Museums

Founded in 1789 and inaugurated in 1795, it is a living open-air museum and one of Italy's most important academic institutions. Covering 10 hectares, it is home to over 6,000 species from five continents. It is home to the largest tree in Europe.

Founded in 1860, it houses a vast collection of geological and paleontological artifacts, estimated at over 600,000 pieces. From Thea, the oldest woman in Sicily, at 14,000 years old, to a crystal containing a drop of Mediterranean water from approximately 6 million years ago.

Founded in 1863, the museum offers visitors the same atmosphere in which zoologists worked in the 19th century, through its extensive collection ranging from the Sicilian sturgeon to several thousand specimens of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and Orthoptera.

Founded in 2011, it exhibits the most important collection of engines in Italy, which as a whole describes the evolution of motoring in every field of application, from 19th-century steam machines to turbojet engines and modern automotive hybrid systems.

Founded in 1790, it is the place where Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres on January 1, 1801, thanks to the most precise telescope existing in the early 19th century. It houses a rich collection of astronomical instruments, clocks, and meteorological instruments.

Founded in 1995, it houses a vast collection of machines that have shaped the history of radiology, recounting its events, the stories of those who have dedicated their lives to this science, and the instruments that characterize it.