News from the Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Venice is today, on its centenary, one of the most modern museums in Italy, an open institution actively engaged in scientific education. #MSN100

A 100 years on paper, but at least half a millennium of history behind it. The Natural History Museum of Venice, founded in 1923 at the Fontego dei Turchi, in fact boasts much older origins. #MSN100

The story of a special day when we celebrated the Museum’s birthday together with the city: workshops, games, storytelling, guided tours… and an evening of performances and conviviality. #MSN100

Among the most fascinating exhibition rooms of the Giancarlo Ligabue Natural History Museum, there is the one dedicated to the ethnographic collection of explorer Giovanni Miani (1810–1872). #MIANI150

In the last twenty years, the common squirrel has spread throughout the Veneto region, moving toward the plains. The Museum has carried out a research project involving citizens (citizen science).

To help people learn about birds living in urban environments, the Museum, in collaboration with the Venezia Birdwatching Association, presents the City Birds project.

Exhibition (August 8 - October 5, 2017) addressing the questions: Where does the waste that accumulates on beaches come from? What can we do for the environment?