Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia Giancarlo Ligabue
Natural History Museum of Venice – Museo di Storia Naturale Giancarlo Ligabue
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What awaits you on site
On the trail of life in the Venice Natural History Museum
The museum presents a modern and varied exhibition. Visitors are actively involved in the exhibition and can thus easily grasp even complex topics. The ground floor of the Venice Natural History Museum, designed by Giancarlo Ligabue, houses two exhibition rooms: the Gallery of Whales and the Tegnue Aquarium. On the second floor, there are three sections: ‘In Search of Life’, dedicated to fossils and palaeontology; ‘Collecting to Wonder, Collecting for Research’, about the development of natural science collecting and the evolution of natural history collecting and scientific museology; ‘The Strategies of Life’, about the forms and functions of natural things.
The Tegnùe aquarium: This five-metre aquarium holds more than 5,000 litres of water and re-creates the extraordinary eco-system of the tegnùe region and their rich varieties of animal life: more than 50 different species of fish and invertebrates.
Exciting exhibitions in a historic palace
The Natural History Museum is housed in the Fontego dei Turchi, built as a palazzo for the Pesaro family in the 13th century. The museum is an institution that coordinates and conducts scientific research in the territory, ensuring the maintenance and increase of scientific collections, organizing educational activities and services to the citizens.
Visitor information
Opening hours
From 01 October to 31 May: 09.00 am – 5.00 pm (Last admission at 4.00 pm)
From 01 June to 30 September: 10.00 am – 6.00 pm (Last admission at 5.00 pm)
Santa Croce 1730, 30135 Venice, Italy
