Museer och sevärdheter i Padua

Top Museums & Landmarks

Padua’s cultural landscape spans centuries of scientific innovation and artistic achievement. This collection features the Scrovegni Chapel’s frescoes within the Eremitani Civic Museum and the medieval La Specola observatory, housed in a 14th-century castle tower. Medical history is preserved at MUSME, located in a former 15th-century hospital, while the Giovanni Poleni Physics Museum showcases centuries of scientific instruments. The list also includes the unique Museum of Precinema, the Esapolis insectarium, and religious art within the Diocesan Museum and Oratory of San Rocco.

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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

Housed in the 15th-century San Francesco Hospital, this interactive museum explores the history of medicine and anatomy. It details Padua's significant role in medical education through historical instruments and multimedia exhibits.

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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 insectarium featuring living collections of insects, arachnids, and other invertebrates. The museum includes exhibits on silk production, beekeeping, and the evolutionary history of arthropods.

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Museo della Fisica Giovanni Poleni

Located within the University of Padua, this collection features scientific instruments dating from the 16th century to the present. It documents the evolution of physics research and teaching at one of Europe's oldest academic institutions.