Museo marinaro di Camogli
Civic museum devoted to the sailing fleet of Camogli, with 146 ship models, nautical instruments, paintings and documents donated by local families.
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About the museum
The museum is named after its founder, Gio Bono Ferrari, a scholar of the history of sailing in Liguria, and of Camogli in particular, and author of the “Trilogia della vela”. In 1938 the collection was donated to the municipality, which housed it in the foyer of the Principe Umberto theatre, today the Teatro Sociale; Ferrari was its first director, followed in 1942 by Mario Casabona.
In 1944, because of the war, the material was sheltered in a warehouse. In 1973 the new director, Captain Attilio Bertolotto, a scholar of maritime history and builder of models and ship instruments, was commissioned to set up the museum in its present seat in Via Gio Bono Ferrari.
The paintings, photographs, models and documents on display are gifts from Camogli families and bear witness to the more than 2,900 sailing ships that Camogli shipowners bought and that captains and sailors crewed between the Napoleonic wars and the First World War. The captions of the display cases give the surnames and nicknames of the people of Camogli and recall owners, builders and donors, making the museum a place of memory dedicated to real people.
The collection comprises 146 models of ships, built almost all by Camogli sailors, bottle ships and numerous nautical instruments, among them barometers, compasses, telescopes, chronometers, octants and sextants.
Highlights
- 146 models of sailing ships built by Camogli sailors
- Scale model of the brigantine “Mou”, formerly “Firmamento”
- Ships in bottles
- Nautical instruments: octants, sextants, compasses, chronometers
- Paintings, photographs and documents donated by Camogli families
- “Accademia del marinaio”: children’s stations with map and headphones
- Founded
- 1937
- Operated by
- Comune di Camogli
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
The “Accademia del marinaio” offers children ten simplified stations: they receive a map and headphones and, by scanning the QR code at each station, listen to the content. The character “Batta” accompanies the youngest visitors.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups and school classes by booking. A Touch Virtual Tour is available in the museum. The website also points to the gallery of ex-votos of the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Boschetto. |
