Museo di Palazzo Poggi, Natural history museum in Via Zamboni, Bologna, Italy.
The museum features collections of geography, navigation, military architecture, physics, natural history, chemistry, human anatomy, and obstetrics within decorated palace halls.
The Senate of Bologna acquired Palazzo Poggi in 1711 to establish the Institute of Sciences and Arts under Luigi Ferdinando Marsili's direction.
The grand halls display frescoes by Renaissance painters Pellegrino Tibaldi, Nicolò dell'Abate, and Prospero Fontana alongside the sixteenth-century Aldrovandi Museum collections.
The museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 16:00 and weekends from 10:00 to 18:00, with adult tickets priced at 7 euros.
The collections include anatomical wax models created by Ercole Lelli and extensive natural history specimens from the historic Ulisse Aldrovandi Museum.
Location: Bologna
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: Università di Bologna
Part of: Sistema museale di ateneo - Bologna
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-16:00; Saturday,Sunday,Holidays 10:00-18:00; January 01,May 01,August 15,December 24-25 off
Email: museo.poggi@alma.unibo.it
Website: http://museopalazzopoggi.unibo.it
GPS coordinates: 44.49661,11.35260
Latest update: March 12, 2025 21:11
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