Unipd enjoys a long weekend of celebrations
06.06.2023
The University of Padua observes the tradition of the Giustinianea Festival by suspending all educational activities on Monday 12 June. Moreover, Unipd extends the long weekend by suspending all educational activities to celebrate the city’s patron saint, Saint Antony of Padua on Tuesday 13 June. Although University offices are closed, several study rooms and some university libraries will remain open throughout the long weekend with variation in their respective hours of operation.
Those in Padua on the 9 and 10 of June can enjoy the Grand Tour of the Sciences by taking advantage of a single ticket. Visit any one of the many UniPD landmarks and sites, including Palazzo Bo with its Anatomical Theatre and the podium used by Galileo. Walk through the oldest university Botanical Garden in the world, a UNESCO heritage site. Gaze up at the Hall of the Giants with its majestic cycle of frescoes. Discover the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art or the Palazzo Liviano with its interior designed by the famous Italian architect Gio Ponti. Learn more about the first Geography Museum in Italy. See the Giovanni Poleni Museum of Physics History with its priceless scientific instruments. Explore the Enrico Bernardi Museum of Machines, housing the first Italian motor car or enjoy the day at the historic garden of the Villa Parco Bolasco in Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso), past winner of the ‘Most Beautiful Italian Park’ award.
The extension of the long weekend offers visitors a chance to enjoy guided tour of Palazzo Bo and its special ‘900 Gio Ponti tour on 12 and 13 June. While the University Botanical Garden hoststhe Geopolitica del clima Cambiamenti climatici roundtable on 13 June, organised as part of the annual River Film Festival, the roundtable discusses the balance between man and the environment against the relationship between climate change and social behaviour. Also participating as part of the 17 edition of the River Film Festival, the banks of Porta Portello make way for visitors to enjoy a free screening of the 2008 Slovenian film DAR FUR: War for Water at 10 pm on 13 June.
From 10 to 13 June, other tourist attractions in Padua are open to visitors free, including the Eremitani Museum (excluding the Scrovegni Chapel), Palazzo Zuckermann, the Museum of the Risorgimento and the Contemporary Age, and Palazzo della Ragione.
