Museo della Bora
Dispersed museum dedicated to the Bora wind: the Borarium in Opicina with interactive stations and the Magazzino dei Venti in Trieste.
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About the museum
The Progetto Bora Museum grew out of an idea dating back to 1999 and took shape in 2004 with the opening of the Magazzino dei Venti in Via Belpoggio in Trieste. More than a traditional museum, it is a curious, “in progress” space dedicated to the wind, which, in the project's motto, is “the air that plays”. The association that runs it has been a member of the Associazione Nazionale Piccoli Musei since 2013, and in 2025 it joined the regional M.E.S.S. network of ethnographic, historical and social museums of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Today the museum is spread across space and time. Two new spaces have opened in Opicina with PNRR funding: the Borarium, with interactive stations, explanations, data, games and memories of the Bora for visitors of all ages, and, on the upper floor, the Università del Vento, a multipurpose space for cultural activities inspired by the wind, ranging from meteorology and science to creativity, with attention to sustainability and climate change.
The Magazzino dei Venti has become a wind documentation centre. It houses the “20 clues for a museum” trail, the Archivio dei Venti del Mondo with over 500 winds bottled or canned, a small art gallery on the theme, the archive of the scholar Silvio Polli and around a thousand titles including books, videos and other media. It can only be visited by appointment.
Highlights
- Borarium with interactive stations on the Bora
- Università del Vento, a space for cultural and scientific activities
- Magazzino dei Venti with the Archivio dei Venti del Mondo (over 500 winds in cans)
- Wind documentation centre with around 1,000 titles
- Visits always guided
Permanent exhibitions
- Borarium – Museum space with interactive stations, data, curiosities, games and memories of the Bora.
- Magazzino dei Venti – «20 indizi per un museo» – Trail on the theme of wind, with the Archivio dei Venti del Mondo, a small art gallery and the wind documentation centre.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Associazione Culturale Museo della Bora (APS)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,500
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Groups | €5 per personSchool visits and groups: €5 per person, accompanying adults excluded; workshops to be arranged; a regular invoice is issued after the visit. |
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In the first months of opening, the Borarium is open without a ticket, with a voluntary donation at the end of the visit.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- 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
A lift is available in the Borarium complex.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The Borarium offers interactive stations for visitors of all ages and workshops for children and schools.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Buses 64 and 4; tram line 2 (when in service).
The Borarium is located in Opicina, at Via Nazionale 49.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
The Zinzendorf restaurant is located in the same complex (booking recommended for groups).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits are always guided and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. Individuals and families of up to 10 people are welcome; schools and groups of at most 15–20 people at a time must book several weeks in advance. One group visits the Borarium while the other takes part in activities in the Università del Vento on the upper floor. A museum app is also available. |
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