Museo Navale Romano
Museum in Palazzo Peloso Cepolla with the cargo of amphorae of the large Roman ship wrecked off the island of Gallinara; temporarily closed.
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About the museum
The Museo Navale Romano of Albenga was founded in 1950 and is housed in Palazzo Peloso Cepolla, a 17th-century building in the historic centre. It is linked to the archaeologist Nino Lamboglia, who led the recovery of the Roman ship sunk off Albenga, about one mile from the coast and at a depth of 42 metres. The recovery began in 1950 and was followed by thirteen underwater campaigns.
The wreck is considered the largest known Roman cargo ship in the Mediterranean: it carried more than ten thousand amphorae of Campanian wine bound for southern France and Spain, and sank around 100–90 BC. Part of the amphorae is displayed on a wooden rack that reproduces the hold.
The route also includes materials from the wreck of Diano Marina, with large terracotta containers called doliola, and, since 1957, about one hundred ceramic vases from Savona and Albisola of the 17th–19th centuries from the old pharmacy (spezieria) of the Albenga hospital. Since 2002 there has been a section on the prehistory of the Val Pennavaira. A new display, curated by the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri, the Soprintendenza and the Comune, was presented in 2023.
Highlights
- Cargo of about one hundred amphorae from the Roman ship of Albenga, displayed as in the hold
- Materials from the Diano Marina wreck, with large doliola
- Vases in Savona and Albisola ceramics from the old hospital pharmacy
- Section “Preistoria in Val Pennavaira”
- Seat in the 17th-century Palazzo Peloso Cepolla
- Founded
- 1950
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €4children under 14 and over 65s in groups of at least 4 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children under 6. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €3 per personReduced rate for school groups of minors. |
Free for ICOM members. Prices shown before the temporary closure.
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