Museo degli Strumenti per la Navigazione
Museum in the tower-house of San Giovanni in Bellagio with more than 600 nautical instruments and logbooks collected by Gianni Gini.
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About the museum
The collection began in 1968, when Gianni Gini bought a Venetian graphometer that he had noticed in a shop window in Cannes. From that single piece grew a collection of more than 600 nautical instruments, ranging from very old examples to pieces made in the early 20th century.
The museum opened on 21 June 2001 in the ancient tower-house of San Giovanni, in Bellagio, on Lake Como.
Alongside the instruments are logbooks documenting life aboard sailing ships and merchant vessels. A guide to the museum, available in Italian, English and German, leads visitors through the floors of the building and recounts the voyages of the great explorers.
Highlights
- More than 600 nautical instruments
- Venetian graphometer from which the collection grew
- Logbooks of sailing and merchant ships
- Based in the ancient tower-house of San Giovanni
- Museum guide in Italian, English and German
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione di strumenti nautici – More than 600 navigation instruments and logbooks, from the oldest pieces to those of the early 20th century.
- Founded
- 2001
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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Other rates and reductions are not published; for group enquiries you can contact the museum.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Booking is not necessary; for groups, contact the museum. A museum guide can be consulted on the website in Italian, English and German. |
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