Things to do in Lombardy, Italy: The Best Science Museums

The Museum, inaugurated in 1936, displays anatomical and naturalistic preparations, scientific instruments, manuscripts and printed texts dating back to the medieval origins of the University: a true witness to the history of a hallmark of the city of Pavia. Come and discover Alessandro Volta's inventions and collection of physics instruments, and marvel at the impressive collection gathered by his successors. Are you interested in medicine? We house a collection of anatomical preparations of great historical interest, together with priceless instruments that tell the stories of great doctors, such as Antonio Scarpa, Luigi Porta, Carlo Forlanini and Edoardo Porro. Do you want even more? Then come and admire handwritten documents of Nobel laureates Camillo Golgi and Albert Einstein... Do tag us on Facebook and Instagram pics, and check our website for special openings on Saturdays. Enjoy your visit!

Visit one of the most attractive historical sites in Milan and travel in the past, present and future of science and technology. Born in 1953, the Museum is one of the largest science and technology museums in Europe. Nestled in the cloisters of a Renaissance monastery, it covers about 50,000 square meters. At the Museum you can discover exhibits and interactive workshops on energy, materials, communication, transport, energy and particle physics. Visit the most important collection in the world of historical models based on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings. Discover extraordinary objects such as steam trains, the catamaran AC72 Luna Rossa, the brigantine schooner Ebe, and the deck of the Conte Biancamano transatlantic. Come aboard the Enrico Toti submarine to experience how sailors used to live. Explore the new Space area displaying the only Moon fragment visible in Italy. Keep an eye on temporary shows and don’t miss the new exhibitions “#FoodPeople. The exhibition for people eager for innovation” and “Extreme. Searching for particles”. On weekends and public holidays enjoy a full program of activities in interactive workshops, initiatives in the Tinkering Zone and in the Maker Space, guided tours and special events included in the admission ticket.

The museum of hydroelectric energy of Valle Camonica is located in the historic power station of Cedegolo, built in 1909-1910 by Egidio Dabbeni, a Brescia-born architect of European renown. The museum itinerary, inaugurated in 2008 but yearly updated with new attractions, tells the story of the water, from its formation in the atmosphere to its fall on the earth, up to the arrival in the hydroelectric plant, where it is transformed into electricity. The large spaces, starting from the suggestive basement, are dedicated to a rich program of events and temporary exhibitions. In 2015, the museum was recognized as an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the "road" by which the Council of Europe collects the main sites of the continental industrial heritage.