All geology museums to visit in Bologna

Discover the Earth's secrets at 4 geology museums in Bologna. These museums feature exhibits on rocks, minerals, fossils, and the geological processes that shape our planet.

Are you fascinated by the Earth's natural history? These are the geology museums you should visit in Bologna:

  1. Museo di Palazzo Poggi1

    Museo di Palazzo Poggi

     Bologna
    The Palazzo Poggi is a palazzo in Bologna and is the headquarters of the University of Bologna. The museum of the Palazzo Poggi holds various collections, including a natural history collection, an anatomy and obstetrics collection, a physics and chemistry collection, a Geography room, military arch
  2. Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini2

    Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini

     Bologna
    Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini (The Geological and Paleontological Museum is a museum in Bologna that is the largest paleontological museum in Italy. It is named after Giovanni Capellini, an Italian geologist and paleontologist. Currently the collection shows more than five hundred years of educ
  3. Museo Di Anatomia Comparata3

    Museo Di Anatomia Comparata

     Bologna
    Museo Di Anatomia Comparata is a museum in Bologna that houses a comparative anatomy collection, which, as a whole, is made up of over 9,000 pieces that make it, in its genre, one of the best known internationally both for its size and for the rarity of the objects. Currently about 2,500 exhibits ar
  4. Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci4

    Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci

     Bologna
    Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci (The "L. Bombicci" mineralogy museum) is part of the University Museum System of the University of Bologna. This museum is named after a professor, head of the Mineralogy Department at the university. It contains about 10,000 minerals and stones.