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XXTH CENTURY PAINTING
Discover the itineraryDuring the years 1938-1943, the rector Carlo Anti, with the collaboration of the architect and designer Gio Ponti, promoted the realization of a rich decorative complex hosted in the main rooms and the degree halls of the Bo Palace and in the entrance hall of Liviano Palace.
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Discovering the Museum of the History of Physics
Discover the itineraryCharacterized by objects of great value, often unique or very rare, the collection of the Museum of the History of Physics not only represents a precious evidence of the physics teaching and research in Padua from the eighteenth century onwards, but it also depicts the fascinating development of scientific thought and technology.
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The palm room
Discover the itineraryThe paleobotany section consists of 5000 specimens, some of them older than 300 million years, mainly found in fossiliferous sites in NE Italy.
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The eighteenth century in Padua
Discover the itineraryIn the eighteenth century, the practice of science at the University of Padua went through an intense period of changes, due to figures like Antonio Vallisneri and Giovanni Poleni.
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Art and Antiquities in the sixteenth century Padua. The Mantova Benavides collection
Discover the itineraryThe Mantova Benavides is the only collection of art and antiquities from the paduan Renaissance that is still preserved today, for a third of the original amount, in Padua, at Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art, thanks to the Vallisneri donation to the University in 1733.
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The Museum of Geology and Paleontology collections
Discover the itineraryThe museum of Geology and Paleontology houses tens of thousands of fossil plants, invertebrates and vertebrates and rock samples. Most of them are coming from sites in Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige regions.
Center for Museums
Via Orto Botanico, 15 - 35122 Padova
tel. +39 049 8272135 - fax. +39 049 8272125