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Museo della Comunicazione Voci nell’Etere

A journey into yesterday's technology

Museo della Comunicazione Voci nell’Etere
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Description

Museum of Communication "Voices in the Ether"
In the village of Oliveto , immersed in the Impero Valley, a small and fascinating museum tells the history of communication and sound recording , from the telegraph to the radio, from the telephone to the gramophone.
A journey through the history of telecommunications

Entering the Voci nell'Etere Museum of Communication means taking a true journey through over a century of technological innovation.

The museum is located in Oliveto , a small village in Imperia in the Impero Valley, and was born in 2008 from the passion and long research work of its founder and curator Angelo Sessa .

Over 500 devices
The collection includes more than 500 historical instruments dedicated to communication and sound recording.
From telegraph to radio
Telegraphs, telephones, valve radios, transistors, televisions, and instruments tell the story of the evolution of telecommunications.
The history of sound
Phonographs, gramophones and tape recorders also allow us to retrace the history of sound recording .
A collection built over 25 years

For about 25 years, founder Angelo Sessa has collected devices and instruments that document the evolution of communication.

The museum's rooms, featuring the traditional vaulted ceilings typical of the village's houses, house telegraphs, valve and transistor radios, novelty radios, televisions, and numerous other historic instruments that are difficult to find today.

From the first experiments to modern technology

Walking through the museum rooms it is possible to retrace the main stages in the history of telecommunications: from the first experiments in electricity to Volta's pile , through the telegraph and the telephone , up to the most modern technologies.

The visit is accompanied by the curator, who illustrates the functioning and history of the various devices, transforming the journey into a direct and engaging experience.

Voices from the past

A significant portion of the collection is dedicated to sound recordings. Phonographs, gramophones, and tape recorders allow visitors to hear and understand how sound was reproduced before the digital age, ideally transporting visitors back in time.

The connection with Guglielmo Marconi

The Voci nell'Etere Museum is affiliated with the Marconi Association and houses in its collection several instruments linked to the name of Guglielmo Marconi .

In 2009 , on the occasion of the centenary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Marconi, some of the museum's devices were exhibited at Villa Nobel in Sanremo , together with pieces from other important collections.

Did you know that...

At the 2009 exhibition organised at Villa Nobel in Sanremo, some instruments from the Voci nell'Etere Museum were displayed together with pieces belonging to other famous collectors, including Renzo Arbore .

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Opening hours
Saturday
from 10:00 to 12:30
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A journey into yesterday's technology
The Voices in the Ethereal Museum is a small, fascinating institution, where over 500 historic devices allow visitors to discover how the ways of communicating, listening to, and recording the world's voices have changed over time.
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Access mode

The museum is open to the public on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:30 .

Visits are also available by appointment . To arrange a visit or request more information, please call 347 431 7611 .

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Address

Salita Garzini, 5, Imperia IM
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Contact points

Telefono : 347 431 7611

Last update: 8 September 2026, 09:14

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