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Major Museums in Trieste
Civico Museo di
Storia Naturale, Museo Sveviano, Biblioteca Civica "Attilio Hortis"
(town library) and the Joyce Museum
Four istitutions in one building. The Civico Museo di Storia Naturale
presents examples of zoology, mineralogy, botany, geology and palaeontology
(display of a complete androsaurus skeleton), African fauna, collections of
corals and madrepores, ornithological collections and collections og amphibians,
reptiles and mammals, plus a large collection of insects. The Museo Sveviano, a
documentation centre, conserves the works of the Triestine writer, Italo Svevo,
as well as a private library, recently bequeathed by his daughter. The
Biblioteca Civica, the main public library, preserves the town's historical
memory with its collection of 420,000 volumes, newspapers, magazine and
manuscripts. The Joyce Museum is one of the most complete to the Irish writer,
James Joyce. It promotes knowledge of the writer through works, shows,
conferences and multimedia educational materials.
Piazza Hortis, 4
tel. 040 6758200
Civico Museo Sartorio
An ambience museum housed in a renovated 18th century villa, with all the
original furnishings chosen by the Sartorio family. It holds 18th and 19th
century paintings, Flemish tapestries, Biedermeier furniture, 18th century
Italian majolica, paintings and sculptures ranging from ancient arte to the 20th
century and a collection of Tiepolo drawings.
Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, 1
tel. 040 301479
 Civico Museo di
Storia ed Arte and the Orto Lapidario
The Museum of History and Art is dedicated to local archaeology
(prehistoric, protohistoric and the Roman period), and is enriched with
Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Mayan collections. It includes ancient findings
from the town and its surrounding area. The Orto Lapidario contains Roman
tombstones and monuments and the cenotaph to the famous archaeologist J. J.
Wilckelmann, who died in Trieste in 1768.
Piazza della Cattedrale, 1
tel. 040 308686 / 040 310500
Civico Museo del Risorgimento and Sacrario Oberdan
Documents, photographs, uniforms, relics and paintings relating to the facts
and people involved in the local Risorgimento and irredentist events. There is
also memorial chapel to Guglielmo Oberdan, who was executed for making an
attempt on the life of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph in 1882.
Via XXIV Maggio, 5 (Piazza Oberdan)
tel. 040 361675
Civico Museo del Mare
A science museum narrating the story of marine life in Trieste and the
shipbuilding industry from its origins up to the 19th century. One section is
dedicated to fishing, another to J. F. Ressel who invented the propeller.
Via Campo Marzio, 5
tel. 040 304885
Museo
Ferroviario
With its display of fifteen or so electric and steam-powered locomotives,
the museum bears witness to the history of the railways in Trieste with models,
relics, photographs and documents.
Via Giulio Cesare, 1
tel. 040 3794185
 Civico Museo Revoltella Modern art gallery
Baron Pasquale Revoltella donated his splendidly furnished 19th century
house to the Trieste city council, for it to become a modern art gallery. 19th
century Italian painting (O. Borrani, F. Nittis and A. Mancini) and sculpture
(L. Bistolfi, D. Barcaglia, P.Canonica and D. Trentacoste) are both well
represented here, as is foreign painting from between the 19th and 20th
centuries and art from the twenties and thirties. At the bottom of the staircase
is a graceful statuesque group (P. Magni) portraying the cutting of the Isthmus
of Suez.
Via Diaz, 27
tel. 040 6754350
Civico Museo d'Arte Orientale
Situated in an 18th century palazzo, this is the only museum in the Friuli
Venezia Giulia region specifically dedicated to oriental art, travel mementoes,
arms and instruments from Chinaand Japan.
Via San Sebastiano, 1
tel. 040 3220736
Museo della Comunità Ebraica "Carlo e Vera Wagner"
The Jewish museum houses items of ritual art belonging to the community, to
bear witness to Jewish life in the town.
Via del Monte, 5
tel. 040 633819
Civico Museo Morpurgo
Ambience museum in the Borgo Teresiano. It is a splendid example of a
bourgeois house form the second half of the 19th century. This magnificently
furnished home is particularly interesting thanks to the excellent conservation
and wealth of its rooms, each representing a different historical style.
Via Imbriani, 5
tel. 040 636969
 Civico Aquario Marino
A science museum, housed in the Art Nouveau building of the former
fishmarket, the Pescheria Centrale (G. Polli, 1913). It has 25 tanks filled with
seawater which is pumped up to a height of 10 metres in the bell-tower and then
allowed to drop into the tanks. It houses a wide range of tropical and marine
fauna as well as two penguins, which are the real attraction for young and old
alike.
Molo Peschiera, 2
Riva Nazario Sauro, 1
tel. 040 306201
Civico Museo della Risiera di S. Sabba
National monument since 1965. Built as a rice-husking factory, during the
German occupation the Risiera was first converted into a clearing station for
the concentration camps and the into Italy's only extermination camp, equipped
with a cremation furnace.
Via G. Palatucci, 5
tel. 040 826202
Riserva Naturale Marina di Miramare
Protected marine area, created by the WWF; swimming, sailing and fishing are
forbidden. It hosts the typical fauna of the Trieste coast. Underwater tours are
availabla.
Viale Miramare, 349
tel. 040 224147
Science Centre Immaginario Scientifico
A new form of science museum combining the enjoyment of discovery and
knowledge to interactive games and multimedia shows.
Riva Massimiliano e Carlotta, 15 - Grignano (TS)
tel. 040 224424
Civico Museo di Guerra per la pace Diego De Henriquez
Adisplay of military relics from the two world wars collected by the
Triestine scholar, Diego di Henriquez, designed to help visitors reflect on the
outcome of using human intelligence for the purposes of war and peace.
Via Revoltella, 37
tel. 040 948430
Via Cumano, 24 (heavy duty vehicles, artillery)
Civico Museo Teatrale Carlo Schmidl
The library specialized in music and theatre stems from Carlo Schmidl's
personal library. It includes a rich collection of musical items and a newspaper
library.
Via Rossini, 4
tel. 040 6754072
Museo Postale
Palazzo delle Poste Italiane
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 1
tel. 040 6764264
Museo Commerciale
This trade museum was founded by the Chamber of Commerce as part of the
celebrations for its 250th anniversary.
Via San Nicolò, 7
tel. 040 6701234/229
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