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The Museum of Natural History, University of Florence, was founded in 1775 by Grand Duke Peter Leopold, although the Botanical Garden dates back to 1545.
With its 8 million specimens, it is the most important naturalistic museum in Italy and one of the greatest in the world.
Consisting of six sections located in one of the world’s most beautiful historical cities, the Museum houses specimens of extraordinary scientific and naturalistic value: from the XVI century herbaria to the valuable XVIII century waxes, from the fossil elephant skeletons to the collections of brightly coloured butterflies, from the huge tourmaline crystals to the Aztec artefacts, from the imposing wooden sculptures to the world’s largest flower. A context that admirably combines nature, history, science and art.
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Nature articles about "Torrino della Specola"
The prestigious international magazine "Nature" has published a long article about the restoration and reopening of the old Astronomical Observatory "Torrino della Specola". Within the framework of the event "Florence Science. Collections, places and personalities of the nineteenth", an exhibition about the big scientific collections of this period has been arranged inside the Torrino. In the original plan of a scientific museum designed by the Grand Duke Peter Leopold and the director Felice Fontana, sciences should be all together to give evidence of the unity of scientific knowledge. Opening: November 8
Informations and reservations: T +39 055 2346760 - http://www.firenzescienza.it/
on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 03:02 NT 
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zoologia la specola
ANATOMIZE
7 January – 31 December 2009
Opening Exhibition: Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 17.00
Section of Zoology 'La Specola' Via Romana, 17 – Florence Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday 9-1 p.m.
Saturday 9-5 p.m. Closed: every Wednesday Info: + 39 055 2346760
on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:08 NT
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