Antarctica National Museum, Antarctic research museum in Parco di San Giovanni, Trieste, Italy
The National Museum of Antarctica contains three sections focusing on Antarctic historiography, exploration history, and Italian expeditions documentation from the 1900s.
The museum displays artifacts from Commander Giovanni Ajmone Cat, who reached Antarctica in a sailing boat during expeditions in 1969 and 1973.
The facility preserves original maps and documents detailing the journeys of explorers Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen, and Ernest Henry Shackleton.
The museum offers guided tours in Italian, English, and Slovenian languages, with access to a library, bookshop, conference room, and restroom facilities.
Visitors can purchase Mis-Mas bags created by Sartoria Sociale Lister, made from recycled PVC banners used in university events.
Location: Trieste
GPS coordinates: 45.66100,13.80333
Latest update: March 3, 2025 18:00
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