Since 1985, the Museum is housed in the Palazzo Fava-Ghisilardi, the first two rooms illustrate the history of the museum with the main groups that contributed to its formation: the room of the "wonders" of the Marquis Cospi, held in the Palace of the public in 1675 and the collection "experimental" general Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, formed as part of the Institute of Sciences (1714). Between 1742 and '43 the two nuclei were transferred to the Palazzo Poggi and enhanced by the donation of Benedict XIV. It was from those funds, increased over time from suppressive assets, bequests, acquisitions, they chose the materials used to form the first museum (1881). The works exhibited in the two rooms are the typological selection of different collections including the testimonies include exotic ostrich eggs and coconuts adorned with engravings, objects of origin or of oriental taste. Much space is devoted to scientific instruments such as a watch night of the sixteenth century and plates of engravings (1756). One room contains part of the collection of exotic materials Palagi.Il museum tour continues with the medieval and early Renaissance core, consisting of works related to the history of the town as in the case of 'Statue of Pope Boniface VIII', followed in 1301 by the Public Palace 'goldsmith Manno Bandini da Siena with gilded copper plates on a wooden core, the' S. Peter Martyr 'by Giovanni Balducci, already in S. Domenico, and sculptures from the loggia of the Merchandise. The culture of the firm is documented by the tombs of the doctors, such as the one attributed to Jacopo Lanfrani, and those performed by Pier Paolo of Masegne and Andrea da Fiesole. Among other sculptural works we note the 'Slab Garganelli' unique sculptural work of Francesco del Cossa. In the collection of bronzes include the model for the 'Fountain of Neptune' by Giambologna, the 'Bust of Pope Gregory XV' Bernini and the 'S. Michael the Archangel 'dell'Algardi. Among the ivories a 'triptych' of Embriachi workshop and copies of Sierra Leone (XV-XVI). The decorative arts are represented by specimens of gold and medals, glass, textiles, weapons, some of provenance Bentivoglio, many from the collection Marsili; report from the tournament armor of the family Cospi (XVI). Relevant, in the regional context, the core of the instruments musicali.Nel 1995 are added to the exhibition an important collection of illuminated manuscripts Bologna XIII-XVI centuries, and a rich collection consists of 300 pieces of pottery from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century various production.