Mineralogical Collection "Luigi Bombicci Museum" is a mineralogy and natural history museum, situated in Bologna, Italy, near Porta San Donato.
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| Established | 20th century  |
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| Location | edificio storico dell'Istituto e Museo di Mineralogia, Bologna, Italy |
| Coordinates | 44°29′53″N 11°21′21″E / 44.49815°N 11.35592°E |
| Type | building collection natural history museum university museum museum of a public entity |
| Collection size | 9,000 item |
| Area | 778 m2 (8,370 sq ft) |
| Visitors | 1,400 (2020),[1] 5,172 (2018),[2] 1,158 (2021),[3] 2,568 (2022)[4] |
| Website | sma |
  Location of Mineralogical Collection "Luigi Bombicci Museum" | |
Description
editThe "Luigi Bombicci Museum" is an university museum, part of the SMA (Sistema Museale di Ateneo), the network of Museums and Collections of the University of Bologna.[5] It is named after Luigi Bombicci, the first holder of the Chair of Mineralogy at the University of Bologna, among the main promoters of the collection.[6]
It received 2,568 visitors annually in 2022. A pic of entries was registered in 2018, before COVID-19 pandemic, with 5,172 visitors annually.[7]
History
editThe museum was founded in 20th century.[8]
Collection
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The museum contains 50,000 items[9] but exhibits only a part of them, over 10,000 mineral samples divided into various thematic collections, some of which are of particular scientific interest, such as the section dedicated to the geo-mineralogical aspects of the Bolognese territory, over 600 ancient marbles, ambers, 150 meteorite fragments including the Renazzo carbonaceous chondrite.[10]
In addition, the museum collects and exhibits numerous ancient scientific instruments.[9]
Architecture
editThe museum, which occupies an area of 850 m2,[10] is located on the first floor of the building that also houses the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Bologna. The building, with its Renaissance style, was transformed by architects Pasquale Penza and Flavio Bastiani between 1860 and 1903, at the request of Professor Luigi Bombicci.[9][11]
Gallery
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See also
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Notes
edit- ^ ISTAT 2020 survey on museums and similar institutions. 2022 https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/167566.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ISTAT 2018 survey on museums and similar institutions. 2020 https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/167566.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ISTAT 2021 survey on museums and similar institutions. 2023 https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/167566.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ ISTAT 2022 survey on museums and similar institutions. 2024 https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/167566.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Mineralogical Collection "Luigi Bombicci Museum"". University Museum Network - SMA. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Collezione di Mineralogia "Museo Luigi Bombicci"". SMA (Sistema Museale di Ateneo), the network of Museums and Collections of the University of Bologna (in Italian). University of Bologna. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ See page and sub-pages: "Indagine sui musei e le istituzioni similari: microdati ad uso pubblico". www.istat.it (in Italian). Istat. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Istituto e Museo di Mineralogia 'L. Bombicci'". TourER, Emilia-Romagna's cultural heritage portal (in Italian). Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture and for Tourism for Emilia-Romagna. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Museo di mineralogia Luigi Bombicci". PatER - Catalogo del Patrimonio culturale dell'Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). Regione Emilia-Romagna. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b "Museo di mineralogia "L. Bombicci"". Cultura Italia (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane, Ministero della Cultura. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Istituto e Museo di Mineralogia". Bologna Online. Cartigli di Bologna. Biblioteca Salaborsa. 2023-10-30 [2006-04-03].
References
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edit- "Collezione di Mineralogia "Museo Luigi Bombicci" (map)" (PDF). SMA (Sistema Museale di Ateneo), the network of Museums and Collections of the University of Bologna (in Italian). University of Bologna. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- "The collection's catalogue". catalogo.sma.unibo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- Bargossi, Giuseppe; Gasparotto, Giorgio (October 2023) [2023-10]. "Istituto e Museo di Mineralogia". Storia e memoria di Bologna (in Italian). Comune di Bologna. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- "Museo di mineralogia "L. Bombicci" - Collezione di Mineralogia". Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali e per il Turismo (in Italian). 2023-09-04 [2020-04-14]. Retrieved 2024-11-06.