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.
Atrium of Palazzo Cavalli
– Crime at the Palace. Vittoria Accoramboni between history and legend
– Loves, gods, frogs. Ovid at Palazzo Cavalli
with Chiara Marin, every half hour from 10.15 to 13.45
The Pope’s turtle: a special gift
– In the nature workshop of Antonio Vallisneri
with Elena Canadelli, every half hour from 3pm to 6.30pm
Hall of the Palms
– Experts explain why there were Palms in the Veneto 50 million years ago
with Letizia Del Favero and Mariagabriella Fornasiero, every half hour from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm
Discovering minerals (first station)
– What are shooting ‘stars’ and how do we recognise them? You can touch them with your hands
with Jacopo Nava, every half hour from 10.15 a.m. to 1.45 p.m.
-Man and natural resources through the centuries: the importance of geo-resources and their uses for human activities
with Gilberto Artioli, every half hour from 3.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Discovering Minerals (second station)
– The Earth, a Planet in constant movement: take a closer look at the traces on rocks and fossils
– Symmetry in nature, art and science
with Simone Molinari, every half hour from 10.30 to 13.30 and from 14.45 to 18.45
Rocks and fossils
– Rocks and fossils tell us…
with Roberto Gatto and Eliana Fornaciari, every half hour from 10.45 to 13.45 and from 14.45 to 18.45
The fish fossils of Bolca hall
– The fish of Bolca, stories and curiosities
with Jacopo Amalfitano and Pietro Calzoni, every half hour from 3 to 6.30 p.m.
Ledro and the stilt houses
– Pottery for the hunter-gatherers-fishermen of the Nile, with Donatella Usai
– Culture and Genes: a history of co-evolution, with Massimo Mezzavilla
every half hour from 11am to 1.30pm
– Tartarus, plants and migration: the world in a microcosm, with Donatella Usai
– The genetic history of Europe, with Leonardo Vallini
every half an hour from 3 to 6.30 p.m.
Hall of the Sea
– Fragile seas: the influence of human activities on marine biodiversity
with Maria Berica Rasotto, every half hour from 11.30 am to 2 pm
– Record Apneas: how marine mammals manage to stay underwater for so long
– Resisting the cold: adaptations of birds and marine mammals to low ocean temperatures
with Gianfranco Santovito, every half hour from 3pm to 6.30pm
Gallery of Mammals
– 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
– “The habit doesn’t make the priest”… but the skeleton does: how in mammals the shape of limbs reflects the mode of movement
with Marzia Breda, every half hour from 11.15 to 13.15
– What big hands you have! It’s to fly better: flying mammals and other animals, with Marzia Breda
– Stuffed animals and where to find them: taxidermy in science museums, with Salvatore Restivo
every half hour from 14.45 to 18.45
Skeletons in the closet
– Phrenology – The pseudoscience that studied bumps, with Nicola Carrara
– The non-human races, with Luca Pagani
every half hour from 11 am to 1.30 pm
Oceania
– Mother-of-pearl: reflections and considerations, with Salvatore Restivo
– Rongorongo – the singing tablets of Easter Island, with Nicola Carrara
every half an hour, from 3pm to 6.30pm
