Museo dei Combattenti

About the museum

The collection originated from donations by soldiers who, at the end of the wars, gave their personal belongings to the Associazione Nazionale Combattenti e Reduci (National Association of Combatants and Veterans); the memorabilia were first used to furnish the association’s headquarters. When the association was dissolved, the collection was entrusted to the Società Economica di Chiavari, which has preserved and promoted it ever since. Over the years Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Marabotti expanded and organised it.

The exhibition includes about 700 pieces from the First and Second World Wars: weapons and ammunition such as sabres, swords, a small cannon, mortars and bombs; personal equipment such as helmets, gas masks, cartridge pouches and wire cutters; and trench objects such as soldiers’ mess tins. The collection also includes a cannon and a mortar, a series of allegorical coats of arms of the Italian armed forces from the 18th century to the present, historical figures and illustrations, and a section on war memorials and Italian war shrines (sacrari), with booklets, drawings and photographs.

Highlights

• About 700 memorabilia from the First and Second World Wars
• Weapons, helmets, gas masks and trench objects
• Allegorical coats of arms of the Italian armed forces since the 18th century
• Section on war memorials and sacrari (war shrines)

Permanent exhibition

• Raccolta di cimeli dei Combattenti – About 700 objects from the two world wars: weapons, personal equipment, trench objects and a section on war memorials.

Operated by

Società Economica di Chiavari

Visitors per year

approx. 320

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the collections of the Società Economica is free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: not available
• 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

The historic palazzo has no lift and may be difficult for people with reduced mobility; the Società Economica asks visitors to get in touch in advance.

Kids & families

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