Stories

Take a new look at Italian history. For centuries science and technology have shaped Italy's social and economic development. Come explore the stories behind scientific archives and collections.

Marsican brown bear: A species with an ancient and little-known historySpecie endemica dell'Appennino centrale, è diffusa con una piccola popolazione nei monti del Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, di cui rappresenta il simbolo ed uno dei principali valori naturalistici.

Attilio Cerruti: At the service of environmental protection and economic development

In the first half of the last century, the Marine Biology Demology Laboratory in Taranto is a state-of-the-art institute, equipped with laboratories, aquariums, a conference room, a rich library and a motorboat for sea activities.

Felix Anton Dohrn: The Zoological Station of Naples, a great hotel for scientists

A large aquarium to finance scientific research. An innovative project that finds its realization in nineteenth-century Naples, the first step in the design of a European network for marine research.

Italian Overseas Territories: The First Triannual Exhibition in Naples

In 1940 an operational propaganda operation accredited the Italian regime's policies in the territories of East Africa, Libya, Albania and the Aegean, presenting the colonies as natural continue overseas of the Italian territory, linked to the homeland by historical, social and economical constraints.

Between research and propaganda: The Documentary of Italian Scientific and Technical Primacy

In 1932, Italy participated in the Chicago International Exposition "A Century of Progress," with a collection of over 300 scientific objects that, in the post-war period, would go to constitute the first collection for Milan's new Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica.

Laura Bassi: The world's first female university chair

The first woman in the world to achieve the level of university chair, Laura Bassi was an extraordinary figure: considered a pioneer of Newton's introduction in Italy, in 1732 she was awarded the university chair of filosofia universa, or experimental physics at the University of Bologna.

Navigating diversity: From Ulysses's monsters to sea scienceThe sea, once the home of unknown creatures, today is the decisive environment for human survival. But what has changed with scientific research? Life comes from the sea, but also the hope for a better life for humanity: how can science help to understand the phenomenon of migrations?

The stairway of the gods: The mountain and scienceIn ancient times the mountain was the seat of the gods, a pathway to catharsis and purification. What has changed with scientific research? How can we showcase today the value of our archival heritage linked with the mountain environment?

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