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As the main enduring legacy bestowed upon the city of Padua following the University’s 800 anniversary celebrations, the almost 4,000 square meters dedicated to permanent and temporary exhibitions will stand as the largest university scientific museum in Italy. 

Visitors of the new museum are taken on a journey through time that continuously connects humans and nature as narrated by the complexities of planet Earth from an evolutionary point of view. With meteorites and comets as messengers of the universe, the museum travels across geological eras up to the Anthropocene Epoch while reflecting on the impact of humans on biodiversity and climate change. The new museum begins with the heart of the earth to that of man and their infinite connections, a journey in which the history of science helps us interpret the world to come.

Thanks to an engaging, multimedia, and interactive interface, the new museum is where science and culture harmoniously merge among a curated selection of more than 200,000 artifacts from the Mineralogy, Geology and Paleontology, Zoology, and Anthropology collections.

Located opposite the Scrovegni Chapel — partner in a symbolic dialogue between knowledge and art — this is the showcase project in a scientific museum-centric ecosystem that runs through the city, connecting the museum with the Palazzo del Bo, the Botanical Garden (UNESCO heritage site) and the various university museums, giving Padua a unique identity in Italy and in Europe.