International Naval Museum of Imperia-born in 1980 on the initiative of Commander Flavio Serafini,is divided into 14 sections that hold a precious heritage of evidence of Ligurian and national maritime traditions from the 18th to the 20th century.There is a rich collection of shipboard instruments,materials and tools related to the wooden shipbuilding tradition and its men,maritime paintings,ex-votos,uniforms.Remarkable is the modeling aspect with beautiful models by Léon Perret