A wealth of 200 thousand natural and anthropological exhibits<\/strong>, built up over centuries. A merger of four collections \u2014 Mineralogy<\/strong>, Geology<\/strong> & Paleontology<\/strong>, Zoology<\/strong> and Anthropology<\/strong> \u2014 associated historically with the University of Padua. A scientific narration of planet Earth as an evolving system, describing the diversity of humankind and the environment, and the relationships between them, using multimedia and interactive methods for the ultimate learning experience. To round off the celebrations marking 800 years since its foundation, the University of Padua<\/strong> offers this opportunity for participation and scientific citizenship to schools, to the city and to tourists.<\/p>\nLocated opposite the Scrovegni Chapel \u2014 partner in a symbolic dialogue between knowledge and art \u2014 this is the showcase project in a scientific museum-centric ecosystem that runs through the city, connecting the museum with the Palazzo del Bo<\/strong>, the Botanical Garden (UNESCO heritage site)<\/strong> and the various university museums, giving Padua a unique identity in Italy and in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What to see<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Nature and cultures <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The splendid ethnographic collections illustrate how different peoples have adapted to their surrounding environments through culture. The key to understanding the entire section lies in observing the biocultural evolution that has characterized our species. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n An astonishing and endangered biodiversity <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The living beings that populate the Earth are all interconnected, as narrated by the Tree of Life, a grand multimedia installation that opens the journey into the world of animals. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n The Hall of Palms and the treasures of Palazzo Cavalli <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The Museo della Natura e dell'Uomo is a treasure chest full of precious treasures, but the chest itself is a treasure.\r\n\r\nEntering the Museum means opening your eyes to wonders in wonder: the splendid frescoed halls of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Cavalli accompany visitors on a journey through time and space. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Earth, a vast evolving system <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n A journey that takes us from the formation of the Solar System to the Anthropocene through an immersive trip to the center of the Earth and the evidence that testifies to the continuous evolution of our planet. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n From the appearance of life to Homo sapiens <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Fossils allow us to reconstruct the history of life on Earth. What are they? How do they form? What information do they contain? Fabulous exhibits and multimedia installations answer these questions, taking visitors on an out-and-out journey through time. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n From Africa to Eurasia: the great mosaic of human biodiversity <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n From the Geological Time, we transition to the Time of Man, the Anthropocene: visitors find themselves immersed in the African landscape that witnessed our origin as a species. From those sun-baked lands, humans have repeatedly ventured out, expanding into Eurasia starting 120,000 years ago. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PLAN YOUR VISIT<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Museum is open with the following hours:<\/p>\nTuesday\u2013Friday 9 a.m.\u20136 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.)\nSaturday, Sunday, and holidays 10 a.m.\u20137 p.m. (last admission at 6 p.m.)<\/p>\nClosed on Mondays<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Find out opening hours<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Schools and groups<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Guided tours<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Padua City of Science<\/h1><\/div>Thanks to the University, two 16th century sites in Padua still exist today \u2014 the first permanent anatomical theatre<\/a> and the world\u2019s first university botanical garden<\/a> \u2014 combining with the 18 finest years in the life of Galileo to make this city the cradle of modern science.<\/p>\nFind out how to visit the places of science in Padua<\/p>\n<\/div>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NEWS and EVENTS<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Summer Opening Times<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Effective from Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n SensoriAbile, the world in your fingers<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n On the occasion of Padua SensoriAbile Days, on May 17 and 18, the Museum of Nature and Humankind is offering an ongoing initiative open to all citizens, with special attention to people with visual impairments.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n The skin of Italy\u2019s oldest reptile fossil - is it real?<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n New study brings to light an unexpected discovery<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Over 50,000 visitors in the first 6 months of opening<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Growing numbers also for the Botanical Garden, Palazzo del Bo and university museums of the University of Padua, with a total of 400,000 visitors<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n Read all the news<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research collections<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Zoology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells the story of biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Antropology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells about us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Located opposite the Scrovegni Chapel \u2014 partner in a symbolic dialogue between knowledge and art \u2014 this is the showcase project in a scientific museum-centric ecosystem that runs through the city, connecting the museum with the Palazzo del Bo<\/strong>, the Botanical Garden (UNESCO heritage site)<\/strong> and the various university museums, giving Padua a unique identity in Italy and in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What to see<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Nature and cultures <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The splendid ethnographic collections illustrate how different peoples have adapted to their surrounding environments through culture. The key to understanding the entire section lies in observing the biocultural evolution that has characterized our species. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n An astonishing and endangered biodiversity <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The living beings that populate the Earth are all interconnected, as narrated by the Tree of Life, a grand multimedia installation that opens the journey into the world of animals. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n The Hall of Palms and the treasures of Palazzo Cavalli <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The Museo della Natura e dell'Uomo is a treasure chest full of precious treasures, but the chest itself is a treasure.\r\n\r\nEntering the Museum means opening your eyes to wonders in wonder: the splendid frescoed halls of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Cavalli accompany visitors on a journey through time and space. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Earth, a vast evolving system <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n A journey that takes us from the formation of the Solar System to the Anthropocene through an immersive trip to the center of the Earth and the evidence that testifies to the continuous evolution of our planet. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n From the appearance of life to Homo sapiens <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Fossils allow us to reconstruct the history of life on Earth. What are they? How do they form? What information do they contain? Fabulous exhibits and multimedia installations answer these questions, taking visitors on an out-and-out journey through time. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n From Africa to Eurasia: the great mosaic of human biodiversity <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n From the Geological Time, we transition to the Time of Man, the Anthropocene: visitors find themselves immersed in the African landscape that witnessed our origin as a species. From those sun-baked lands, humans have repeatedly ventured out, expanding into Eurasia starting 120,000 years ago. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PLAN YOUR VISIT<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Museum is open with the following hours:<\/p>\nTuesday\u2013Friday 9 a.m.\u20136 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.)\nSaturday, Sunday, and holidays 10 a.m.\u20137 p.m. (last admission at 6 p.m.)<\/p>\nClosed on Mondays<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Find out opening hours<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Schools and groups<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Guided tours<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Padua City of Science<\/h1><\/div>Thanks to the University, two 16th century sites in Padua still exist today \u2014 the first permanent anatomical theatre<\/a> and the world\u2019s first university botanical garden<\/a> \u2014 combining with the 18 finest years in the life of Galileo to make this city the cradle of modern science.<\/p>\nFind out how to visit the places of science in Padua<\/p>\n<\/div>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NEWS and EVENTS<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Summer Opening Times<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Effective from Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n SensoriAbile, the world in your fingers<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n On the occasion of Padua SensoriAbile Days, on May 17 and 18, the Museum of Nature and Humankind is offering an ongoing initiative open to all citizens, with special attention to people with visual impairments.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n The skin of Italy\u2019s oldest reptile fossil - is it real?<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n New study brings to light an unexpected discovery<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Over 50,000 visitors in the first 6 months of opening<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Growing numbers also for the Botanical Garden, Palazzo del Bo and university museums of the University of Padua, with a total of 400,000 visitors<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n Read all the news<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research collections<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Zoology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells the story of biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Antropology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells about us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
The Museum is open with the following hours:<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2013Friday 9 a.m.\u20136 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.)\nSaturday, Sunday, and holidays 10 a.m.\u20137 p.m. (last admission at 6 p.m.)<\/p>\n
Closed on Mondays<\/p>\n<\/div>
Schools and groups<\/p>\n<\/div>
Guided tours<\/p>\n<\/div>
Thanks to the University, two 16th century sites in Padua still exist today \u2014 the first permanent anatomical theatre<\/a> and the world\u2019s first university botanical garden<\/a> \u2014 combining with the 18 finest years in the life of Galileo to make this city the cradle of modern science.<\/p>\nFind out how to visit the places of science in Padua<\/p>\n<\/div>Find out more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NEWS and EVENTS<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Summer Opening Times<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Effective from Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n SensoriAbile, the world in your fingers<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n On the occasion of Padua SensoriAbile Days, on May 17 and 18, the Museum of Nature and Humankind is offering an ongoing initiative open to all citizens, with special attention to people with visual impairments.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n The skin of Italy\u2019s oldest reptile fossil - is it real?<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n New study brings to light an unexpected discovery<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Over 50,000 visitors in the first 6 months of opening<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n Growing numbers also for the Botanical Garden, Palazzo del Bo and university museums of the University of Padua, with a total of 400,000 visitors<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n Read all the news<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research collections<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Zoology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells the story of biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Antropology<\/p>\n<\/div>The museum tells about us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>
Find out how to visit the places of science in Padua<\/p>\n<\/div>
Zoology<\/p>\n<\/div>
The museum tells the story of biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Antropology<\/p>\n<\/div>
The museum tells about us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>