Archivio Museo Malaspina
Archive museum in the Palazzo Malaspina in Mulazzo with documents, a library and relics of the Malaspina family and of the navigator Alessandro Malaspina.
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About the museum
The Archivio-Museo Malaspina is housed in the historic Palazzo Malaspina in Mulazzo. It grew out of historical and literary research on the Malaspina family of Mulazzo, begun more than fifty years ago by Dario Manfredi, who over time brought together more than 9,000 books, 600 periodical titles and over 25,000 handwritten documents linked to the family.
The institution preserves the domestic archive of the Malaspina family of Mulazzo and offers a specialised library with volumes from around the world and antiquarian texts devoted to the family, two permanent exhibitions and a display of Malaspina relics. Among the documents of particular interest are those on Annetta Malaspina, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina and Maria Beatrice d'Este Malaspina.
A substantial part of the museum is dedicated to Alessandro Malaspina (1754–1810), the great navigator of the 18th century, with maps, books, writings and material from the round-the-world expedition of 1789–1794, including drawings and paintings of animals, plants, places and peoples encountered. The cultural, educational and publishing activities focus on the history of navigation and on the relationship between Europe and the Americas.
Highlights
- Domestic archive of the Malaspina family of Mulazzo
- Specialised library with over 9,000 volumes
- Section on Alessandro Malaspina and the expedition of 1789–1794
- Maps, drawings and Malaspina relics
Permanent exhibition
- Alessandro Malaspina e la spedizione intorno al mondo – Maps, books and materials from the 1789–1794 expedition, with drawings and paintings of animals, plants, places and peoples.
- Founded
- 2005
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,329
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2children under 7 and groups |
| Combined ticket for the Archivio Museo di Mulazzo and Castello di Lusuolo | €6 |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the municipal listing, the museum is accessible to people with disabilities by stairlift.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train on the Parma–La Spezia line to Pontremoli station, then the CTT Nord bus service (toll-free number 800 223 010).
By car: A15 motorway Parma–La Spezia, exit Pontremoli, direction Mulazzo (7 km). The entrance is through the main gate on Piazza Malaspina.
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