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Natural history museum of Comiso with sections on palaeontology and zoology, over 30,000 specimens and one of the largest cetacean collections in southern Italy.
December 2, 2025 – December 31, 2026
At the centre of the exhibition is the skeleton of a tyrannosaurid around eight metres long, the only one of its kind on display in Italy; alongside it are eggs, footprints and Cretaceous fossil finds.
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Comiso, founded in 1991, is a scientific institution devoted to the study and dissemination of palaeontology and zoology. It has over 1,500 square metres of exhibition space, an educational room and about 800 square metres of storerooms and laboratories, and is recognised as a scientific institution by the CITES service of the Ministry of the Environment.
The collections, some twenty-five in number with over 30,000 specimens, have grown over time thanks to fieldwork by the museum’s researchers and to donations from companies and private collectors. Over thirty years the researchers have published hundreds of studies in international journals and discovered fifteen new species, both fossil and living. The library holds about six thousand volumes on geology, palaeontology, zoology and archaeology.
The palaeontology section tells the story of the origin of life and the evolution of animals, with finds from Sicily and other continents, including a complete skeleton of Psittacosaurus mongolensis, a Brazilian pterosaur suspended from the ceiling and the dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon falconeri. The zoology section, arranged systematically, includes molluscs, birds, turtles, sharks and the cetacean room, with 14 species and over fifty specimens from the seas of Sicily and Calabria.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3.50groups of at least 15 people, adults over 70, young people aged 19 to 25 and students of all levels |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 2 · Free admission under 3 years. |
| Seniors | €3.50Reduced rate for over 70s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for persons with disabilities accompanied by a companion. |
| Students & apprentices | €3.50Reduced rate for students of all levels. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €3.50 per personReduced rate for groups of at least 15 people. |
| Residents of Comiso | €4 |
Free admission also for military, religious and civil authorities and for officials of the regional Department of Cultural Heritage, the Ministry and the CITES service of the Forestry Corps. A booking fee of €1 per person applies to tickets bought by reservation. Tickets can also be bought online via TicketOne.
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By car, the museum is reached from State Road 115 or from provincial roads 7, 20 and 91; the nearest airport is Comiso. The museum’s website lists nearby car parks.
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| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum provides a downloadable educational programme; schools and organised groups book by telephone. |
