Museos en 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.

Museums & Art Galleries — Mapa

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La Specola Observatory

This observatory provides home for collections from pre-Galilean astronomical research in Italy, consisting of quadrants, telescopes,…

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Civic Museum

This museum complex consists of Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art, plus the Scrovegni Chapel.

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Museum of Precinema

The Museum of Precinema is a museum in the Palazzo Angeli, Prato della Valle, Padua, Italy, related to the history of precinema, or…

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Diocesan Museum

The Diocesan museum of Padua displays arts and artifacts belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua; it is housed in the 15th-century…

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Museo di Storia della Medicina in Padova

Located in the former San Francesco Hospital, this interactive museum traces the history of medical science and Padua’s pioneering role in anatomical studies through multimedia exhibits and historical artifacts.

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Oratory of San Rocco, Padua

The Oratory of San Rocco is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located in the city center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.

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Esapolis

A large living insectarium featuring collections of insects, arachnids, and other invertebrates. The museum focuses on biodiversity and the complex relationship between humans and the insect world.

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Museo della Fisica Giovanni Poleni

Housed within the University of Padua, this museum displays a vast collection of scientific instruments dating from the 18th century to the present, documenting the evolution of experimental physics.

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Museum

Situated in the Civitas Vitae complex, this museum preserves a collection of historical toys, documenting changes in play, materials, and childhood education from the late 19th century onwards.