Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943

Name: Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943
Address: Viale Africa Piazzale Rocco Chinnici , Centro Culturale Le Ciminiere, 95129 Catania, Sicily Italy, Catania, Italy
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Viale Africa Piazzale Rocco Chinnici , Centro Culturale Le Ciminiere, 95129 Catania, Sicily Italy

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The "Allied Landings in Sicily Museum" (Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943) is housed in one of the buildings forming the "Ciminiere" cultural centre. The museum narrates the events that took place in Sicily from 10 July to 8 September 1943. This period is still recent history, only seventy years have passed and many senior citizens can still recount the experience. Everything that we have forgotten is now conserved in this museum which aims to protect our most precious asset: peace. The museum is arranged on three floors covering an area of 3,000 square metres, including a temporary exhibition area. By means of reconstructed settings the museum has tried to recreate the conditions of life before, during and after the war, using simulations, projections and original exhibits.

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Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes