Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze, Science museum and Italian national heritage in Florence, Italy
The Natural History Museum of Florence contains six major collections with over 270,000 specimens, including animal fossils, botanical specimens, and geological artifacts.
Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo established the museum in 1775 as the Imperial Regio Museo di Fisica e Storia Naturale at Palazzo Torrigiani.
The Tribuna di Galileo from 1841 displays frescoes and marbles illustrating Italian scientific discoveries from Renaissance through Alessandro Volta's period.
The museum operates Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00, with entrance fees at 10 euros for access to zoological, botanical, and mineralogy collections.
The anatomical wax halls contain detailed models created during the 18th and 19th centuries by master craftsmen Gaetano Zumbo and Clemente Susini.
Location: Florence
Official opening: 1775
Address: Via G. La Pira, 4 - Firenze
Phone: +390552756209
Email: presidenza.msn@unifi.it
Website: https://sma.unifi.it
GPS coordinates: 43.77834,11.25986
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:26
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