The Natural History Museum of the University of Florence is made up of six sections distributed in palaces and monumental sites in the center of Florence. There are exhibits of extraordinary scientific and naturalistic value: the sixteenth-century herbariums, the precious waxes of the eighteenth century, the fossil skeletons of large mammals, the collections of colorful butterflies, the large tourmaline crystals, the spectacular Maori masks, the ethnic jewels of native peoples, the monumental trees of the Botanical Garden. A context capable of combining nature, history, science and art. The Museum offers visitors - alone or with the family - itineraries, guided tours and workshops for all ages. Admire, but also experiment and have fun. Founded in 700 by the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Habsburg Lorraine, with the name of “Imperial Royal Museum of Physics and Natural History”, it was one of the first scientific museums in the world. On that occasion, the naturalistic collections and scientific instruments, already preserved in the Uffizi Gallery, were gathered in via Romana. Among the novelties offered by the Museum, we note the opening of the Torrino, hence the name of “La Specola”, which proposes a new itinerary and an exhibition that hosts the best of the historical-scientific collections. The Mineralogy and Lithology section offers a new exhibition that allows you to discover the extraordinary collections of Elban and Brazilian tourmalines, the beautiful samples from Sicily and Sardinia and the artistic objects in semi-precious stones from the Medici Collections. Visiting the Natural History Museum is an extraordinary opportunity, a complete and original cultural proposal.
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