Museo della città di Livorno

About the museum

The Museo della Città di Livorno, opened in 2018, occupies the ground floor of the Bottini dell’Olio, a large 18th-century oil warehouse commissioned by Cosimo III in the Venezia quarter, and the former church of the Assunzione della Vergine e di San Giuseppe in Piazza del Luogo Pio. The two buildings are linked by a new structure built on the site left free by the demolition of the “Case Pie” after the Second World War.

The museum is part of the cultural complex of the Bottini dell’Olio, which has also housed the Biblioteca comunale since December 2017. The route, built with objects, images, installations and multimedia, tells the story of the city from its foundation to the end of the 16th century and its development between the 17th and 19th centuries, with a section on the Risorgimento. It includes spaces devoted to Livorno’s artists, cinema, cooking and satire.

The collections include some 600 works of art, numismatic and archaeological collections, among them the Etruscan and Roman finds of the Chiellini collection, donated to the municipality in 1883. The contemporary art section, set up in the baroque church, presents works by artists such as Piero Manzoni, Emilio Vedova, Pino Pascali, Enrico Castellani and Giulio Paolini.

Highlights

• Route on the history of Livorno from its origins to today
• Bottini dell’Olio, an 18th-century warehouse commissioned by Cosimo III
• Contemporary art in the former church of the Luogo Pio
• Etruscan and Roman finds from the Chiellini collection
• Thematic spaces on Livorno’s artists, cinema, cooking and satire

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezioni cittadine – Route through works, photographs and finds telling the history of Livorno from its origins to today, in the Bottini dell’Olio.
• Arte contemporanea – Selection of contemporary works in the baroque rooms of the former church in Piazza del Luogo Pio.

Founded

2018

Operated by

Comune di Livorno

Visitors per year

approx. 75,551

Admission & discounts

The full price of €8 applies to both sections (city collections and contemporary art); admission to one section only costs €5 (reduced €3.50). The combined ticket with the Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori costs €10 (reduced €8). Free admission also for Livorno schools and for journalists with a press card. The ticket gives free access to the temporary exhibitions in the Granai di Villa Mimbelli.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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

The museum is accessible to wheelchair users, with a ramp at the entrance; a wheelchair is available at the ticket office. Use of the lift is reserved for people with motor disabilities, accompanied if necessary, on request to the security staff.

Kids & families

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