Museo Torricelliano

About the museum

The Museo Torricelliano is housed in Palazzo Laderchi on Corso Garibaldi in Faenza and is dedicated to Evangelista Torricelli. The collection comprises around seventy objects of scientific and historical value, as well as a large collection of prints and diplomas, from donations to the Società Torricelliana or owned by the Comune di Faenza.

The most significant pieces include 19th- and 20th-century barometers, the model of Torricelli’s barometer and models of his telescopes. Scientific instruments from various periods, from the 17th to the 20th century, are also on display, together with a complete iconography of Torricelli, autograph manuscripts by Torricelli and by contemporary scientists, astrolabes and a celestial globe by Coronelli, whose star and constellation labels are in Italian, Latin, French, ancient Greek and Arabic.

Highlights

• Model of Torricelli’s barometer
• Models of Torricelli’s telescopes
• Autograph manuscripts by Torricelli
• Astrolabes and scientific instruments from the 17th to the 20th century
• Celestial globe by Coronelli

Permanent exhibition

• Raccolta torricelliana – Scientific instruments, models, manuscripts and iconography devoted to Evangelista Torricelli.

Operated by

Comune di Faenza / Società Torricelliana

Visitors per year

approx. 500

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to Musei Italiani.

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