On Friday 23 June, 10 a.m., at the Auditorium of the Museum of Nature and Humankind (Palazzo Cavalli - corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 39 - Padova) the official inauguration of the Museum of Nature and Humankind takes place. As the main enduring legacy bestowed upon the city of Padua following the University’s 800 anniversary celebrations, the almost 4,000 square meters dedicated to permanent and temporary exhibitions will stand as the largest university scientific museum in Italy.

Visitors of the new museum are taken on a journey through time that continuously connects humans and nature as narrated by the complexities of planet Earth from an evolutionary point of view. With meteorites and comets as messengers of the universe, the museum travels across geological eras up to the Anthropocene Epoch while reflecting on the impact of humans on biodiversity and climate change. The new museum begins with the heart of the earth to that of man and their infinite connections, a journey in which the history of science helps us interpret the world to come.

Thanks to an engaging, multimedia, and interactive interface, the new museum is where science and culture harmoniously merge among a curated selection of more than 200,000 artifacts from the Mineralogy, Geology and Paleontology, Zoology, and Anthropology collections.

The Museum of Nature and Humankind officially opens Saturday, June 24 and can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 19 (last entrance at 18). In the first weekend of opening the guided tours at 11, 15, 15:30, 17, 17:30 are free (subject to availability) with reservation from Thursday 22 June by contacting the Booking Center (049.8273939, Mon-Sun 9-17).

Museum tickets can be purchased online from Friday 23 and at the ticket office from Saturday 24 June.

MUSEUM OF NATURE AND HUMANKIND 

Scientific director: Fabrizio Nestola

Secretariat: Barbara Sicoli

e-mail: direzione.mnu@unipd.it

Anthropology

Departmental delegate to the Collection: Luca Pagani
Tel. +39 049 8276290
e-mail: luca.pagani@unipd.it

Curator: Nicola Carrara
tel. +39 049 8272016
e-mail: nicola.carrara@unipd.it 

Museum technician:  Salvatore Restivo
Tel. +39 049 8275475
email:salvatore.restivo@unipd.it

Geology and Palaeontology

Departmental delegate to the Collection: Luca Giusberti
Tel. +39 049 8279183
e-mail: luca.giusberti@unipd.it 

Curator: Mariagabriella Fornasiero
Tel. +39 049 8272086
e-mail: mariagabriella.fornasiero@unipd.it 

Museum technician: Letizia Del Favero
Tel. +39 049 8272096
e-mail: letizia.delfavero@unipd.it

Mineralogy

Departmental delegate to the Collection: Gilberto Artioli
Tel. +39 049 8279162
e-mail: gilberto.artioli@unipd.it 

Curator: Simone Molinari
Tel. +39 049 8272051
email: simone.molinari@unipd.it

Zoology

Departmental delegate to the Collection: Giuseppe Fusco
tel. 049 827 6238
giuseppe.fusco@unipd.it 

Curator: Marzia Breda
tel. +39 049 8275410
e-mail: marzia.breda@unipd.it 

Museum technician:  Salvatore Restivo
Tel. +39 049 8275475
email: salvatore.restivo@unipd.it