Museum sights in Ancona
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Museo Tattile Statile Omero
Museo Tattile Statile Omero is the only museum of its kind in all of Europe; this is one museum where you’re supposed to touch the art. All of its sculptures have been created for the blind in order to feel the representations of Roman statues, the Parthenon and St Peter’s, as well as Michelangelo’s David.
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche
The Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche is in the 16th-century Palazzo Ferretti, where the ceilings are covered with original frescoes and bas-reliefs. Although not the most thoughtfully laid-out display, artefacts range from Greek and Etruscan back to the Bronze and Neolithic Ages.
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Museum
The small museum attached to the cathedral holds the 4th-century sarcophagus of Flavius Gorgonius, a masterpiece of early Christian art. You can take bus 11, which runs from Piazza Roma to Piazza Repubblica, or get your exercise walking up the rather steep hill.
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Mole Vanvitelliana
The large building at the waterfront is the Mole Vanvitelliana, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli in 1732 for Pope Clementine. It is now the magnificent venue for some major exhibitions. Call them for details.
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Teatro delle Muse
The ornate Teatro delle Muse, built in 1826, has a neoclassical facade of six Ionic columns which meld with Greek friezes portraying Apollo and the Muses.
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