Museo di Medicina Veterinaria
University museum on the Agripolis campus with skeletons, osteological preparations and plastinated specimens of domestic and wild animals.
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About the museum
The Museum of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Padua was founded in the mid-1990s and is one of the university's youngest museums. It belongs to the Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science and is located on the Agripolis campus in Legnaro.
Some of the collections date back to the zooiatric cabinet of Padua (gabinetto zooiatrico patavino), which was active between 1774 and 1873 and was founded by the veterinarian Giuseppe Orus. The museum tells the story and evolution of veterinary medicine in Padua and the techniques used to prepare the specimens.
The collections include skeletons of domestic animals such as dogs, cats, cattle and horses, and of wild land and marine animals such as deer, tigers, turtles and dolphins. A further collection is devoted to pathological osteological preparations, while a small collection of plastinated preparations documents normal and pathological anatomy.
The collections are used for teaching and research, and the museum offers interactive guided tours with tactile experiences, workshops for schools and science outreach projects.
Highlights
- Skeletons of domestic animals with an osteotheque
- Collection of wild animal skeletons, among the most important in Europe
- Pathological osteological preparations
- Plastinated preparations of normal and pathological anatomy
- Tactile routes and interactive guided tour
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni osteologiche e plastinati – Skeletons of domestic and wild animals, pathological osteological preparations and plastinated preparations of normal and pathological anatomy.
- Operated by
- Università degli Studi di Padova
Admission & discounts
| Groups | –60-minute guided tour for groups of up to 20 people: €50 per group. |
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| Guided tour for groups of up to 20 people (60 minutes) | €50Price per group |
Free admission without a guided tour, by reservation. The guided tour is charged for and must be booked by writing to museo.veterinaria@unipd.it.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is on the ground floor of the Museum Building, with routes free of architectural barriers and tactile routes. Personalised experiences can be arranged on request.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The guided tour can be adapted for groups with children and is a tactile experience; workshops and educational projects are available for schools.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Campus di Agripolis
The Agripolis campus can be reached by the regular U02 and E buses from Padua's bus station, next to the railway station; the journey takes about 30 minutes.
By car
Parking available
Large car park on the campus for students, teaching staff and visitors.
Legnaro town centre is about 1.5 km from the campus (10–15 minutes on foot). By car from the motorway exits Padova Ovest or Padova Est (A4), or Padova Sud or Zona Industriale (A13).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Interactive and tactile guided tour in Italian and English, also suitable for groups with children, for up to 20 people. For schools there are workshops and the educational project Science4All. |
