Museum to visit
Alghero has not only beautiful sea beaches, natural parks or historical point of interest, but there are museums where to discover much more of the history of this special town.
Below you find a list with the google address (click and get direction), opening times and prices, check the offer of bundle tickets for saving money.
Museum in town
City Archeological Museum
Description: The City Archaeological Museum – houses the oldest evidence of human habitation in the area, from the protohistoric period to the Nuragic era and Phoenician and Roman times.
The exhibition focuses on three things that are of particularly significance for Alghero and the surrounding area: the sea, local lifestyle, religion.
The museum is located on Via Carlo Alberto, in the heart of the old city.
It is housed in a building that was recently restored, having once been the site of a monastery complex connected to the Church of San Michele.
Address: Via Carlo Alberto 72, Alghero tel.+39079980729 https://goo.gl/maps/ejtzCy3DynX47xUM6
Museum Casa Manno
Description: The Museum Casa Manno, situated in the oldest historic centre nucleus, in the neighbourhood Pou Salit (salted well) and Santa Maria cathedral, is an historical narrative of the Sardinian people reminisced through the life of Giuseppe Manno, the great historian of Alghero.
SINGLE TICKET € 5 –
REDUCED-PRICE TICKETS € 4 Young ticket: for young people from 14 to 18
FAMILY TICKET
Full-price adult ticket for two parents and free entry for up to three children (up to age 14).
A reduced-price ticket must be bought for each child beyond the first three.
The Family ticket is valid for all the museums, exhibitions and towers except for large exhibitions and Neptune’s Grotto, for which special Family Days will be organised with special offers.
Address: Via Santa Barbara, 22 Alghero https://goo.gl/maps/Bv6d4bkWXgAsEr3z9
Website: casamanno.it
MASE Museo Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Address: Via Porto Conte, 07041 Maristella https://goo.gl/maps/f6vE2HucjeXJzz8FA
This is a new museum set up at the New Tower of Porto Conte, dedicated to the author of the famous novel “The Little Prince”.A fascinating journey through the life and works of the aviator-writer, to discover his particular relationship with the people and places of the Porto Conte Park.
Opening & Tickets
Winter hours: from Friday to Sunday, from 10 to 16.
Entrance: € 5 adults | children under 12 years free Family Ticket: € 10 two adults and all children.
For more information: 329/5658813
Coral Museum
Address: Via XX Settembre, 8, 07041 Alghero https://g.page/museo-del-corallo-di-alghero?share
Phone: +3979979054
The Museo del Corallo (The Coral Museum) is located inside a Liberty-style villa and shows the history of our Mediterranean Sea through the main resources of the territory, the “Corallium Rubrum’.A fascinating voyage through the marine ecosystem, within the history of this precious living organism, an immersion into the sea surrounding the City, a sea which has contributed much and continues to give abundantly to its people.
OPENING HOURS from January to March
from 10.30 to 13.00> Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday – Sunday
from 16.00 to 18.30> Monday – Wednesday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
SINGLE TICKET € 5
REDUCED-PRICE TICKETS € 4 Young ticket: for young people from 14 to 18
FAMILY TICKET
Full-price adult ticket for two parents and free entry for up to three children (up to age 14).
A reduced-price ticket must be bought for each child beyond the first three.
The Family ticket is valid for all the museums, exhibitions and towers except for large exhibitions and Neptune’s Grotto, for which special Family Days will be organised with special offers.
The Diocesean Museum of Sacred Art
Address: Piazza Duomo, 1, 07041 Alghero https://goo.gl/maps/dca6LdHHAg4oqKq3A
Phone:+3979 973 3041
It is located in the ancient Rosario church in the heart of the historical centre, conserves and exhibits the treasures of the Cathedral and the historical churches of the city.
The collection of silver, wooden sculptures and paintings document the long evolution over the centuries of cultural and religious life, as well as the ingenuity of man. It also makes these treasures accessible to the tourist and traveler by proposing an itinerary in which the value of history of a community nestled within its territory and open to other towns in Italy and along the Mediterranean.
OPENING From Friday 17 January 2020 in the afternoon, from 16:30 to 19:00 – until Sunday 29 March:
Monday and Thursday 10: 30-13: 00
Friday and Sunday 16.30-19.00
Saturday 10.30-13.00 / 16: 30-19: 00
Tuesday and Wednesday by reservation only
BELL OF THE CATHEDRAL Monday to Friday 11am – 1.30pm / 4.00pm-6.30pm
in the last week of October (28-31) we plan to open only in the morning from 10.30 to 13.30
As usual, the bell tower openings are subject to variations due to unforeseen liturgical celebrations and adverse weather conditions.
Info tickets Adult 4,00 euro
Reduced Price ticket (under 18 e over 65) 3,00 euro
Family (2 adult e 2 young) 12,00 euro