Paleolab, Natural history museum in Pietraroja, Italy.
Paleolab is a natural history museum in Pietraroja that displays a collection of animal and plant fossils across multiple exhibition rooms. These rooms follow the geological events of the ancient Pietraroja lagoon and reveal the layers of time recorded in rock.
Geological studies of the area began in 1798 when Scipione Breislack documented important fossil deposits in Pietraroja. This early discovery laid the foundation for all later research of the site.
The museum presents how life forms evolved through interactive displays and workshops that focus on paleontological discoveries. Visitors get to know the changes that living things went through over time.
The museum is freely accessible every first Sunday of the month and has regular weekend hours from 10:00 to 17:30. Weekday visits need to be scheduled in advance to ensure the facility is open.
The facility features a geological lift that simulates time travel through different periods of Earth's history. This lift lets visitors experience millions of years of change in just a few minutes.
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