Museo Umberto Nobile e dei Dirigibili Italiani
Civic museum in Lauro dedicated to General Umberto Nobile and Italian airships, with relics and documents from his polar expeditions.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1988 in Lauro, in the province of Avellino, the birthplace of General and aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile, known for designing and piloting airships and for his expeditions towards the North Pole. The venue is a historic building on Piazza Umberto Nobile, remodelled several times over the centuries and famous for its grotesque decorations in the manner of Vasari.
The route is divided into several sections illustrating Nobile's feats and the history of Italian airships. It holds relics and documents donated to the museum by the general's heirs and by the Aeronautica Militare.
The museum is run by the Comune di Lauro, which lists it among the places of interest in the town's cultural heritage and states that admission is free and that the entrance is accessible also to people with disabilities.
Highlights
- Relics and documents donated by Umberto Nobile's heirs
- Aeronautica Militare material on airships
- Sections on the polar expeditions
- Historic building with Vasarian-style grotesque decorations
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso su Umberto Nobile e i dirigibili italiani – Sections on General Nobile's expeditions, with relics and documents donated by his heirs and by the Aeronautica Militare.
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Comune di Lauro
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
According to the Comune di Lauro's page, no admission fee applies.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- 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 municipality's page states that the entrance is accessible also to people with disabilities; no further details are published.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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