Museo di storia naturale della Lunigiana
Natural history museum in the Fortezza della Brunella in Aulla, with botany, zoology and mineralogy collections focused on the environments of the Lunigiana.
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About the museum
The museum was founded by the Comune di Aulla in 1981 and is housed in the Fortezza della Brunella, a Renaissance-style fortification built in the 16th century on a rocky spur above the town. Since 1984 management and educational activities have been entrusted to the Cooperativa Natour.
The fortress, bought by the State in 1977 after being turned into a residence by the English Waterfield family at the start of the 20th century, offers a route through four rooms dedicated to the natural environments of the Magra basin, from the valley floor to the hills, the mountains and the sub-mountain belt. Explanatory panels and specimens illustrate the biodiversity of the Lunigiana.
The collections fall into three areas: botany includes the Ferrarini herbarium and a trunk used for dendrochronology; zoology brings together preserved animals, insects and skeletons; mineralogy displays local rocks and a fragment of a fossil mastodon tusk. From the hanging garden there is a view over the Lunigiana, the Apennines and the Apuan Alps.
Highlights
- Ferrarini herbarium and a trunk for dendrochronology
- Preserved animals, insects and skeletons
- Local rocks and a fragment of a mastodon tusk
- Route through the natural environments of the Magra basin
- Hanging garden with views of the Apuan Alps and Apennines
- Founded
- 1981
- Operated by
- Comune di Aulla
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,488
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3 |
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 entrance and the parking area are accessible to wheelchair users.
Kids & families
- Playground / play area
There is also a play area inside the fortress.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Cooperativa Natour runs the museum and the educational activities for schools. |
