A breath of spring in Tuscany’s museums: “Amico Museo” is back—the campaign promoting the region’s museum heritage. This well-established and highly successful initiative, which reaches every corner of the region, offers a special opportunity to highlight the museums and their activities.
From May 15 to June 28, 2026, Tuscan museums will open their doors to welcome visitors of all ages with guided tours, special exhibitions, workshops, and interactive activities; a wide variety of events united by a shared passion: to introduce our cultural heritage through offerings that engage visitors in creative experiences.
Once again this year, the University of Pisa Museum System is participating in the initiatives with a rich program of events.
EGYPTIAN COLLECTIONS "EDDA BRESCIANI" (Via San Frediano 12, first floor)
- Sunday 17 May at 5 pm (reservations by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15)
- Sunday 7 June at 6 pm ((reservations from May 27 until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5)
The museum is offering two guided tours designed to explore one of the richest collections of Egyptian antiquities in Tuscany.
Reservations are required; please send an email to info.collezioni-egittologiche@sma.unipi.it (please include a phone number).
GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUARIUM (Piazza San Paolo all'Orto, 20)
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM (Via Luca Ghini 13 - Via Roma 56)
- Saturday 16 May at 3 pm
Botanical Saturday. Guided tour of the Botanical Garden and Museum’s prized plant collections.
Info, prices, and reservations:https://www.sma.unipi.it/2026/04/sabato-botanico-visita-guidata-a-orto-e-museo-botanico-2/
- Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May
ID-Plant. Introductory course on plant identification
Info: https://www.ortomuseobot.sma.unipi.it/2026/05/id-plant-3/
- Friday 29 May at 9 pm
The Illuminated Garden. Guided tour.
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
- Saturday 6 June at 10 am
Botanical Walls. Guided tour of the upper walkway of the Pisa City Walls.
For information, reservations, and pricing: https://www.ortomuseobot.sma.unipi.it/2026/03/mura-botaniche/
MUSEUM OF GRAPHIC ARTS (Lungarno Galileo Galilei, 9)
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
MUSEUM OF COMPUTING INSTRUMENTS (Via dei Macelli 2B - Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni)
The Museum of Computing Instruments is organizing a series of seminars dedicated to the history of computer science in collaboration with the Laboratorio-Museo Tecnologic@mente “L'innovazione Olivetti,” the “All About Apple” museum, and the ELEA ets Association.
- Thursday, May 14, 5–7.30 pm, Room A1
Seminar: “Apple 50 Years Ago: A Story That Concerns Us All” with Giovanni Cignoni (professor of the history of computing) for the Humanities and Computing course at the University of Pisa, in collaboration with the All About Apple Museum in Savona.
- Thursday, May 21, 5–7.30 pm, Room A1
Seminar: “May 7, 1956: The Olivetti-Unipi Agreement for the Construction of the CEP,” Giuseppe Rao, Laboratorio-Museo Tecnologic@mente “L’Innovazione Olivetti” in Ivrea, and Maurizio Gazzari, author of “Elea 9003. History of the First Italian Electronic Computer,” Nicholas Del Buono and Tommaso Miani, ELEA Ets Association.
The museum’s new Olivetti Room will be inaugurated during the seminar.
- Thursday, May 28, 5–7.30 pm, Room A1
Seminar: “40 Years Ago: The Internet in Italy, Between Past and Future”: screening of the documentary ‘LOGIN’ followed by a discussion with the film's subject, Prof. Luciano Lenzini. This will be followed by “The Quantum Internet of the Future,” with Claudio Cicconetti (researcher at the CNR).
At the end of each seminar, participants will be offered light refreshments. Admission is free; no reservation is required.
SCIENCE PLAYROOM/MUSEUM OF PHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS (via dei Macelli, 2B-Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni)
- Saturday 16 May from 4 pm
The museums under the stars. Astronomical observations with demonstrations and interactive installations, a guided tour of the museum’s historical instruments, and two lectures by professors from the Department of Physics at the University of Pisa.
4-7 pm
- Da Lì a Qui. Bringing Space Closer with a Lens. Workshops organized by the Ludoteca Scientifica: ages 8+
- Big Bang Machine.Organized by the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO)
6 pm -The Telescope, from Galileo to Today. Presented by Massimiliano Razzano, Department of Physics and Museum of Physics Instruments, University of Pisa.
7 pm - Aperitif
9.30 pm - Listening to the Universe. From gravitational waves to cosmic “sirens. Curated by Angelo Ricciardone, Department of Physics, University of Pisa.
Followed by a guided tour of the collections of the Museum of Physics Instruments and astronomical observations using the telescopes of the Ludoteca Scientifica.
All events are open to the public and free of charge, but advance registration is required on the website.
“FILIPPO CIVININI” MUSEUM OF HUMAN ANATOMY
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
VETERINARY ANATOMICAL MUSEUM
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
MUSEUM OF PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY AND PALEOPATHOLOGY (Viale delle Piagge 2)
*INFORMATION COMING SOON*
All the information: https://www.sma.unipi.it/2026/05/le-iniziative-di-amico-museo-2026-nei-musei-sma/
