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SUMMARY:SensoriAbile\, the world in your fingers
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever touched a shooting star? A piece of the moon? A cave bear tooth? \nOn the occasion of Padua SensoriAbile Days\, the Museum of Nature and Humankind is offering an ongoing initiative open to all citizens\, with special attention to people with visual impairments.\nThe event takes place on Saturday\, May 17\, and Sunday\, May 18\, with four stations that allow people to touch rocks from space\, creatures from millions of years ago\, mankind’s ancestors and animals of the world\, to learn about the many interesting facts that can tell us about our planet and all those who inhabit it. \nThe workshop is suitable for all age groups\, and open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.\nNo reservations are required. \nParticipation is included in the entrance fee\, and is free for people with disabilities and one accompanying person each.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/sensoriabile-the-world-in-your-fingers/
CATEGORIES:Highlight
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SUMMARY:Discovering a diamond mine
DESCRIPTION:Discovering a diamond mine and estimating its true value are two of the greatest challenges in diamond exploration. Because diamonds are extremely rare minerals\, scientists use so-called ‘indicator minerals’ to value the deposits\, which can be worth up to $50 billion in a single deposit. \nGraham Pearson\, one of the world’s best-known geochemists\, talks about how a diamond mine is discovered and the methods used to explore in different locations\, from equatorial jungles and deserts to Arctic regions. In dialogue with the guest speaker will be Fabrizio Nestola\, Geochemistry Fellow 2024\, who\, together with him\, identified a very water-rich mineralogical inclusion within a diamond in 2014\, providing new data on the true water content of our planet. \nThe meeting includes a translation into Italian of the speech given in English; participation is free of charge with prior booking and does not include entrance to the Museum. \nGraham Pearson\, whose research focuses on the origin and evolution of the lithospheric mantle\, and his research group have developed innovative experimental methods for dating diamonds. A leading expert on kimberlites\, the rocks that transport diamonds from great depths to the Earth’s surface\, Pearson graduated from Imperial College London and received his PhD from the University of Leeds (UK). He then spent three years as a post-doctoral fellow at the Carnegie Institute for Science in Washington\, USA\, before becoming Professor of Geochemistry and Director of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Durham\, UK. In 2010\, he was awarded the Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Alberta in Edmonton\, Canada. Winner of numerous awards\, he recently became a Fellow of the Royal Society (UK). \nSign up\n\n	Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.\nNo Fields Found.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/discovering-a-diamond-mine/
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SUMMARY:Fisher-hunter-gatherers: inhabitants of the White Nile in recent prehistory
DESCRIPTION:The documentary\, which will be screened for the first time at the Study Day dedicated to Al-Khiday\, illustrates aspects of the life of the hunter-gatherer-fishermen who lived on the banks of the White Nile in the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene\, and presents the results of the interdisciplinary archaeological research carried out at the site of Al-Khiday by the Centro Studi Sudanesi e Sub-Sahariani ETS of Treviso. \nThe documentary\, in English with Italian subtitles\, was produced by the Centro Studi Sudanesi e Sub-Sahariani ETS of Treviso in collaboration with the Universities of Padua\, Parma and Milan\, with funds for the Promotion of the Country System made available by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The director is Marco Tomaselli\, assisted by Donatella Usai\, who is the author of the texts. \nParticipation in the event is free\, by reservation only\, and does not include the visit to the Museum of Nature and Humankind.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/fisher-hunter-gatherers-inhabitants-of-the-white-nile-in-recent-prehistory/
CATEGORIES:Highlight
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231026
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SUMMARY:The synergic role of science and archeology to unveil the human past
DESCRIPTION:A study day in honor of Sandro Salvatori to investigate the excavations at Al-Khiday. \nIt will be followed by an open public showing of the documentary that explores aspects of the life of the hunter-gatherer-fishermen who lived on the banks of the White Nile in the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene. \nThe event will be conducted in English\, and registration is required to participate by emailing lara.maritan@unipd.it. \n  \n10:30-11:00 Institutional greetings and presentation \nDonatella Usai\, Centre for Sudan and Sub-Saharan Studies \nAlessandra Lazzari\, ISMEO \nGilberto Artioli\, University of Padua Fabrizio Nestola\, CAM-University Centre for Museums\, University of Padua \n  \n11:00-11:30 – Lara Maritan\, University of Padua \nStrontium isotope analysis for pottery provenance studies along the Nile: does it work? \n  \n11:30-12:00 – Gregorio Dal Sasso\, CNR-IGG \nThe diagenetic history of the human remains at Al-Khiday \n  \n12:00-12:30 – Paola Iacumin\, University of Parma \nIsotopic study of Mesolithic remains of Pila wernei: reconstruction of climatic conditions and environment between 8700 and 7500 BP in Sudan \n  \n12:30 – 13:00 and 14:30 – Visit to the Museum of Nature and Humankind\, “Deep Time” area and “The Al-Khiday Site” room \n  \n14:30-15:30 – Lunch Break \n  \n15:30-16:00 – Paolo Biagi\, University of Venice \nShell middens along the coasts of Oman and Pakistan. Their location and chronology \n  \n16:00-16:30 – Massimo Vidale\, University of Padua \nMaybe I don’t even remember how much I learned from Sandro \n  \n16:30-17:00 – St. John Simpson\, the British Museum \nLooking east: case studies from Mesopotamia to Afghanistan on changing perceptions through archaeology and museum curation. \n  \n17:00-17:30 – Mariangela Ruta Serafini\, Superintendence of Archaeology\, Fine Arts and Landscape \nIn the Elysian Fields with Sandro \n  \n17:30-18:30 – Showing of the documentary \nFisher-hunter-gatherers: inhabitants of the White Nile in recent prehistory \n  \n 
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/the-synergic-role-of-science-and-archeology-to-unveil-the-human-past/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231014
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SUMMARY:CICAP Fest 2023 - Fossil Hunt
DESCRIPTION:From October 13th to 15th\, the CICAP Fest returns to Padua. The topic chosen for this sixth edition is Facciamo la nostra parte (“Let’s pull our weight”)\, following the path traced by Piero Angela who\, in 1989\, founded the Italian Committee for the Control of Claims on Pseudoscience and accompanied it\, making it grow for more than thirty years. Promoted by Cicap in collaboration with the University of Padua\, the Municipality of Padua and the Province of Padua\, the event proposes three paths of investigation and analysis to reflect on three pivotal values for the construction of a future in which scientific\, civil and political progress proceed in harmony at the same pace: the value of responsibility\, the value of transparency\, and the value of facts. \nAlongside Palazzo del Bo and the Botanical Garden\, the Museum of Nature and Humankind is one of the venues of the University of Padua\, will be hosting the event. It offers the public a special activity for children and young people on Saturday\, October 14th: The Fossil Hunt. Among excavations\, casts of finds and extraordinary original fossils\, the youngest will test their observation and investigation skills and try to understand what our planet was like in the distant past and which animals and plants populated it. It is an opportunity not to be missed for all young aspiring palaeontologists! \nIt is an activity for families with children aged 7 to 12 and it is free of charge as part of CICAP Fest 2023. \nParticipation upon reservation: \nTurn 1: from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. \nTurn 2: from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/cicap-fest-2023-fossil-hunt/
CATEGORIES:Highlight
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SUMMARY:Science 4 All - A sea of stories
DESCRIPTION:by and with Claudia Bellemo \nThe sea is a magical world\, a place of fantastic stories and extraordinary journeys\, full of extravagant creatures and dark depths. Let us dive into this marine universe\, and listen to some stories that will make us face the most important journey: the one inside ourselves. We will do so through the voices of princesses and princes\, turned into sea monsters and held hostage by evil fairies; we will tell the story of the child who fell in love with the sea and was brought back by the sea; we will face risky journeys\, even shipwrecks\, we will disembark on remote islands where we will meet strange characters. To sum it up\, it will be an adventure to sail together in the sea of imagination\, surrounded by real fish in the Museum’s ‘Hall of the sea’. \n The activity is suitable for families with children aged 5 years and over and will take place in a single turn for 35 people: \n\n turn: 10 am – 11 am.\n\nParticipation is included in the 30 September special ticket (6 euros for adults\, free for children and young people under 25). \nThe presence of an accompanying adult is required\, who must be registered for the activity. \nTo take part\, you need to book online using the link: bit.ly/S4A_UnMareDiStorie
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/science-4-all-a-sea-of-stories/
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SUMMARY:Science 4 All - A sea of shapes: a coral reef very close by!
DESCRIPTION:The sea\, as we know\, is full of wonders\, and some of them hide where we would not expect\, such as the ‘tegnùe’\, coral reefs that incredibly dot the sandy seabed of the Adriatic Sea off Chioggia. Don’t you believe that? Come and see and touch for yourself! You can admire sea urchins\, sponges\, shells… understand their great variety and beauty and\, finally\, make your own personal and creative contribution to building a colourful ‘coral reef’. \nThe activity is suitable for families with children from 4 years of age. \nParticipation does not require entry to the Museum\, and is free of charge.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/science-4-all-a-sea-of-shapes-a-coral-reef-very-close-by/
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SUMMARY:Science 4 All - Be Sapiens: the tangled maze of human evolution!
DESCRIPTION:Ancient fossil finds\, casts of skulls\, objects from lithic culture and more\, introduce us to the fascination of scientific discovery. They allow us to reconstruct how the history of Homo sapiens and all their ancestors developed over time and space. \nThe activity is suitable for families with children from 4 years of age. \nParticipation does not require entry to the Museum\, and is free of charge.
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/science-4-all-be-sapiens-the-tangled-maze-of-human-evolution/
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SUMMARY:Science 4 All – A jump into prehistory
DESCRIPTION:A workshop to approach the fascinating world of prehistory in a playful way. A journey through time takes us to explore a distant (but not too distant!) past when humans could meet mammoths\, cave bears\, dwarf elephants\, and sabre-toothed cats: amazing and sometimes even… mythical animals! \n The activity is suitable for families with children aged 3-6 and will take place in the following 30-person turns: \n\nturn 1: 10:00 – 11:00\nturn 2: 16:00 – 17:00\n\nParticipation is included in the 30 September special ticket (6 euros for adults\, free for children under 25). \n The presence of an accompanying adult is required\, who must be registered for the activity. \nTo take part\, you need to book online using the link: bit.ly/S4A_UnSaltoNellaPreistoria
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/science-for-all-a-jump-into-prehistory/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
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SUMMARY:Science 4 All - Fossil Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Amidst excavations\, casts and extraordinary fossils\, we will test our observation and investigation skills\, trying to understand what our planet was like in the distant past and which animals and plants inhabited it. \nAn opportunity not to be missed\, for all aspiring young palaeontologists! \nThe activity is suitable for families with children aged 7-12 and will take place in the following 30-person turns: \n\nturn 1: 11:30 – 12:30\nturn 2: 14:30 – 15:30\nturn 3: 17:30 – 18:30\n\nParticipation is included in the 30 September special ticket (6 euros for adults\, free for children and young people under 25). \nThe presence of an accompanying adult is required\, who must be registered for the activity. \nTo take part\, you need to book online using the link: bit.ly/S4A_CacciaAlFossile \n 
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/science-4-all-fossil-hunt/
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SUMMARY:The Talking Museum for Science 4 All
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the whole day of Science 4 All\, it will be possible to listen to short presentations on curiosities related to the exhibits and collections. These presentations are scheduled every half-hour in the halls\, which will come to life thanks to the presence of the museum conservators\, the scientific ferents and some university lecturers. The presentations last for 5 minutes and will generally animate the tour. They will take place no less than 10 different locations as listed below. \nAtrium of Palazzo Cavalli \n– Crime at the Palace. Vittoria Accoramboni between history and legend \n– Loves\, gods\, frogs. Ovid at Palazzo Cavalli \nwith Chiara Marin\, every half hour from 10.15 to 13.45 \n  \nThe Pope’s turtle: a special gift \n– In the nature workshop of Antonio Vallisneri \nwith Elena Canadelli\, every half hour from 3pm to 6.30pm \n  \nHall of the Palms \n– Experts explain why there were Palms in the Veneto 50 million years ago \nwith Letizia Del Favero and Mariagabriella Fornasiero\, every half hour from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm \n  \nDiscovering minerals (first station) \n– What are shooting ‘stars’ and how do we recognise them? You can touch them with your hands \nwith Jacopo Nava\, every half hour from 10.15 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. \n  \n-Man and natural resources through the centuries: the importance of geo-resources and their uses for human activities \nwith Gilberto Artioli\, every half hour from 3.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. \n  \nDiscovering Minerals (second station) \n– The Earth\, a Planet in constant movement: take a closer look at the traces on rocks and fossils \n– Symmetry in nature\, art and science \nwith Simone Molinari\, every half hour from 10.30 to 13.30 and from 14.45 to 18.45 \n  \nRocks and fossils \n– Rocks and fossils tell us… \nwith Roberto Gatto and Eliana Fornaciari\, every half hour from 10.45 to 13.45 and from 14.45 to 18.45 \n  \nThe fish fossils of Bolca hall \n– The fish of Bolca\, stories and curiosities \nwith Jacopo Amalfitano and Pietro Calzoni\, every half hour from 3 to 6.30 p.m. \n  \nLedro and the stilt houses \n– Pottery for the hunter-gatherers-fishermen of the Nile\, with Donatella Usai \n– Culture and Genes: a history of co-evolution\, with Massimo Mezzavilla \nevery half hour from 11am to 1.30pm \n  \n– Tartarus\, plants and migration: the world in a microcosm\, with Donatella Usai \n– The genetic history of Europe\, with Leonardo Vallini \nevery half an hour from 3 to 6.30 p.m. \n  \nHall of the Sea \n– Fragile seas: the influence of human activities on marine biodiversity \nwith Maria Berica Rasotto\, every half hour from 11.30 am to 2 pm \n  \n– Record Apneas: how marine mammals manage to stay underwater for so long \n– Resisting the cold: adaptations of birds and marine mammals to low ocean temperatures \nwith Gianfranco Santovito\, every half hour from 3pm to 6.30pm \n  \nGallery of Mammals \n– Tell me what teeth you have and I’ll tell you what you eat: how in mammals the shape of the teeth reflects the type of diet \n– “The habit doesn’t make the priest”… but the skeleton does: how in mammals the shape of limbs reflects the mode of movement \nwith Marzia Breda\, every half hour from 11.15 to 13.15 \n  \n– What big hands you have! It’s to fly better: flying mammals and other animals\, with Marzia Breda \n– Stuffed animals and where to find them: taxidermy in science museums\, with Salvatore Restivo \nevery half hour from 14.45 to 18.45 \n  \nSkeletons in the closet \n– Phrenology – The pseudoscience that studied bumps\, with Nicola Carrara \n– The non-human races\, with Luca Pagani \nevery half hour from 11 am to 1.30 pm \n  \nOceania \n– Mother-of-pearl: reflections and considerations\, with Salvatore Restivo \n– Rongorongo – the singing tablets of Easter Island\, with Nicola Carrara \nevery half an hour\, from 3pm to 6.30pm
URL:https://visitmnu.it/en/evento/the-talking-museum-for-science-4-all/
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