Temporary exhibitions

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Women of the Sky: From Muses to Scientists
Celestial splendors. Observing the Sky from Galileo to Gravitational Waves
Trajan Column: The Narration of a Symbol
The City of the Sun
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Cycling through the Past: Stories of Men and Trades
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Stia (AR), Museo dell’Arte della Lana (March 15, 2014 – June 30, 2018

An exhibition divided into two sections: antique bicycles from the Museo Galileo collections and the so-called “biciclette dei mestieri” from Marco Paoletti’s collection.

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Images of Science. Scientific photography in the collections of the Museo Galileo
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2017

In the 19th century the use of the new technique of photography led to noteworthy changes in the practice of science. Visitors to this exhibition can admire cameras, archival records, and photographs conserved by the Museo Galileo that testify to this change.

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Images of the Sky from Dante to Galileo

2017

This exhibition features ancient books from the Poppi Castle’s library and replicas of scientific instruments used by Museo Galileo’s staff to perform educational activities.

Fishing in the mud
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2016

This exhibition documents the 1966 flood of focusing a spotlight on the dramatic effects suffered by the then Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza and highlighting the salvage work and subsequent restoration of its antique scientific instruments.

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Galileo at the Politecnico. From Stars to Applied Sciences

2016

This exhibition features replicas of scientific instruments used by Museo Galileo’s staff to perform educational activities. Instruments from the historical collections of the Department of Applied Science and Technology at the Politecnico di Torino are also exhibited.

Nexus. Human-Machine Interaction in Contemporary Culture, Technology and Science
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2016

The exhibition presents the extraordinary achievements of current biorobotics research and shows the parallel paths of science and the collective imagination, from ancient mythology until today’s science fiction.

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Florence and World Expositions / World Expositions in Florence. Agriculture, Science and Food (1851-1911)

2015

The exhibition looks over the role of Tuscan scientific institutions in the world expositions from 1851 to 1911.

Officine Galileo: 150 Years of History and Technology
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2014

This exhibition has been organized to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Officine Galileo. It aims at outlining the history of a company that had a strong impact on the Florentine social and economic milieu and played a leading role in the history of science and technology in Florence.

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