Genoa and Technological Innovation

A fascinating journey through the documents of the Historical Archive of the Municipality of Genoa that tells how the city embraced technological innovation from the nineteenth century to today. The exhibition traces the evolution of energy sources, from hydroelectric power to the great discoveries of positivism, passing through the famous Congress of Italian Scientists in 1846 and the opening of the Turin-Genoa railway. Drawings, plans, photographs and original documents testify to the ingenuity of Genoese technicians and the city's transformation towards industrial modernization, offering an essential historical perspective for understanding Genoa's role in Italian scientific progress.