Museo storia naturale università di Pisa | |
Established | 1596 |
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Location | via Roma 79, Calci |
Coordinates | 43°43′19″N 10°31′24″E / 43.721947°N 10.52334°E |
Type | Natural history museum |
Collections | Natural history |
Visitors | 71033 |
Director | Bonaccorsi Elena |
Website | https://www.msn.unipi.it/it/ |
The Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa, located in the city of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy, is a renowned institution dedicated to the study and display of natural history. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of cetacean skeletons in Europe, showcasing an impressive array of marine mammal specimens. In addition to its extensive cetacean holdings, the museum's oldest collections include seashells amassed by the Italian invertebrate scientist, Niccolò Gualtieri. Serving as both an educational and research institution, the museum invites visitors and scholars to explore the diversity and complexity of the natural world.