Museo forestale "Carlo Siemoni"
Museum dedicated to the forestry engineer Carlo Siemoni and the forests of Casentino, next to the historic arboretum of Badia Prataglia.
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About the museum
The museum commemorates Carlo Siemoni, a forestry engineer of Bohemian origin whom Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany called in 1837 to manage the forests of Casentino. Siemoni lived and worked in Pratovecchio, where he died in 1878, and his name is linked to the revival of woodlands that had been neglected.
The exhibition presents a collection of dried and framed Italian forest species, with their distribution maps, trunk sections, wood samples and wood damaged by insects or parasites. Other material illustrates the state forests and the Sasso Fratino integral nature reserve, with photographs, a geological model, rocks and soil profiles. There are also collections of Apennine insects and trophies of ungulates found dead in the forest.
Next to the museum extends the arboretum, presented as the oldest in Italy, with 139 tree species on about three hectares, including giant sequoias, Spanish firs and Japanese cedars.
Highlights
- Collection of Italian forest species with distribution maps
- Material on the Sasso Fratino integral reserve
- Geological model and soil profiles
- Collections of insects and ungulate trophies from the Apennines
- Adjacent arboretum with 139 tree species
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso del museo forestale – Forest species, woods, photographs and models on the forests of Casentino and the Sasso Fratino reserve, with insect and Apennine fauna collections.
- Founded
- 1985
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the Musei online register. The adjacent arboretum is always accessible.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
The museum offers educational activities for schools.
Getting there & parking
The museum is located along Via Nazionale in Badia Prataglia, in the Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum runs educational activities; to arrange visits you can phone the museum. |
