Museums in Padua

Museums & Art Galleries

Padova’s museums span centuries of scientific discovery and artistic innovation. The Civic Museum complex includes the Scrovegni Chapel’s frescoes, while the Diocesan Museum showcases religious artifacts in a 15th-century palace. Scientific heritage is represented by the La Specola observatory and the Giovanni Poleni Physics Museum. Specialized collections range from the history of medicine at MUSME and pre-cinema optics at Palazzo Angeli to Esapolis, a major insectary, and the Veneto Toy Museum.