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Since its foundation in 1978, the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences of Torino has pursued its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate knowledge about the natural world through a broad programme of scientific research, education and exhibitions.
Our unique collections and expertise are being made available to promote a greater interest in the preservation of the natural heritage and to raise public awareness about the ever-increasing need to safeguard and sustainably use natural resources.
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Did you know rhinoceroses were used to roam across the land currently called Piedmont?
Spring 1880: excavations for the railways line ongoing around Dusino San Michele, in the stretch from San Paolo Solbrito to Villafranca d'Asti, brought to light the almost complete and well-preserved fossil remains of a... rhinoceros!
Researchers from the Institute of Geology of Turin, who rushed to the site, found themselves dismayed in front of the majestic skeleton of a two-horned rhinoceros, that had been roaming across those lands, emerged from the warm waters of the Pliocene marine gulf of the Po Basin, three million years earlier.
Scientific sections
Get ready for small and big discoveries!
Retrace history: go back 3 million years, be astonished by gigantic archaeological finds, marvel at tiny things by admiring thousands of insect and invertebrate specimens. Lose yourself in the endless shapes and shades of natural wonders.
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Palaeontology
Among the most recent acquisitions, a 7-metre long model of a mastodon, whose original was unearthed in Villafranca d’Asti, is particularly noteworthy. The priceless materials from the University of Turin are currently organised in a series of thematic collections.
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Botany
The Museum's botanical collections, first started in 1983 and currently managed by the Botany Section’s staff, number approximately 85,000 specimens, including dried ones, living plants, plus a large amount of scientific images.
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Entomology
The Section holds extremely valuable materials, both resulting from the historical collections of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Turin, and partly acquired at a later stage.
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Mineralogy, Petrography, Geology
The collections encompass mostly mineral and rock samples; although they also include drilling and tunnelling samples, both three-dimensional and scale- models, not to forget tools, mining and laboratory equipment.
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Zoology
The Section holds both the zoological collections of the former Museums of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of the University of Turin and the ones acquired by the Museum at a later stage. All of them are of the highest value, due to the fullness, prominence, and rarity of the specimens.
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Education & training
The Section engages families and the wider public in exploring and investigating the natural sciences, both at the Museum and throughout the territory.
Entertainment activities, interdisciplinary and nature trails and lectures are among the most representative education proposals.
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The specialist library has 19,000 volumes and approximately 1,250 periodicals
Go to the libraryThe Regional Museum of Natural Sciences is waiting for you. Take the first step in planning your visit!
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The museum
The Regional Museum of Natural History of Turin was established by Regione Piemonte, as a first-order administrative division on Piedmont territory, in 1978.
Open from Monday to Sunday
from 10am to 6pm
Closed on Tuesday
Entrance fee
Full price ticket 5,00 €
Reduced price ticket 3,00 €
Tickets can be purchased online or at the ticket office, while seats last. Entry is guaranteed only to those in possession of the online ticket.
How to reach us
Metro: Porta Nuova
Bus: lines 6, 13, 18, 24, 55, 56, 61
How many things can one learn about the natural world? Find it all out at the Regional Museum of Natural Sciences!
