Civico museo ingauno

About the museum

The museum was established in 1933 on the initiative of the archaeologist Nino Lamboglia and is housed in the Palazzo Vecchio of the Comune, in Piazza San Michele. In the Sala dei Consoli, on the ground floor of the 14th-century municipal tower, the remains of ancient Roman and Byzantine Albingaunum are displayed: inscriptions, cinerary urns and stone fragments, including the inscription of Marinaces, the earliest abbot of the monastery of Gallinara known only by name.

The Loggia, built in 1421, contains a 1st-century AD mosaic floor, a late imperial marble puteal, medieval inscriptions and the ancient units of measurement of the city. On the back wall stands out the large fresco of the Crucifixion by Giovanni Canavesio, from the late 15th century.

Today the room also houses the tourist information office (IAT) with the unified ticket office for the city’s museums and archaeological sites, including Magiche Trasparenze and the Torre Civica.

Highlights

• Sala dei Consoli with inscriptions and finds from Albingaunum
• Inscription of Marinaces
• Loggia of 1421 with a 1st-century AD mosaic
• Fresco of the Crucifixion by Giovanni Canavesio
• Unified ticket office for the museums of Albenga

Permanent exhibition

• Albenga romana e bizantina – Inscriptions, cinerary urns, stone fragments and a mosaic documenting the Roman and Byzantine city of Albingaunum.

Founded

1933

Operated by

Comune di Albenga

Visitors per year

approx. 5,000

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to the museum; the Torre Civica has a separate ticket.

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