There are many interesting museums to visit in the provinces of La Spezia and Massa Carrara.
Here are some of the most important:
Click on the name for directions
Museum of Lunigiana Stele Statues
: a museum that exhibits numerous stele statues, ancient stone sculptures representing human figures, unique in their kind.- Cava Museo Fantiscritti: a museum that tells the story and life of marble quarrymen, with guided tours of the quarry and the sculpture workshop.
-
Natural History Museum of Lunigiana
, dedicated to the flora and fauna of the area. - Palazzo Cucchiari: a nineteenth-century palace that was the home of Domenico Cucchiari , patriot and revolutionary, and which now houses the Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Villa La Rinchiostra – Gigi Guadagnucci Museum: an Art Nouveau villa that was the studio of the sculptor Gigi Guadagnucci and which today exhibits his works in marble, bronze and terracotta.
- Audiovisual Museum of the Resistance: a museum that documents the history of the Resistance in Lunigiana through testimonies, films and photographs.
Formentini Archaeological Civic Museum
: a museum that preserves important traces of the history of La Spezia and which is located inside the Castle of San Giorgio.- Museum of the archaeological area of Luni is a site that preserves the remains of the ancient Roman city of Luna, founded in 177 BC. The museum houses a rich collection of archaeological finds that testify to the history and culture of Luna, including sculptures, mosaics, coins, ceramics and everyday objects. The archaeological area includes the forum, the theater, the amphitheater, the baths, the port and the necropolis.
