Museo della Fondazione Giovanni Scaramangà di Altomonte

About the museum

The museum was established under the will of Giovanni Scaramangà di Altomonte, a Trieste merchant of Greek origin. His family came from the island of Chios and had moved to Trieste at the time of the Greek uprising. Scaramangà served as councillor and later president of the Chamber of Commerce and, late in his career, as president of the Lloyd Triestino. From 1947 he devoted himself to the city's cultural life, including work for the Museo Civico Revoltella.

The museum occupies the founder's former home, a building from the second half of the 17th century overlooking Piazza Sant'Antonio, at the far end of the Canal Grande. Some rooms have been kept as they were, others have been adapted for displays.

The collections, first shown in 1962, bring together memorabilia relating to the history of Trieste, assembled by the collector.

Highlights

• 17th-century founder's house on the Canal Grande
• Memorabilia relating to the history of Trieste
• Rooms kept in their original state

Permanent exhibition

• Collezioni della Fondazione Scaramangà – Trieste memorabilia collected by Giovanni Scaramangà, displayed in the rooms of his former house.

Founded

1962

Visitors per year

approx. 612

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

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