Natural History Museum of the University of Florence houses specimens of extraordinary scientific and naturalistic value: from sixteenth-century herbaria to precious 18th-century wax models, from fossil skeletons of elephants to collections of colorful butterflies, from large tourmaline crystals to Aztec artifacts, from imposing wooden sculptures to the largest inflorescence in the world. A setting that wonderfully combines nature, history, science, and art.
The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence offers guided tours and educational activities for all ages and workshops that allow visitors not only to admire, but also to experiment and have fun, alone or with their family.
Visiting the Natural History Museum is an extraordinary opportunity, a comprehensive and original cultural offer. But it is also a way to support it and allow it to continue presenting to the public the thousand incredible pieces of the great mosaic of nature. The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, originally the Imperial and Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History, has existed since 1775.
The Natural History Museum Anthropology and Ethnology of the University of Florence
The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, anthropology and ethnology section, was founded by Paolo Mantegazza.
Since its foundation, the Natural History Museum Anthropology and Ethnology of the University of Florence, which is one of the sections of the Natural History Museum of the University, has played a leading role in research and dissemination in the field of anthropological and ethnographic sciences.
It houses collections of notable scientific and historical interest documenting the physical appearance, culture, and traditions of indigenous peoples from all continents.
