The Nature and Humankind Museum, the main enduring legacy bestowed upon the city of Padua following the anniversary celebrations, will be inaugurated on Friday 23 June 2023 in the recently restored Palazzo Cavalli in Padua.

With an exhibition area of approximately 4.000 sq.m it will be the largest university museum in Italy and it is characterized by a selection of the heritage of 200,000 naturalistic and anthropological finds built over the centuries by the University of Padua, born from the fusion of four historical collections: Mineralogy, Geology and Paleontology, Zoology and Anthropology.

A journey through time that continuously connects human beings and nature, narrating the complexities of planet Earth from an evolutionary point of view. From meteorites and comets, messengers of the universe, the narration of the Museum crosses the geological eras up to the time of human events, the Anthropocene, stimulating a reflection on the impact of people on biodiversity and on climate change. A journey from the heart of the Earth to that of living beings, made up of infinite connections, in which the history of science helps us to interpret the world to come.

The Mineralogy section, named after Alessandro Guastoni, is divided into 5 rooms and is also characterized by an important collection of aquamarines from the most important deposits around the world. Among the most precious specimens in the Geology and Paleontology section is the saber-toothed tiger from the Ice Age, the only specimen of its kind in Italy and among the few present in European museums.

The celebration of the birth of the Museum includes a special free opening night from 7 to 11 p.m.
To regulate public access, participation in the opening night is subject to booking, with the last time slot starting at 10 p.m