Are you also waiting for the darkest night of the year? In anticipation of Halloween, the museums of the University Museum System are organising guided tours and creative workshops for children who are curious to discover some of the most unusual and even slightly scary aspects of the historical, artistic and botanical collections of the University of Pisa.
If you want, you can participate in your Halloween costume!
Below are the organised initiatives.
"Edda Bresciani" Egyptian Collections - 25 October at 3.30 p.m. - SOLD OUT
- "By lantern light...in the museum halls". Guided tour for families, recommended age: 6-12 years.
Guided tour for children to discover the magical world of ancient Egypt...dark clothing is welcome!
Cost: 6,00€. Reservations required, indicating a telephone number, to info.collezioni-egittologiche@sma.unipi.it, by noon on Friday, 24 October 2025.
Graphics Museum - 26 October at 3.30 p.m. - SOLD OUT
- "An unusual afternoon...at the Museum". Guided tour for families, recommended age: 6-11 years.
Cost: 6,00€. Reservation requiered by writing to educazione.museodellagrafica@sma.unipi.it, by 1 p.m. on Friday, 24 October 2025.
Botanical Garden - 30 October at 3.30 p.m.
- "Scary plants!". Visit and creative workshop for girls and boys with an accompanying adult, recommended age: 7-11 years.
A scary afternoon among tearing thorns, powerful poisons, nauseating smells, corrosive liquids, destructive pine cones and other oddities that make plants “monster”.
Cost: 6,00€. Reservation requiered by writing to educazione.ortomuseobot@sma.unipi.it, by Wednesday 29 October 2025.
Information: tel. +39 050 2211355/368 (Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Museum of Human Anatomy "Filippo Civinini" - 31 October at 5 p.m. - SOLD OUT
- "Waiting for Halloween at the Civinini Museum". Guided tour for families, recommended age: 8 years and older.
Mummies, skeletons, organs and everything that can’t be missing on Halloween night can be found in this museum where we await you with scary... but very fascinating stories.
Cost: 6,00€. Info and reservations: info.mau@sma.unipi.it.
