumano-dalmata), the Trieste body responsible for preserving and promoting the historical and cultural heritage and the traditions of the Istrian peoples. In 1998 the City of Trieste entrusted the building at via Torino 8 to the IRCI under a concession, intended to house a library, an archive, offices and the museum.

Today the via Torino 8 site is closed to the public because the museum is moving to Magazzino 26 in the Porto Vecchio of Trieste. The first part of the new route is already set up on the second floor of the building and can be seen only by reservation, on guided visits organised by the IRCI together with visits to the nearby Magazzino 18, which holds the household belongings of Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian exiles.

The project envisages a route of eleven thematic rooms, which symbolically closes in the kitchen with an original hearth (fogolèr) and hood, and includes a large picture gallery of Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian artists and a cabinet of prints, maps and photographs. On the ground floor are the ticket office with bookshop and a room for temporary exhibitions and conferences.

Highlights

• Household belongings of the exiles from Magazzino 18
• Kitchen with original fogolèr and hood
• Planned picture gallery of Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian artists
• Route of eleven rooms on the civilisation of the eastern Adriatic lands

Permanent exhibition

• Primo nucleo del nuovo museo al Magazzino 26 – First part of the new museum route on the second floor, with the household belongings of the exiles from Magazzino 18; visitable only on guided visits by reservation.

Operated by

IRCI – Istituto regionale per la cultura istriano-fiumano-dalmata

Visitors per year

approx. 2,910

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Guided visits to Magazzino 18 and to the first part of the museum are free, with reservation required.

Accessibility

The museum is relocating: the first part can be visited only by reservation.

Kids & families

The museum is relocating: the first part can be visited only by reservation.

Getting there & parking

The meeting point for visits is in front of Magazzino 26, in the Porto Vecchio of Trieste.

Amenities & dining

The museum is relocating: the first part can be visited only by reservation.

Events & venue rental

The museum is relocating: the first part can be visited only by reservation.

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