• Welcome to Màr

    Come and discover the history of Savona

  • The Civico Museo Archeologico e della Città di Savona arrived second at the Fourth Edition of “Premio Francovich” (2016-2017).

    The award was for “the Museum or Archaeological area which, on a national level, represents a case of best practice in the museographic layout, didactict activities and scientific quality capable of representing properly the issue of post-classical archeology”.

  • QR-Code system is now available in our Museum!

    In Civico Museo Archeologico e della Città di Savona you can now follow the museum itinerary using QR-Code system that will help visitors, through their smartphones, to explore the exposition. There are 21 info points located throughout the Museum areas.

The Museum

The Civico Museo Archeologico e della Città di Savona, opened in 1990 in the Fortress on the Priamàr hill, mainly exhibits materials from the archaeological research carried out by the International Institute of Ligurian Studies (in collaboration with the Archaeological Superintendency and the Municipality) since the mid-1950s, in the Priamàr itself and the area near it. The Museum is located inside the Palazzo della Loggia; the museum’s itinerary, which has ceramics as its leitmotif, is developed on two floors and illustrates the main excavation sites carried out so far in the Savona area.

Scheduled events

Visit to the Priamàr Underground – 14 November 2025

Scheduled

Come and explore the lesser-known parts of the Fortress!

Photo Hunt – 22 November 2025

Scheduled

Hunting for photo shoots around the Fortress! The Civic Archaeological and City Museum presents this new educational/workshop activity, designed for children aged 6 to 12, which will allow them to explore the Priamàr Fortress in a new way: the children will be given a series of photos of some views and details of the Fortress that they will have to find and reproduce, allowing them to have fun exploring and developing their photography skills. In case of bad weather, the activity will take place inside the Civic Archaeological and City Museum of Savona, where the children will focus on finding […]

Halloween at the Museum – 1 November 2025

Scheduled

Halloween is coming to Màr! For anyone who wants to show off their Halloween costume at the museum, we are offering free admission. We look forward to seeing you there!

Urban trekking: In Savona in search of lost churches – 18 October 2025

Concluded

The city walks ‘A Spassu p’a çitè’ are setting off again towards new destinations and the Municipality of Savona, thanks to the support of local associations and organisations, is ready to offer a rich and varied programme for 2025 with 21 urban and extra-urban trekking proposals.

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