The Museo Civico del Mare e della Navigazione Antica is a civic museum focused on the sea and the history of navigation in the Santa Severa and Santa Marinella area of Italy. Its work brings together exhibitions, historical interpretation and research, helping visitors explore the region’s maritime past and archaeological heritage. The museum offers itineraries through its exhibition halls, alongside information about its history, library and research activities.

Visitors can also consult practical details and purchase publications or other items through its bookshop, La Libreria del Mare. Its public programme includes guided visits and family workshops, with special events that connect maritime themes to local history. Past activities featured celebrations around Christmas and presentations on Castrum Novum, an ancient Roman city in the Santa Marinella territory, as well as storytelling about the sea, the port and arrival by water.

Combining cultural experiences with educational activities, the museum provides a point of access to the area’s relationship with the sea, ancient navigation and archaeological sites