Palazzo Doria-Tursi

Palazzo Doria-Tursi is a Renaissance palace at Via Garibaldi 9 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, and forms part of the Rolli palaces ensemble along the Strada Nuova. It currently serves as the Genoa town hall, yet a museum floor is open to visitors. The best-known object on display is Il Cannone, the violin of Niccolò Paganini, the Genoese virtuoso, which the composer bequeathed to his home city and which remains one of the most visited items in the collection. The museum also shows Genoese coins and ceramics, giving a view of the commercial history of the Republic of Genoa and its trade links. The visit is short and compact: about 45 minutes is enough to see the collection, which makes it an easy addition to an art-focused morning. The adult ticket is a shared Strada Nuova ticket of about EUR 9 that also covers Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Rosso, while children under 18 who are EU citizens enter free and reduced tickets cost about EUR 7. The museum is closed on Mondays. Winter hours are Tuesday to Friday, 8:30AM to 6:00PM, and Saturday to Sunday, 9:30AM to 6:30PM, while summer hours vary, so confirm at museidigenova.it. The palace facade and courtyard are worth a look from the street, and the surrounding Via Garibaldi gives good photo angles of the palaces side by side. Weekday mornings are generally quietest, with weekends busier when the three shared-ticket museums fill with visitors. The site is about 10 minutes on foot from De Ferrari metro station, and visitors can phone +39 010 2759185 for information. Combining all three museums into a single outing is the usual approach. Since the building doubles as the municipal seat, visitors should expect some areas to be closed to the public, and security staff may direct them to the museum entrance. Photography of the violin is usually restricted to what the staff permit, so asking at the desk avoids misunderstandings, and the nearby Strada Nuova cafes offer a convenient place to rest afterwards.