Natural History Museum of the University of Florence houses artifacts of extraordinary scientific and naturalistic value: from 16th-century herbariums to precious 18th-century wax models, from fossil elephant skeletons 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 routes and guided tours for every age group and workshops to 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 complete and original cultural proposal. But it is also a way to support it and to enable 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 Anthropology and Ethnology Natural History Museum of the University of Florence
The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, anthropology and ethnology section, was founded by Paolo Mantegazza.
Since the founding of the Anthropology and Ethnology Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, which constitutes one of the sections of the Natural History Museum of the University, it has been a protagonist in research and outreach activities in the field of anthropological and ethnographic sciences.
It houses collections of considerable scientific and historical interest that document the physical appearance, culture, and traditions of indigenous peoples from all continents.
