Museo di storia naturale Istituto "Fratelli della Sacra Famiglia"

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1903 from a collection of shells and minerals brought from France by the Fratelli della Sacra Famiglia (Brothers of the Holy Family), the congregation whose house is at Villa Brea, on the road between Chieri and Pecetto. Over the 20th century the collection grew through purchases and donations and came to specialise above all in ornithology.

The bird section is the most important: it comprises several hundred specimens, partly European and partly from Africa and South America, some of them dating back to the late 19th century. Alongside the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, boxes of Italian and exotic insects and a collection of shells are on display.

The museum is housed in the institute of the Brothers of the Holy Family and is opened to visitors on request; admission is free.

Highlights

• Ornithology section with 747 birds, European and non-European
• Birds of prey such as golden eagle, greater spotted eagle and osprey
• Mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians
• Boxes of Italian and exotic insects
• Collection of 358 types of shell

Permanent exhibition

• Collezioni di storia naturale – Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects and shells, with a very rich ornithology section.

Founded

1903

Operated by

Istituto dei Fratelli della Sacra Famiglia

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Villa Brea is on the Chieri–Pecetto road, at number 14; parking is listed among the museum’s facilities.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

A bookshop is listed among the facilities.

Events & venue rental

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