L’Herbarium includes an herbarium heritage of considerable size and scientific value. Established during the nineteenth century, it exhibits numerous herbaria collected from the sixteenth century onwards. Of particular interest are the Hortus siccus florae italicae, started in 1816, and the Hortus siccus exoticus, created between 1820 and 1830 by Antonio Bertoloni (1775-1869), professor of Botany and Prefect of the Botanical Garden from 1816 to 1868. The Botanical Museum occupies a small room where, in eight display cases, some samples belonging to the most significant collections housed in the Herbarium are exhibited: two are dedicated to the Botanical Garden, four house samples of historic herbarium collections, and two contain general information about the herbarium and its function. The visit path is accompanied by panels that illustrate the history of this conservation institution, as well as brief notes on the evolution of botanical iconography.
Information about the Herbarium and Botanical Museum
Via Irnerio, 42,
40121 Bologna (Bologna)
0512091304
managlia@alma.unibo.it
Source: MIBACT
