Museo Paleontologico dell'Accademia Federiciana
Palaeontological museum of the Accademia Federiciana in Catania, with more than 2,000 fossils from five continents, from the Silurian to the Quaternary.
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About the museum
The museum opened in 1996 with the collection of Fortunato Orazio Signorello and is run by the Accademia Federiciana. It is located on the ground floor of the Palazzina Minio, in the Academy's seat, a few steps from piazza Cavour in Catania. The journalist Salvatore Nicolosi took part in the opening ceremony.
The collection numbers more than two thousand animal and plant specimens, largely shells, fish and bones of extinct animals, coming from five continents and dating from the Silurian to the Neozoic, with particular attention to the Lower Jurassic and the Cenozoic. Among the finds are ammonites, trilobites, shark teeth, ferns, insects preserved in amber and vertebrate remains; a dinosaur egg (Dendroolithus sp.) from China is also on display.
Some specimens have been studied and described in scientific publications. The museum is cited in the guide “I luoghi della scienza” (Places of Science) and in the directory of Italian earth science museums.
Highlights
- More than 2,000 fossils from five continents
- Ammonites, trilobites and shark teeth
- Insects in amber and fossil ferns
- Dinosaur egg (Dendroolithus sp.) from China
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione paleontologica Signorello – More than two thousand animal and plant fossils from around the world, from the Silurian to the Quaternary.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Accademia Federiciana
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Photography | Filming and photography of the fossils are generally not permitted; scholars may submit a written request to the President of the Academy. |
| Good to know | Schools and groups: visits on request and by booking; during the school year also in the morning for groups of up to 20 people. Schools must send a written request at least twenty days in advance. |
