Museo Galileo Rss http://www.museogalileo.it/salastampa/irss.html en Museo Galileo 2006 120 Vinum Nostrum, Museo degli Argenti, from July 20, 2010 http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/evinumnostrumnews.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:42:36 +0200 http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/evinumnostrumnews.html Galileo’s telescope http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/galileostelescopeleghornaquarium.html Leghorn Aquarium
31 July 2010 – Spring 2011

After having been closed for 13 years and having undergone major restoration work, the Aquarium of Leghorn re-opens to the public. On this occasion, it hosts Galileo’s telescope. The instrument that changed the world – the exhibition conceived by the Museo Galileo for celebrating the fourth centenary of the Tuscan scientist’s celestial discoveries. Galileo’s telescope has been previously presented in many prestigious Italian and foreign venues.

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]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:39:18 +0200 http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/galileostelescopeleghornaquarium.html Galileo by Liliana Cavani http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/galileobylilianacavani.html On June 11 at 9 p.m., on the occasion of the reopening of Museo Galileo, Odeon cinema presents - for the first time in Florence - the restored version of Galileo by Liliana Cavani.

In order to celebrate the event, the Museo Galileo and Odeon cinema propose two special offers: free admission to the cinema for those who purchase the museum ticket on June 11, and reduced entrance to the Museum - from June 12 to 26 - by presenting the cinema ticket.

 

Galileo

A film by Liliana Cavani. With Cyril Cusack, Gigi Ballista, Giulio Brogi, Vittorio Duse, Piero Vida. (Italy 1968-108’).

The film, censored by the national television of the time, shows Galileo's biography from 1592 – when he starts doubting about the Ptolemaic theory - to 1633, the abjuration year.

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:15:33 +0200 http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/galileobylilianacavani.html Opening of the Museo Galileo http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/openingmuseogalileo.html The Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza (Institute and Museum of the History of Science) has undergone a renovation involving a complete redesign of its exhibition areas and displays. Today, it reopens under the new name of Museo Galileo, the Galileo Museum. The event coincides with the 400th anniversary of Sidereus Nuncius—“the Starry Messenger”—the work published in March 1610 in which Galileo announced the sensational observations made with his telescope. The reopening also marks a fitting conclusion to the celebrations of the International Astronomy Year (2009), a U.N./UNESCO initiative specifically intended to commemorate the celestial discoveries of the scientist from Pisa (1609).

The Museum’s subtitle will preserve its earlier name of “Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza” (Institute and Museum for the History of Science). But the new designation “Museo Galileo” emphasizes the central role of the Galilean heritage in the Florentine institution’s activities and cultural profile. The Museum is not only a showcase for an invaluable legacy of instruments and experimental apparatuses. It operates as an institute engaged in research and documentation, offering scholars from around the world the resources of its specialized library, also available online.

The new layout of the Museo Galileo offers on display more than 1,000 instruments and devices of major scientific importance and beauty. The central figure is Galileo, with the history of Florence and Tuscany as the background theme. Under the rule of the Medici and Lorraine, the city and the region were a center of excellence for scientific knowledge as well as a thriving cradle for the arts. The events and discoveries that took place there had a deep impact on the history of modern science.

The Museo Galileo features a series of structural and functional innovations. The restoration of the interior of the Palazzo Castellani (which dates from the twelfth century) has emphasized its monumental dimension and architectural distinction. The elegant, state-of-the-art display cases highlight the esthetic quality of the objects on view, while ensuring their perfect conservation. Portable interactive video-guides—used for the first time in a museum—make the most complex instruments fully understandable even to non-specialist visitors. The devices offer access to hypertext pages, 3D animations, and biographies. Visitors can use the video-guides to select an itinerary through the museum tailored to their specific interests.

]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:15:24 +0200 http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/openingmuseogalileo.html XXIX Symposium of the Scientific Instrument Commission http://www.museogalileo.it/en/pressroom/enews/exxixsymposiumscientificinstrumentcommission.html The Museo Galileo and the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica are very pleased to host the XXIX Symposium of the Scientific Instrument Commission of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science (Division History of Science and Technology) in October 2010

The primary theme for the conference will be "Instruments on display".English will be the official language of the Symposium.

Proposals for papers, poster or sessions related to other topics are also welcomed.
Abstracts are to be submitted by June 1, 2010 by filling in this template.

Further information at: www.imss.fi.it/news/sic/index.html

Scientific committee: Paolo Brenni, Sara Schechner, Giorgio Strano, Anna Giatti
pbrenni@imss.fi.it

Organizing committee: Elisa Bonaiuti, Giulia Fiorenzoli, Laura Manetti
ph. +39 055 265311
sic2010@imss.fi.it

 

Visit the official website of the symposium

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Children will learn while having fun and being surrounded by ancient, scientific instruments, skeletons and animals.  Their parents will have the opportunity to leave them during the activities and visit other parts of the museum while they are having fun.

Reservations required:
Firenze Musei ph. +39 055 294883;
e-mail: prenotazioni@operalaboratori.com

 

GUIDED TOUR: THE GALILEO MUSEUM

  • Saturday, July 24th (10.30 - 12.00)
  • Sunday, July 25th (16.00-17.30)
  • Saturday, August 21st (10.30 – 12.00)
  • Sunday, August 22nd (16.00 - 17.30)
  • Saturday, September 25th (10.30 - 12.00)
  • Sunday, September 26th (16.00 - 17.30)
  • Saturday, October 23rd (10.30 - 12.00)
  • Sunday, October 24th (16.00 - 17.30)
  • Saturday, November 27th (10.30 - 12.00)
  • Sunday, November 28th (16.00 - 17.30)
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