University History Museum

Local history museum · Pavia

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18 Places To See Uncanny Specimens of Wax Anatomy

"The University of Pavia is a sort of collection of collections, a museum of museums. Among the many incredible collections of the University di Pavia are: 1. The “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta”  2. The Medicine collection divided into three halls 3. The Botanical Garden 4. A museum of natural history divided into three sections on comparative anatomy, zoology, and geo-palentology 5. A museum of electrical technology 6. A museum of mineralogy 7. The museum of Normal Human Anatomy 8. The collection of Pathological Anatomy 9. The Collection of Physiology (Medical instruments) 10. The Collection of Histology and Embryology 11. The Collection of General Pathology 12. The Collection of Chemistry 13. The Collection of Physics 14. The Collection of Models and Mathematical Instruments 15. The Collection of Musicology 16. The Museum for the History of the University It is in the Museum for the History of the University where visitors can see an example of an anatomical Venus, a type of female wax anatomical model done in a sensual style." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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http://musei.unipv.it/

S.da Nuova, 65, 27100 Pavia PV, Italy Get directions

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