Sorrento Experience Museum — Attraction in Sorrento

My wife and 3 adult children enjoyed the visit. Most museums are about their artefacts whereas this is more presentation based and yes a multi media experience. This format may capture the imagination more than simple artefacts but that is a matter of personal taste/preference. There are about 10 short and artistically presented videos that provide a brief insight into the last 2000 yrs of history and culture of the town and the area and even beyond that, touching on some ancient legends and traditions too. I would say it is a good starting point in Sorrento as it does give you an overview and a ‘feel’ for the place and its people. The presentations are all somewhat different and had an artistic flare. The owner explained the venue has only been open for 2 seasons and that his wife took the view he was quite mad to create the museum over many many years (I think he said 40!). This involved clearing the 2000 yr old Roman tunnel of a huge amount of rubble by hand (due to archeological and conservationist restrictions) and that space is where the museum is based. So in that sense the museum itself is the main artefact and I thought that this was quite profound. There is a volcanic eruption experience which has flashing lights. This did not worry us but one to consider for some. It does make you realise how awful that eruption must have been and the museum includes real video footage of the more recent 1944 too. There is some further information in a more pictorial and written form in the final room. Possibly there could have been more about the 2nd world war but I imagine that history is perhaps more sensitive. Possibly a factual timeline? The visit took around 30 mins. It is €13/adult at the door or €11 on line or there is an option to buy a ticket to all Sorrento’s museums for €31/adult that includes this one. We all enjoyed the visit and the place is a testament to one mans vision and hard work and his supportive wife. (Who both seemed...

13€ for about 45 minutes of standing in front of a dozen video screens in the dark, watching portraits animated by AI move their lips to campy narration. Kind of like "I am Cosima Wagner! Here are some things my husband said about me." I believe the only connection to Sorrento is that the Wagners lived here for a brief time. Each video station is totally disconnected from one another, many tangentially related to Sorrento, and none really memorable on their own—other than a way too loud Pompeii simulation. There is a large diorama of 19th century Sorrento which is nice, but there are spiders and cobwebs all over it. A small area in the lobby has informational posters that do provide more substantive history of the town, but the English translation is very poor and difficult to follow; it pains me since I want to be sensitive that this is neither cheap nor easy to do, but the experience is clearly marketed for English speakers based on their signage and advertisements. When Nero is referred to as the "fifty" Roman emperor (they mean "fifth"), it's hard to know how much of the factual information of Sorrento is unfortunately getting lost in translation. I think the owners genuinely mean well based on their About Us plaque by the door that mentions the husband as wanting to showcase the culture of Sorrento, but the reality is that as a museum it's not very informative, and as an experience it...

We discovered this museum by accident and we thought it was amazing! The tickets for an adult and child were a reasonable price and it was €20 well spent. The tour guide was very passionate and very nice. She vividly described each station in the museum and it was not only informative but incredibly enjoyable. Me and my daughter thought she was very professional and very nice. Each station in the museum were presented in many different ways including videos of whom the station was about, models of the houses and streets at the time, mannequins wearing religious clothes and presenting different diseases and so much more. We especially enjoyed the visual and interactive room of Mount Vesuvius erupting. You could experience what people back in 79AD were experiencing and how petrified they must have been. All together, this museum is a work of art from the staff to the exhibits in the museum. I would highly recommend you go and visit Sorrento Experience Museum as it will be one of the best museums you will have...