Civic Museum Ingauno Albenga Roman and Byzantine

Established in 1933 on the initiative of Nino Lamboglia , it is located in the Palazzo Vecchio del Comune. In the Sala dei Consoli, on the ground floor of the fourteenth-century municipal tower, the testimonies of the ancient Roman and Byzantine Albingaunum are exhibited: epigraphs, cinerary urns and other stone fragments, including the inscription Marinaces, the oldest abbot of the Gallinaria monastery in we are left with only the name.

The Loggia , built in 1421, retains a mosaic floor from the 1st century. AD, a marble puteal from the late imperial age, medieval inscriptions and the ancient units of measurement of the Municipality of Albenga. On the back wall is the large fresco of the Crucifixion, the work of Giovanni Canavesio, from the end of the 15th century.

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Recently the Municipal Administration has invested heavily in the historic buildings of the City of Towers in order to allow citizens and tourists to get to know and visit them again. On the Civic Tower in particular it was necessary to carry out checks, studies and adjustments to make it compliant with current regulations and allow access to the public.

Today the museum houses the IAT office with the unified ticket office of three museums (Magiche Trasparenze, Navale Romano and Multimedia Center) and archaeological sites. The Civic Tower requires entrance tickets and reservations on three shifts (10.00 - 11.00 - 12.00) for groups of up to 8 people.