Palazzo dei Musei, Museum complex in Reggio Emilia, Italy
The Palazzo dei Musei contains multiple museums, including natural history and archaeological collections, spread across a former Franciscan monastery building.
The building originated in 1256 as a Franciscan monastery, later transformed during Napoleonic times and converted into a museum space in 1830.
The museum houses the Spallanzani natural history collection, Roman mosaics, prehistoric artifacts, and artworks from the 14th to 20th centuries.
The museum features wheelchair accessibility and receives approximately 70,000 visitors annually, offering diverse exhibits across multiple specialized sections.
The museum displays the fossil of the Valentina whale, discovered in 2001 in the Reggio hills, dating back 3.5 million years.
Location: Reggio Emilia
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Part of: Reggio Emilia City Museums
Phone: +390522456816
Email: musei@municipio.re.it
Website: http://musei.re.it
GPS coordinates: 44.70023,10.63203
Latest update: March 12, 2025 21:11
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