Collezione di Fisica dell'Università di Bologna
Physics instruments of the 19th and 20th centuries displayed at the historic seat of the Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” in Bologna.
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About the museum
The Collezione di Fisica dell'Università di Bologna was founded in 1907 with the establishment of the Institute of Physics, promoted by Augusto Righi. From the late 1970s, on the initiative of Professor Giorgio Dragoni, it was expanded with instruments from city institutions, private collections and other departments.
The objects are displayed in the cases of the Department's historic seat in via Irnerio. The collection includes instruments of mechanics, optics, electromagnetism, thermology and atomic physics from the 19th and 20th centuries, among them microscopes, optical benches, balances, barometers and electrostatic machines. There are also devices for nuclear and subnuclear physics, medical physics and astrophysics.
A collection of 18th-century instruments belonging to the university is displayed instead at the Museo di Palazzo Poggi. The collection is part of the Sistema Museale di Ateneo (university museum system).
Highlights
- Microscopes, optical benches, balances and barometers
- Electrostatic machines
- Instruments of nuclear, medical and astrophysics
- Historic seat of the Department “Augusto Righi”
Permanent exhibition
- Strumenti di fisica dei secoli XIX e XX – Instruments of mechanics, optics, electromagnetism, thermology and atomic, nuclear and medical physics, displayed in the cases of the historic seat.
- Founded
- 1907
- Operated by
- Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Sistema Museale di Ateneo
- Visitors per year
- approx. 50
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The collection is in the historic seat of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, at via Irnerio 46.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | On request, guided and educational visits are available for individual visitors, groups, schools, groups of university students and summer camps. Requests are sent through the pages of the Sistema Museale di Ateneo or by email. |
