Museo Civico di Zoologia

Founded in 1932, the Civic Museum of Zoology has a patrimony of about 5 million preserved specimens, ranging from the shells of Molluschi of a few millimeters to the 16 meters whale. These collections derive in part from an agreement with the then Royal University of Rome (now "La Sapienza") that also collected the prestigious collections of the Archiginnasio Pontificio, in part from donations made after its establishment. However, most of this immense heritage is kept in particular warehouses, and is available to researchers who request it to study them or is exposed on special occasions. The Museum therefore represents a true archive of biodiversity, as well as a heritage for the whole community. The underlying theme of the new exhibition path is biodiversity in the animal world. Through the halls of bestial loves, live to the limit, the coral reef, the wetlands of the Roman countryside, the Arrigoni degli Oddi collection of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, up to the spectacular skeletons' salon, also using multimedia tools and multisensory, visitors will be able to know the different animal forms and understand their origin and adaptations to multiple types of environment.