Museo di anatomia comparata "E. Giacomini"

Dedicated to the study and illustration of the anatomy and evolution of vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) and consists of over nine thousand pieces; in its genre is one of the most famous museums internationally for the size and rarity of the materials. Founded in 1814 by Gaetano Gandolfi, is located in its present location since 1936 and has prepared interesting nineteenth century mainly performed by Anthony Alessandrini and Sebastian Richiardi. Already set up by Hercules Giacomini in the thirties of the twentieth century, has been rearranged since 1973 with the addition of new windows and an exhibition in an educational-scientific. In addition to numerous skeletons of vertebrates, including noteworthy is the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, deserve signaling preparations related to the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and urogenital systems. For educational activities are available models and patterns. It also proposes a tactile path for the disabled, with preparations accompanied by captions