MEI National Museum of Italian Emigration
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MEI National Museum of Italian Emigration
The MEI - National Museum of Italian Emigration, housed in the Commenda di San Giovanni di Prè, lies onto 3 floors divided into 16 areas where it is possible to retrace many stories of Italian migration, from the Unification of Italy (and even before) to the present. The museum is in close relationship with Mu.MA - Maritime and Migrations Museum and, in particular, with the nearby Galata Maritime Museum, which houses the section on transoceanic voyages "Memoria e Migrazioni" (Memory and Migrations) and the section on immigration, "Italiano anch'io".
Genoa is a city with a strong link to emigration: it was from here that millions of Italians left for the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia.
The life stories of migrants are told through first-hand sources such as diaries, letters, photographs, newspapers and archival documents.
It is an empathetic and interactive museum, where you can "do experience" . See, hear, learn and get involed in the scenic setting of one of the city's oldest medieval buildings, which originally provided hospitality to pilgrims.
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Accessibility
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From Via Gramsci you walk a rather steep descent leading to the porch. The existing steps can be overcome via ramps.
Visit route
The tour takes you along two exhibition floors connected by an elevator accessible to the manual wheelchairs, one of which is supplied with the Museum.
Accessibility for wheelchair users
The structure is accessible to wheelchairs.
Toilets
On the ground floor there is an accessible toilet.
Parking
In front of the Command, side street east, there are three reserved parking for the disabled.
Tickets & cards
TICKETS
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Single ticket
full € 7
reduced 4 € for visitors with the Galata Museum Ticket
reduced 5 € from 7 to 17 years,visitors with disabilities, over 65 years old (EU citizens), agreement and groups of 15 people at least
schools € 5
Family (2 adults and 1 child aged 7-17) € 16
free: children under 7 years, people accompanying visitors with disabilities
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