In memory of Paolo Brenni

The board of examiners awarded Maddalena Napolitani — a young scholar experienced in museology with a science and art curriculum — with the two-year fellowship announced by Museo Galileo in memory of Paolo Brenni (1954-2021), an internationally renowned expert in the field of the history of scientific instruments.

In addition, the museum library will also welcome the generous donation, decided by the Brenni family, of the scholar’s rich library, which mainly includes texts on the history of science and technology, instruments and scientific collecting, with particular reference to the 18th-19th centuries.