Museums in Cagliari: a journey that helps you discover them one by one

Cagliari is a city rich in museums, which tell and preserve its history. If we add to the list also the archaeological sites, indoor and outdoor, the list could become endless. Therefore, we will briefly tell you which route to follow in order to get to know Cagliari's museums in the easiest way possible.

From the Citadel of Museums to the places of worship where the important religious history of the city is preserved, up to the Roman amphitheatre and the Botanical Garden for nature and archaeology lovers. Cagliari is rich in Museums, outdoor and indoor, which are worth knowing and visiting.

The most important cultural centre is the Citadel of Museums, which consists of the National Picture Gallery with its magnificent retables, the National Archaeological Museum national museum with its precious testimonies of the Nuragic era and which today houses part of the Statues of the Giants of Monte Prama, the collection of Clemente Susini's anatomical waxes and the collection of the Ethnographic Museum.

A short distance from the Citadel, you will find the Municipal Art Gallery, immersed in the nature of the Public Gardens with its characteristic secular ficus. Municipal Art Gallerywhich houses the beautiful permanent collection of contemporary Sardinian artists, including the works of Francesco Ciusa. 

In the heart of the Castello district, the old City Palace houses today the seat of the Musei Civici Cagliaritani, that is to say interesting and unique art exhibitions, both modern and contemporary.

From Castello we go to Stampace to enter the greenest museum of the city: the .Botanical Garden of Cagliari. Inaugurated in 1866, under the direction of Prof. Patrizio Gennari, it preserves about 2000 vegetable species, mainly native of the Mediterranean, but with a good presence of succulent and tropical plants. It is also of particular interest to lovers of archaeology, given the presence of ancient Roman cisterns, entirely walkable and surrounded by nature.

For the most devout and religious people, we recommend a visit to the museums of the Duomo, the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Bonaria, the Arciconfraternita dei Genovesi and the Beato Nicola da Gesturi.