University museum system

The University of Parma, one of the oldest in Italy, preserves an important museum heritage, historical memory of the contribute the University brought to the development of science as well as a significative instrument of culture and education. At the moment, the University of Parma has these museums and collections:

Natural history museum  (Department of Bioscences)

Botanical garden (Department of Bioscences)

CSAC (Communication studies centre and archive)

Museum of Physics and Earth sciences (Department of Physics and Earth sciences)
section of scientific instruments Macedonio Melloni
Physics building, Parco area delle Scienze, 157/a. The building of Physics is open from Monday to Friday from 8am to 1pm and from 2.30pm to 5pm. Visits must be booked at least one week before tel. +39 0521905259
Microcosm with a view section
Institute IMEM building, Parco area delle Scienze, 37/a. Visits on reservation tel. +39 0521905259
department of Paleonthology
Earth sciences building, Parco area delle Scienze, 157/a. The Earth sciences building is open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6pm and visits are on reservation tel. +39 0521905367 – 905326
section of Mineralogy
Plesso di Scienze della Terra, Parco area delle Scienze, 157/a. The Earth sciences building is open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6pm and visits are on reservation tel. +39 0521905367 – 905326

Veterinary anatomical museum “A. Lemoigne” (Department of Veterinary sciences).
Via del Taglio, 10
Three historical collections: the osteological preparations, the biological preparations and the organs preparations and casts. Visits from Monday to Friday on reservation tel. +39 0521902640

Museum and historical library of Biomedicine
Via Gramsci, 14 – Ospedale Maggiore
Five sections that mark the historical anc scientific process about human morphology and anatomy. Temporarily closed. For information tel. +39 0521903143

Museum of Mathematics and Information technology
Parco area delle Scienze, 53/a
An exhibition about the history of computers. Visits from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm on reservation tel. +39 0521906929

Museum of Cristallochemistry
Plesso Chimico, Parco Area delle Scienze, 17/A
An exhibition divided in sections that shows the role of Cristallography to explain the everyday phenomena.
Visita from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm on reservation tel. +39 0521905432