Ligurian Archaeological Museum
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TICKETS
Until 31 December 2025
Single Ticket – Ligurian Archaeology Museum
Full price: €5
Reduced: €3
Who is eligible for a reduced ticket
Youth reduced: €2 for visitors aged 18 to 26
Free admission
Who is eligible for free admission
Combined ticket – Ligurian Archaeology Museum + Villa Pallavicini Park
(available only at Villa Pallavicini)
Tuesday to Friday: €13.00
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: €16.00
From 2 January 2026
Free admission
Ticket prices may vary during special events or temporary exhibitions.
Booking online (presale 1 €)
For complaints and returns download this form
In case of impossibility to visit the museum, you can request a refund of the entrance tickets (single, full or reduced, cards), including those purchased online. The refund request must be submitted within 15 days of the outage using this form.
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Ligurian Archeological Museum
The Museum is located in Pegli, an important residential area to the west of the City, it is set in the extraordinary complex of aristocratic house (Villa Durazzo Pallavicini which houses the collection), park and Museums. The ancient Villa was donated to the Municipality of Genoa in 1928 by the heirs of the Pallavicini on condition that it be used for cultural purposes. Thus, was born the most important archaeological museum in Liguria, inaugurated in 1936.
In addition to the many historical exhibits and those added in the distant past, other more recent finds have been added to ensure that a visit is a stimulating and informative experience.
With over 50,000 archaeological finds coming from all over Liguria, the museum recounts the events and the climatic, environmental, economic and technological changes of over a hundred thousand years, from prehistoric to ancient times.
The visitor encounters extraordinary and unique remains and artefacts, such as those from Paleolithic burials, the rich grave goods of the necropolis of Genoa, the famous "Table of Polcevera", testimony that has survived and that make up the fascinating history of a region, which has always been a cross roads and meeting place of peoples, cultures and ideas between Europe and the Mediterranean.
Top Ten
Among the 50,000 finds preserved in the historic museum, it is possible to select ten that testify to the most significant events in Ligurian history: from the great climatic changes of the Paleolithic age, to the origins of Genoa, the rise of Rome as Caput Mundi and the foundation of the first Roman cities in Liguria.
They come not only from archaeological digs, but also from private collections, among which Prince Odone of Savoy‘s (from the nineteenth-century) stands out, it also provides an insight into this period of cultured and refined collecting.
Accessibility
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Visit route
The Museum is accessible by way of a movable ramp, placed by a member of the staff when necessary.
The exhibition is based on two fully accessible floors connected via a lift.
It is fully accessible, except for some display cases located too high.
Accessibility for wheelchair users
The Museum provides an appropriately sized wheelchair for the elevator.
Accessibility for the visually impaired
3D tactile models are available on the ground floor and in some rooms.
There are also devices for the orientation and mobility of the visually and hearing impaired, such as a hypertext for the visually impaired and blind on the “Prince of the Arene Candide”.
Toilets
There are accessible and equipped restrooms on the ground and second floors.
Parking
The places reserved to the owners of the blue badge (art. 12 DPR 503/96) are in the service parking of the Museum (inside the park of the villa) in front of the main entrance.
It is necessary to call 010 5574759 in advance.
Tickets and Concessions
TICKETS
Until 31 December 2025
Single Ticket – Ligurian Archaeology Museum
Full price: €5
Reduced: €3
Who is eligible for a reduced ticket
Youth reduced: €2 for visitors aged 18 to 26
Free admission
Who is eligible for free admission
Combined ticket – Ligurian Archaeology Museum + Villa Pallavicini Park
(available only at Villa Pallavicini)
Tuesday to Friday: €13.00
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: €16.00
From 2 January 2026
Free admission
Ticket prices may vary during special events or temporary exhibitions.
Booking online (presale 1 €)
For complaints and returns download this form
In case of impossibility to visit the museum, you can request a refund of the entrance tickets (single, full or reduced, cards), including those purchased online. The refund request must be submitted within 15 days of the outage using this form.
Ticketone Sales Points
Tabaccheria 248 - Via Simone Pacoret de Saint Bon 1/R 16155 Genova
Reina Jesus Mendoza Ruiz - Planetwin365 – PlanetPay Piazza Sciesa 45 R 16157 Genova
Tabaccheria Giarelli - Via Paolo Giacometti 58/60 R 16143 Genova
Tabaccheria Tredici Bis di Galli Fabrizio - Piazzale Parenzo 23/R 16139 Genova
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