Science & Technology Museums in Italy

Museo Galileo is a museum in Florence where visitors can learn about the history of science. Housed in Palazzo Castellani, the museum boasts a great collection of scientific instruments from the Medici Collection dating back to the 15th century. The permanent exhibition is devoted to Galileo, even G

The Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci is a science and technology museum in Milan. It is named after Italian polymath of the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci. With around 16,000 exhibits, it is the largest museum of its kind in Italy. The main building was once a monastery. The a

La Specola - Museum of Zoology and Natural History is a natural history museum in Florence. The name is a reference to the astronomical observatory founded here in 1790. The museum's collection is based on the Medici Natural History Collection and is best known for its collection of anatomical wax m

The Ducati Museum is a museum in Bologna that is dedicated to the Ducati motorcycle brand. The museum is located at the Ducati factory and holds a collection of Ducati motorcycles and some early non-automotive products. The collection illustrates the history of Ducati motorcycles and is told in a pe

Leonardo3 – The World of Leonardo da Vinci is a museum in Milan that illustrates the discovery of Leonardo da Vinci, the artist and inventor, with working models of his machines and digitalized restorations of his paintings.

Explora in Rome is a science and history museum in Rome. With the motto "learning by doing", the museum features a lot of interactive exhibitions, full of various educative activities. These are divided into areas designated for children of a specific age. The Explora aims to encourage and help the

Città della Scienza, the interactive science museum of Naples: an experience for the whole family. Corporea, a journey into the human body where you can play with more than 100 hands on exhibits and multimedia installations (in Italian and English). The 3D Plantarium, a simulator of the sky that fai

The Leonardo Da Vinci Museum in Florence displays a collection of interactive machines based on the original sketches of Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci.

The Leonardo Interactive Museum in Florence displays reproductions of artworks, inventions and designs by Leonardo da Vinci.

In "Welcome To Rome" you will be immersed in the history of Rome and you will live an exciting and engaging experience. In fact, visiting Welcome To Rome means making a real journey through time and space. Walls and ceilings will come alive around you while on the ground a large model of the city

The Museo Geologico Gemmellaro (Museo Geologico e Paleontologico G.G. Gemmellaro) is a geological and paleontological museum in Palermo that is related to the University of Palermo. The Museo Gemmellaro is one of the most important institutions of its kind in the Mediterranean. The collections are h

Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini (The Geological and Paleontological Museum is a museum in Bologna that is the largest paleontological museum in Italy. It is named after Giovanni Capellini, an Italian geologist and paleontologist. Currently the collection shows more than five hundred years of educ

Museo della Specola (The Specola Museum) is housed in the astronomical tower built at the beginning of the eighteenth century on Palazzo Poggi and represents the historical seat of the Department of Astronomy. The museum is part of the University Museum System (SMA) within the University of Bologna.

The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Milan. It is the oldest scientific institution in Milan. The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory has been the workplace of many astronomers, including Italian astrophysicist and scientific disseminator Margherita Hack.

Mostra di Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome is an exhibition dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci, the Italian polymath of the Renaissance. The Leonardo Da Vinci’s Museum of Rome features the real machines drawn by Da Vinci’s codes. These machines are entirely made of wood, which required the use of sophisticated

The Giuseppe S. Vaiana Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Palermo that is housed inside the Palazzo dei Normanni. It is a research facility of the National Institute of Astrophysics. The Museum of the Specola (Museo della Specola), located at the top of the leaning tower of t

The Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte is an observatory of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica of Italy. It is located on the Capodimonte, a hill in Naples. The observatory contains a 40-cm Ritchey-Chretien telescope, a meridian circle, a functioning historical refractor dating from 1864, a

The Parco Museo Ferroviario (Parco Museo Ferroviario Met.Ro) is a railway museum in Rome that holds numerous vehicles of the predecessor companies that made up the ATAC. It is located in the Roma Porta San Paolo train station on the Roma Porta San Paolo-Cristoforo Colombo railway line to Lido di Ost

The Museo della Fondazione scienza e tecnica is the museum of the Science and Technology Foundation in Florence. The Foundation was founded in 1987 to preserve, promote and spread the scientific and technological culture. Museo della Fondazione scienza e tecnica is the largest collection in Italy an

The Planetario Sky Skan is a planetarium in Bari in Italy. It facilitates a journey through the stars, full of special effects. It contains a large dome that is 15 meters in diameter with a capacity for up to 150 people. The Andromeda Cultural Association organizes real live shows for adults and chi

Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza (The Mediterranean Citadel of Science) in Bari aims to stimulate citizens' interest in science and technology. Through the creation of cultural events, exhibitions and conferences of high scientific value, the Citadel brings science closer to the public.