The three university museums of geology, mineralogy and palaeontology brought under one roof on the Sapienza campus in Rome: more than 44,000 specimens gathered since 1804.
At a glance
- Type
- University museum of earth sciences
- Where
- Sapienza campus, Piazzale Aldo Moro, Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Coordinates
- 41.901462° N, 12.515295° E
- Collections since
- 1804
- Specimens
- Over 34,000 mineralogical, 3,000 geological, 7,000 palaeontological
- Planned area
- Over 4,100 square metres
Overview
The Museo di Scienze della Terra of the Sapienza University of Rome brings together under one head the previously separate museums of geology, mineralogy and palaeontology. It stands on the university’s city campus in Rome, in Lazio.
History
Since 1804 the three museums have gathered and catalogued more than 34,000 mineralogical specimens, 3,000 geological and 7,000 palaeontological ones, together with books, maps and historic scientific instruments.
Many of the specimens are unique in Italy and in the world for their historical importance, their economic value or their rarity, and are studied and asked for both in Italy and abroad.
What you see
The new museum is planned to cover more than 4,100 square metres, taking in areas for temporary and permanent exhibitions, laboratories, offices, stores and services — bookshops, lavatories, disabled access and conference rooms.
Practical information
- Address: Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Lazio.
- Opening times are those of the university museum system.
Sources
- Cultural Heritage Online historical archive — original Italian entry (beniculturalionline.it), transposed and corrected 2026.
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