Are you already planning your next summer holiday in Rimini or elsewhere on the Adriatic Sea? Do you enjoy seaside activities such as bathing, fishing and collecting shells on the beach? Then you might be interested in one of Rimini’s smaller museums: The Shell Museum. Besides around 8000 beautiful shells, the museum presents various exhibits connected to seafaring, fishing and beach life from different decades. Visitors can even admire an old, wooden life guard’s boat.
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The museum is located in Via Minguzzi in Viserbella di Rimini and is opened in the evenings in summer. For more information you can visit their website http://www.escaion.it (click here for the translated version) or contact them via telephone: 0039541 721060. Enjoy!
Surprisingly, I found out that Rimini hosts one of the most important Motorcycle museums in Europe- Museo Nazionale de Motociclo. As the three creators of the institution (and friends) say, the museum represents a source of pride for Rimini and Italy.
The story begins in 1993 when Joseph, Tino and Germano decided to gather their all time collections and open this museum for the public. However , few years ago, they had to change the gallery’s venue to a much larger place , because the first one had become insufficient- due to the high numbers of pieces. The Motorcycling museum hosts more than 250 bikes from the 80’s until now, accessories, posters and images from the world of motorcycling, as well as a large collection of more than 10 000 books concerning the evolution of this sport/passion/hobby. Moreover, lately, this venue intends to become an important meeting place for the Italian and foreign motorcyclists.
For the ones of you who are interested to visit this museum , I suggest you should go on the third Sunday of every month, the time when in the front of the exhibition center, an exchange market takes place. It’s the right place to find out everything you need about motorbikes, and the right time to buy one :)
Find out more information on this website : http://www.museomotociclo.it/
Would you like to get to know more about Rimini’s history and culture? Well, then I recommend visiting the City Museum. The building itself is part of the long history of Rimini and within its walls you will find a huge collection of archaeological finds, paintings and much more related to the City of Rimini. And what’s best: It is for free on Sundays.
From 10 October to 16 March 2010, it is opened each Sunday, except from holidays, from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00. On all other days of the week the prices of tickets range from 5 Euros without any reductions to 2 Euros for students, so even if you cannot make it on a Sunday, a visit is still quite affordable.
To find out more about the museum and the opening hours during the week, check the translated version of their website below:
Rimini City Museum
Today I experienced a website of an interesting museum and I decided to tell you something about it. It is a website about the Museum of regards in Rimini where you can experiece different cultures. The exposition is in the Villa Alvarado and is about artistical an ethnographical things from Africa, Asia, Oceanic and pre-Columbian America. A big part of this whole collection is the result of the sustainable travelling of one man, Delfino Dinz Rialto. He is a venetian admirer of these places. But he is not the only collector, due to many collectors, visitors have the possibility to admire these works from cultural and social value. They have their origin far away from our western culture. This Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday and costs about 2 € per adults and only 1 € with reduction. On Sunday there is a free entrance.
For further information please use the following link: http://www.museicomunalirimini.it/musei/museo_sguardi/082.html
Do you know a museum with more than ten galleries and hundred twenty halls, for which you don’t have to pay entrance fees, no matter how often you go there, and which is opened 24 hours?
Vintage Poster, www.balnea.net
I didn’t until I found out about the Balnea Museum. It is a virtual museum that only exists on the web and that deals with the history of seaside tourism around the world and, in particular, in Rimini. Its collection contains more than three thousand historic documents and works of art such as paintings, posters, photos and miniatures. I especially liked the vintage posters and the photos of “beach beauties” from the twenties, thirties and forties.
The museum, which has been realized in cooperation with the Municipality of Rimini, is definitly worth a visit, not only for the ones interested in the history of tourism. So, please go and have a look at: http://www.balnea.net/default.asp?lang=en
There are all sorts of great Roman sites in Italy. Rimini, is no exception, having been a very important Roman city, with famous standing monuments such as the Tiberius bridge, and the Arch of Augustus.
Only years ago, the Surgeon´s House, which is the most interesting finds in this archeological area, was opened for the public. The excavation is of a 2nd Century AD Roman residence, beleived to be home to a surgeon. Besides mosaic floors the archeologists found 150 surgical instruments in this excavation. Another nice fact is that the site is situated on the coast which was at that time more than 1 km further in the land than today. So if you need a little historical distraction from the beach, I think it is an interesting visit.
To check entry fees, opening hours and for further information and pictures please click here :
Domus Rimini or EuroMuse, Surgeons House
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For those of you, who do not only come to Rimini because of its beaches but also because of the town’s cultural life, the CultCard might be just the right offer. It is a card for young people under the age of 29 and its owner receives special concessions for various cultural events in Rimini and its surrounding. These concession include, for example, reductions for the entrance fees of museums and of the Parco Oltremare in Riccione. Furthermore discounts are granted on ticket prices of concerts organised by the Department of Culture.
The CultCard costs only 7 Euros, which makes it a real bargain. It is valid one year and can be purchased at the Teatro Ermete Novelli in Via Cappellini 3.
For further information on the card and on events, visit the website of the Comune di Rimini:
For Italian version: http://www.comune.rimini.it/servizi/citta/cultura/cultcard
For the translated version, Click Here
In the castle Sismondo which is itself an attraction is the place where a special exhibition takes place from the 10. October 2009 until 14. March 2010. The paintings are provided by one of the biggest museums of the world, the museum of Fine Arts in Boston. By visiting this exhibition one has the chance to admire 65 different paintings from Monet, Braque, Matisse, Cezanne and many other famous painters. The exhibition is divided into 6 different categories: The religious feeling, the aristocracy of the portrait, the intimacy of the portrait, still lives, the inside and new landscapes. The title of the exhibition is: From Rembrandt to Gauguin to Picasso: The magic of paintings. It is a chance to admire all these paintings from famous artists without travelling around the world.
More detailed Information and Images are available at the following link:
http://www.lineadombra.it/rimini/englishversion.html
Federico Fellini was one of the most famous Italian film directors and is considered to have been one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century. Anyone can remember the famous scene he created in “La Dolce Vita” , when Marcello Mastroianni kisses Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain.
Fellini was born and brought-up in Rimini until he was 19 and decided to go study in Rome. The city now hosts Fellini’s Museum which located within Rimini’s historic centre and is popular with both Italian public and foreign visitors alike. This museum covers everything related to the great film director’s life and career, from the earliest days of Federico Fellini (1920 - 1993) to his greatest masterpieces, including five Oscars.
Timetable Tuesday to Friday - 16:00 to 19:00, Saturday to Sunday - 10:00 to 12:00 and 16:00 to 19:00
Entry cost : free
Air Park
Put on your aviator glasses, because Rimini’s Aviation Park and Museum (takes you through time in the world of flight!
So, it may come as a surprise to some, that Rimini, has in fact the largest aviation park and museum in Italy, and one of the biggest in Europe. It is approximately 100.000 square meters in size and holds over 50 different air planes, including many rare planes from the post-war period. Many of them are free to board and explore and many are well preserved.
The theme park is a great spot for children, and even complete with a bar and restaurant. There is even a playground for children and a car park. The whole park is even free of barriers so that the disabled can also enjoy the park.
An average visit of the aviation theme park can last from two to four hours, depending on the interest. It is open during all seasons at every day from 09:00 – 17:00. The entrance prices range from 6,50 € to 10 € children who are younger than 6 years don’t have to pay and there are special prices for groups. (Address: Via S. Aquilina, 58 47900 - Rimini (Italia))
Check Out: www.museoaviazione.com
And here are also photo’s and information from an aviation enthusiast’s visit to the park:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/rimini08.html
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