Galata by the numbers
Reconstructions and staged areas so you can climb aboard and experience firsthand the history
of the deep relationship between Genoa and the sea.
Spread out over 5 levels and 31 galleries, the Galata, opened in 2004, the year Genoa was selected as European Capital of Culture. Today the innovative and technological Galata is the largest maritime museum in the Mediterranean.
Built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy in 1976 and decommissioned in 2002, the Nazario Sauro was donated to the Institute of Maritime and Migration Museums (Mu.MA) to become part of its permanent collection in 2010, maintaining it as faithfully as possible in its original state. It was created during the Cold War, but today the submarine brings a message of culture and knowledge.
The exhibition was created to transform visitors into ‘visit-actor’, allowing them to actively participate throughout the museum and discover the history of seagoing vessels that starts with the port of Genoa in the 15th century and continues still today.
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Exhibitions and events
Teaching Activities and Schools
The activities available at the Galata are endless, just like the wonders of the sea!
Explore them all and choose the one that’s right for you: guided tours, workshops, recreational activities, institutional projects and more!
Activities for kindergarten
To the boarding!
How do you become pirates and pirates? Passing tests of courage and cunning and discovering the environments of the museum.
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Activities for all schools of order and grade
Navigate the centuries
The visit is spread over three floors of the museum: we will discover the port of Genoa in the '400, Colombo and the exploration trips, the galleys and the arsenal of the Republic, the merchant ships of the '700 and '800, the transition from sailing to steam.
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What they’re saying about us
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Submarine - When on holiday you need to make the most of it. It was raining on this day, so we decided to find an inside attraction. The Maritime Museum did not... Read more Peter B
10 December 2025 Discovering history of boats - History and fun. Discovering ancient and modern shipping. A view to Genoa Harbour and a real navy submarine. Mostly interactive and immersive experience RickyArzu
6 December 2025 Interesting - Is expensive at 18euros but worth it. Amazing life size replicas of a galley and boat with interesting floors on Italian emigration in 1900s and on a cruise liner disaster.... Read more joesphb897
30 October 2025 - Wow this is such a great museum!!! - This is a totally fantastic museum!!! I loved it. My partner and I looked at some different things having lost each other .he went up on the roof where there... Read more jilla858
25 September 2025 Excellent Museum - This is a lovely museum that we ended up, unexpectedly, spending five hours in. There is so much to see across the six floors (plus they have an outdoor rooftop... Read more Christopher V
4 July 2025
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Promotori Musei del Mare
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