Italy, the "bel paese" counts more than 3000 among museums, foundations, museal institutions, castles, churches, archaeological areas and beautiful palaces
ITALIAN MUSEUMS
During the past centuries the Fine Art collections used to be property of the Italian aristocratic and regnant families.
The Italian artistic, historic and cultural heritage has grown incredibly rich and diversified thanks to these Lords that used to buy beautiful masterpieces of inestimable value. Museums in Italy are true stores of our Country historic memory and cultural identity and they must be preserved and protected for the future generations.
The great amount of valuables buildings, masterpieces, sculptures, etc. we boast, sometimes are not really appreciated, but museums try to involve visitors offering various activities either for families, children, students and group of people. They often organize guided visits, didactic activities and labs for children, conferences, cultural meetings and conventions to keep alive our cultural life.
Italy boasts something like 3000 museums and art collections (both public and private), foundations, museal institutions, castles, churches, cathedrals, archaeological areas and beautiful palaces.
A great number of specialized museums are dedicated to cars, cinema, pottery, famous poets and writers; you can find odd and curious museums such as the hat museum or the puppets museums or the museums created to praise the Italian flora and fauna or our culture, history and traditions (i.e. the crab museum or the Pompei ruins museum).
If you find an Eco-museum don't miss it! They are created by institutions studying and preserving the memories of communities geographically delimitated. Enriching pieces of information that will capture your imagination and curiosity.
Most of Italian Museums can be found in the largest cities, the eternal witnesses of the Italian historic splendour and grandeur: Milan, Turin, Rome, Urbino,Venice, Bologna, Genoa, Florence, etc.
Among the most famous Italian museums let's name:
Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery - Florence),
Galleria Borghese (Borghese Gallery - Rome),
I Musei Vaticani (The Vatican museums - Rome)
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim (Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Venice)
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo Da Vinci (The Science and Technique Museum L. da Vinci - Milan)
Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum - Turin)
The Italian artistic, historic and cultural heritage has grown incredibly rich and diversified thanks to these Lords that used to buy beautiful masterpieces of inestimable value. Museums in Italy are true stores of our Country historic memory and cultural identity and they must be preserved and protected for the future generations.
The great amount of valuables buildings, masterpieces, sculptures, etc. we boast, sometimes are not really appreciated, but museums try to involve visitors offering various activities either for families, children, students and group of people. They often organize guided visits, didactic activities and labs for children, conferences, cultural meetings and conventions to keep alive our cultural life.
Italy boasts something like 3000 museums and art collections (both public and private), foundations, museal institutions, castles, churches, cathedrals, archaeological areas and beautiful palaces.
A great number of specialized museums are dedicated to cars, cinema, pottery, famous poets and writers; you can find odd and curious museums such as the hat museum or the puppets museums or the museums created to praise the Italian flora and fauna or our culture, history and traditions (i.e. the crab museum or the Pompei ruins museum).
If you find an Eco-museum don't miss it! They are created by institutions studying and preserving the memories of communities geographically delimitated. Enriching pieces of information that will capture your imagination and curiosity.
Most of Italian Museums can be found in the largest cities, the eternal witnesses of the Italian historic splendour and grandeur: Milan, Turin, Rome, Urbino,Venice, Bologna, Genoa, Florence, etc.
Among the most famous Italian museums let's name:
Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery - Florence),
Galleria Borghese (Borghese Gallery - Rome),
I Musei Vaticani (The Vatican museums - Rome)
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim (Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Venice)
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo Da Vinci (The Science and Technique Museum L. da Vinci - Milan)
Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum - Turin)