Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale
Civic natural sciences museum of Udine, founded in 1866, with rooms on the origin of the Earth and the biodiversity of Friuli, and a teaching garden.
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About the museum
The Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale (Friulian Museum of Natural History) was founded in 1866 as the Museo Friulano on the initiative of the scholar Jacopo Pirona and is now part of the Civici Musei di Udine (civic museums of Udine).
The collections comprise botany, geology and palaeontology, mineralogy and petrography, prehistory and anthropology, and the zoology of invertebrates and vertebrates. The museum also holds a specialist library and the “A. Desio” archive, with around 85,500 documents, and carries out research and publishing activities.
The exhibition route is organised into the rooms “The origin of the Earth and the Anthropocene” and “Friuli, capital of biodiversity”, to which is added the museum garden with teaching stations, an outdoor weather station and a teaching beehive monitored by webcam.
Highlights
- Room “The origin of the Earth and the Anthropocene”
- Room “Friuli, capital of biodiversity”
- Teaching garden with weather station and beehive with webcam
- Collections of botany, geology, palaeontology and zoology
- Specialist library and the Desio archive
Permanent exhibitions
- L'origine della Terra e l'antropocene – Room on the geological history of the Earth and on the human impact on the environment.
- Il Friuli capitale della biodiversità – Room on the natural wealth and biodiversity of the Friulian territory.
- Giardino del museo – Teaching garden with outdoor stations, weather station and teaching beehive monitored by webcam.
- Founded
- 1866
- Operated by
- Comune di Udine – Civici Musei
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The teaching garden with outdoor stations and the workshops are also designed for children and schools.
Getting there & parking
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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 museum offers educational activities for schools, projects and practical workshops (including on weather and climate). |
