Museo ornitologico di Piacenza

About the museum

The museum is linked to the world of amateur bird keeping and belongs to the Federazione Ornicoltori Italiani (F.O.I., the Italian Federation of Bird Breeders). It preserves, studies and displays birds, both species living in the wild and those bred by people. Its distinctive feature in the Italian museum landscape is the presence of specimens linked to local breeding.

The museum is in Via Caorsana, in the Le Mose area of Piacenza. On the ground floor are a large hall and three complementary rooms; on the first floor there is an exhibition and teaching room, another room, and a room with books and objects on amateur ornithology. The collections include more than a thousand specimens.

In the courtyard is a large aviary with small exotic birds and with local wildlife birds that have been rescued, which are looked after so that they can be released or kept in a domestic setting. On the first Saturday of the month the courtyard hosts an ornithological exhibition and swap meet.

Highlights

• More than a thousand bird specimens
• Specimens linked to local breeding
• Large aviary with exotic birds and local wildlife
• Ornithological exhibition and swap meet on the first Saturday of the month
• Teaching room with books and objects

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione ornitologica – Exhibition rooms with more than a thousand specimens of wild and bred birds.

Operated by

Federazione Ornicoltori Italiani (F.O.I.)

Admission & discounts

Standard ticket €4, reduced €2, groups €3 per person.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Educational activities and an outdoor aviary with live birds.

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