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ies unearthed in and around Trieste and Aquileia, including the impressive iron horde of
the Necropolis of Reka from the Slovenian border. The
Orto Lapidario
(Stone Garden) has
a pot-luck assembly of weather-resistant stone finds scattered among flowers and fruit
trees.
Museo Joyce & Svevo
MUSEUM
( 040 359 36 06; 2nd fl, Via Madonna del Mare 13; 9am-1pm Mon-Sat & 3-7pm Thu)
Joyce would enjoy the irony: his museum really belongs to friend and fellow literary
great, Italo Svevo, housing a significant collection of the Triestini's first editions, photos
and other memorabilia. Joyce is dealt with ephemerally, with a wall map of his haunts and
homes and a Bloomsday bash in June (Svevo's birthday is also celebrated, on 19 Decem-
ber).
Museo della Comunità Ebraica
Carlo e Vera Wagner
MUSEUM
( 040 63 38 19; Via del Monte 5; adult/reduced €5/3; 10am-1pm Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun, 4-7pm Tue
& Thu)
A small, highly prized collection of liturgical items, textiles, documents and photo-
graphs, including a touching number of personal items stolen by Nazi troops in 1945.
Civico Museo Teatrale
MUSEUM
Carlo Schmidl
( 040 675 40 72; Via Rossini 4; adult/reduced €4/3; 9am-7pm Tue-Sun)
Trieste's long-standing
cultural cred is documented at this museum, housed inside the grand Palazzo Gopcevich,
with a collection that traces the city's rich musical and theatrical heritage from the 18th
century onwards.
