Museo di scienze naturali dell’ITG “Filippo Parlatore”, Palermo

The Museum of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies was organized between 1992 and 1996, using artifacts, all datable between the late 19th century and the first half of this century, which were recovered from the ruins of the glorious Agrarian Cabinet, an asset of the Institute. The recovery work involved, under the direction of Prof. A. Casabona, the students, who experimenting with increasing interest the “game” of “unearthing,” “recovery,” and “conservation restoration,” restored dignity to a historical testimony destined for degradation and returned this heritage to the school and local community. The “restored” material has significant historical and cultural interest and represents evidence of the evolution of agricultural technologies. It includes:

educational models (some awarded at the 1880 Melbourne World Exhibition);

operating and industrial machines;

collections of seeds and fruits;

various woody species in sectioned trunks;

herbaria, ancient agricultural texts and illustrative maps;

entomological boxes and educational-illustrative of some agricultural and industrial production processes;

ancient educational models of hill, mountain, and plain land arrangement, and of tree planting with different training forms.