Museo vivo del mare

About the museum

The Museo vivo del mare is located in Pioppi, a coastal hamlet of Pollica in the Parco nazionale del Cilento, in Palazzo Vinciprova, a 16th-century building donated to the Comune (municipality) by the Vinciprova family. The same palace also houses the Museo vivente della Dieta Mediterranea, linked to the American physiologist Ancel Keys, who lived in Pioppi for about forty years.

The museum is run by Legambiente and is open all year round, closed on Tuesdays. The route includes thirteen tanks with fish and marine organisms from the waters of the Cilento, including a touch tank where visitors can handle fish and molluscs, tanks devoted to moray eels, Posidonia oceanica and octopus, and two tanks with species from depths of more than twenty metres.

The museum also offers educational activities, while every summer the garden hosts a programme dedicated to the Mediterranean Diet, with talks, music and tastings.

Highlights

• Thirteen tanks with fish and marine life from the Cilento
• Touch tank for handling fish and molluscs
• Tanks for moray eels, Posidonia oceanica and octopus
• Palazzo Vinciprova from the 16th century
• Shared venue with the Museo vivente della Dieta Mediterranea

Permanent exhibition

• Le vasche del Cilento – Thirteen tanks with Cilento marine life, including a touch tank, moray eels, Posidonia oceanica and octopus.

Operated by

Legambiente

Admission & discounts

The €4 ticket also includes admission to the Museo vivente della Dieta Mediterranea, according to Wikipedia.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

A touch tank lets visitors touch fish and molluscs.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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