National Museum of Antarctica

The Museum of the Trieste section is located in the San Giovanni compound. Its objectives are the conservation, study and enhancement of Antarctic materials relating to the marine geology and marine geophysics research fields, as well as of the history of the explorations of the continent. The Documentation Centre currently holds a rich collection of items relating to Antartica's geology and marine geophysics, approximately one hundred historical texts and the maps used in exploring this continent. Adress: Parco di San Giovanni Via E. Weiss, 21 34128 Trieste tel. +39 040.567889 email: museoantartide [at] units.it