The Museum for the History of the University of Pavia can be seen in the central building of the University (Strada Nuova, 65). It hosts a impressive collection of historical items, mainly related to Medicine and Physics. The collection dates back to 1932 when many items related to anatomist Antonio Scarpa were permanently displayed after a temporary exhibition for the centennial of his death. Shortly after that, many objects from the laboratory of Alessandro Volta were added to the initial collection. Over the years, the museum was enriched with other objects, among them many memorabilia of Nobel Prize winner Camillo Golgi.
More informations on the Museum's official website (in Italian).
The entrance hall
Photograpic portraits of some prominent teachers of the medical school
The history of medicine rooms
The history of physics room
- Photos by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (March 2013), courtesy of Prof. Paolo Mazzarello, Director of the Museum for the History of the University of Pavia
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Related items:
- Adelchi Negri's memorabilia
- Antonio Scarpa's bust and memorial tablet
- Antonio Scarpa's head
- Antonio Scarpa's high chair
- Antonio Scarpa's plaster bust
- Camillo Golgi's memorabilia
- Carlo Forlanini's hyperbaric chamber
- Edoardo Porro's memorabilia
- Enrico Bottini's bust
- Enrico Bottini's memorabilia
- Gaspare Aselli's portrait
- Giovanni Battista Grassi's academic documents
- Luigi Porta's memorabilia
- Luigi Porta's plaster bust
- Rhinoplasty section of Luigi Porta anatomical collection
- Skinned man wax model (1794) by Clemente Susini
- Young woman wax model (1795) by Clemente Susini
Bibliography
- A.Pensa, Visita al Museo della Storia dell'Università di Pavia, Alfieri & Lacroix, Milano 1961, pp. 42.