Fantacinema
Fantacinema is a unique museum in Genoa dedicated to fantasy and science fiction cinema, featuring rare memorabilia, life-size statues, and original costumes from iconic films.
Planning your visit
Fantacinema is a private collection of genre film material assembled with the obsessiveness that only fandom produces, and it is all the better for it. The Genoa museum covers fantasy and science fiction cinema through rare memorabilia, original costumes, props and life-size figures — the kind of material that ordinarily sits in private hands or studio archives rather than on public display. Special effects work is a particular thread, covering how creatures and worlds were built before digital replaced most of it.
The appeal is straightforwardly for people who love these films: this is not a critical survey of the genre but a celebration of its physical craft, and the pleasure is in recognising specific objects from specific films at close range.
Genoa itself is under-visited relative to its interest — a former maritime republic with the largest medieval quarter in Europe, the aquarium, and Renaissance palaces on Via Garibaldi that are UNESCO-listed. A short genre museum fits easily into a day covering more conventional sights.
Allow around an hour. The main booking is an entry ticket. Current availability is listed below.
Before you book
Where is Fantacinema?
Fantacinema is in Genoa, Italy. The map on this page marks its exact location.
How long should I allow for Fantacinema?
Allow an hour. That is the time the collection itself takes at an unhurried pace, before any queue.
Do I need to book Fantacinema in advance?
Tickets can be bought on the door at quiet times, but booking ahead fixes the date and avoids the queue at busy ones. Live availability is shown on this page.
