GeoLab – Museo laboratorio di Scienze della Terra

About the museum

GeoLab is a museum-laboratory devoted to popularising the Earth sciences, opened to the public in April 1999 in San Gemini. It is housed in a building that was once a hospital and church, south of the historic centre, reached from Porta Romana along Via della Misericordia.

More a laboratory than a traditional museum, it uses interactive machines to guide visitors towards observation and experimentation. The route consists of five rooms that start with the internal structure of the Earth, pass through plate tectonics, mountain building, earthquakes and volcanoes and the geodynamics of the Mediterranean and Italy, and arrive at the geology of Umbria, its fossils and the region’s main geological sites.

On the upper floor, practical workshops on fossils and rocks are held, designed for children and adults.

Highlights

• Five rooms from the structure of the Earth to the geology of Umbria
• Interactive machines to observe and experiment
• Sections on plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes
• Workshops on fossils and rocks

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso nelle scienze della Terra – Five rooms with interactive installations on the structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, the geodynamics of the Mediterranean and the geology of Umbria.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Comune di San Gemini

Admission & discounts

Prices listed by Museionline (undated); the Municipality does not publish prices.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Municipality states that the museum can be reached on foot or by paved road. ISPRA reports dedicated routes for visitors with disabilities at GeoLab.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Interactive museum aimed at children and adults, with machines to touch and experiment with, and workshops on fossils and rocks.

Getting there & parking

The museum is south of the centre of San Gemini: from Porta Romana, follow Via della Misericordia.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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