In conjunction with the events of Giugno PIsano, the museums of the Ateneo Museum System (SMA) propose various activities for young and old to discover the rich historical, artistic, scientific and natural heritage of the University of Pisa.
Museo degli Strumenti di Fisica-Ludoteca Scientifica - Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni - Pisa
Saturday 14 June Chiara Marchegiano, biologist, and Giulia Pieraccini, geologist, will take you on a journey in the history of life and, together with the public who can choose from time to time which direction to give the show, in a "conference at bivi", will explore the different adaptations and relationships between geology and biology in the history of planet Earth.
There will be a photographic exhibition dedicated to the themes of evolution and conservation of living species, and interactive workshops and activities on evolution and paleontology with the possibility of observing and working with real fossils.
Saturday 14 June
From 16:30 to 18:30
- Workshops for children and adults.
- Photo exhibition.
21:00
- The crossroads of evolution, conference "bivi - from Luca to crocodiles... or maybe not".
Free events
No reservation required
Accessible to people with disabilities
More information: +39 050 2214861 and +39 320 0403946
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Gipsoteca di Arte Antica e Antiquarium - Piazza San Paolo all’Orto, 20 - Pisa
Monday, 16 June from 16.30 to 19.30
Saturday 28 June from 17.00 to 19.00
- Guided tours to the exhibition “I sigilli di Al Tikha. Scoperte archeologiche in Oman delle Università di Pisa e Sultan Qaboos” (13 May - 19 July 2025) by students of the department of Civiltà e forme del sapere.
Free event
No reservation required
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Museo di Anatomia Patologica e Paleopatologia - Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni - Pisa
Tuesday 17 June 2025, two shifts at 16:00 and 17:00
- A simple Etruscan murder case or something more intriguing? Paleopatologists at work!
Thematic guided tour of the exhibition “Segreti del corpo. Un viaggio nell’anatomia umana attraverso la medicina e l’archeologia”
Cost: 4 euro per person
Reservation required by writing to info.map@sma.unipi.it indicating the shift you prefer and a telephone number.
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Museo di Anatomia Umana “Filippo Civinini” - via Roma, 55 - Pisa
The Museum of Human Anatomy "Filippo Civinini" of the University of Pisa hosts the presentation of a documentary on the fascinating history of the discovery of NGF (neurotrofine) that led to the Nobel prize Rita Levi Montalcini and Stanley Cohen.
Their work has changed the paradigms of biology and opened new ways in treating degeneration of the nervous system.
The first episode "The memory of the future", which tells the beginning of history in Turin in the workshop of Giuseppe Levi, was shot in this museum.
Thursday 19 June 2025, at 16:30 - Aula Massart, Medical School
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Preview presentation of the documentary The brain makers.
To follow
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Guided visit to the Museum of Human Anatomy "Filippo Civinini".
Free event
No reservation required
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Orto e Museo Botanico - via L. Ghini, 13 / via Roma, 56 - Pisa
Friday 20 June 2025, 3:30 pm
- Treasure hunt... botanical.
Activities for children (ages 7-10)
Cost: 6€ per child (with accompanying adult)
Accessible to people with disabilities
Reservations subject to availability by sending an email with telephone address to: educazione.ortomuseobot@sma.unipi.it
Booking deadline: 12:00 on Thursday, 19 June
Information: 050 2211355
Saturday 21 June, 17:00
Like every third Saturday of the month, the Garden and Botanical Museum of the University of Pisa offers a thematic guided tour, dedicated to its precious plant collections to discover a unique botanical heritage that changes over the seasons. The deepening of this month will allow you to admire the water mirrors of the Garden and also know its historical-artistic importance.
- Botanical Saturday. The Botanical Garden and its water bodies.
- Thematic guided tour of the Botanical Garden
Cost: 10 euro per person, free children under 6
Reservation required until the last available places to be made by 12:00 on Friday, June 20 writing to educazione.ortomuseobot@sma.unipi.it.
Friday 27 June, 17:00
- Opening of the Santolina Collection
It will be possible to admire the species exhibited in the beautiful flower bed that houses these fascinating Mediterranean plants and, after the inauguration, take a guided tour of the collections of the Garden dedicated to scientific research.
Free entry.
Reservation at https://forms.office.com/e/rNvJ6UsqG9?origin=lprLink
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Museo degli Strumenti per il Calcolo - Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni - Pisa
The Museo degli Strumenti per il Calcolo offers two guided tours of its new exhibition, which opened on 6 June at the historic site at the Cittadella Galileiana.
It will be an opportunity to know an exhibition that from the first mechanical calculating machines and cash registers arrives at electronic calculation tools and continue a fascinating journey between video-writing, electronic music and video games!
Friday 20 June 2025, 17:30
Thursday 26 June 2025, 17:30
- Guided tour of the new exhibition “NON SOLO CALCOLO – vita lavorativa e tempo libero prima dell’arrivo di Internet“
Free event.
Reservation required on the website https://www.msc.sma.unipi.it/prenotazione-eventi-speciali/.
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Museo della Grafica - Lungarno Galieli, 9 - Pisa
Sunday 22 June, 16:00
- Finissage of the exhibition "Habitus Fidei. The robes of the confraternities: a journey between art, history and faith".
