These visits are offered to groups with a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 persons. The 90-minute long educational workshops take place in a space dedicated for the activity and the museum guide will also accompany the group through the rooms dedicated to the specific topic covered.
Costs: Groups of students 15 years old and under is € 6,00 each, € 7,00 each for those 16 and older. A total of two educators per group enter for free.
On March 28th 2012 Museo Galileo will open new interactive rooms on the museum's ground floor. Visitors will be able to independently interact with the innovative exhibits which will demonstrate the function of some of the instruments found in the historic collections. Starting from that date the museum's fees will change.
Costs from March 28, 2012: Groups of students 15 years old and under is € 6,50 each; € 7,50 each for those 16 and older. A total of two educators per group enter for free.
Galileo and Mechanical Physics
The museum educator, dressed up as Galileo, will show the importance of the experiments of this great scientist performed by using the inclined plane and pendulum. The activity is designed to increase the students’ understanding of Galileo’s works and how they fundamentally relate to the evolution of modern physics with regards to falling bodies and the laws of motion.
Tuesdays: 9.30 am and 11.30 am
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9.30 am, 11.30 am and 2.30 pm
Recommended for middle and high school students.
Galileo’s Observations from the Naked Eye to the Telescope
This workshop begins with the mythological stories tied to the planets and their names. It then proceeds by explaining and demonstrating how to use the nocturnal instrument to tell time. The visit then focuses on Galileo and his telescope’s characteristics and functional abilities. It concludes by discussing the significance of his astronomical discoveries by comparing Galileo’s drawings and sketches made during his data collection and research with modern photographs.
Fridays: 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 2.30 pm
Recommended for all levels and types of scholastic groups.
Galileo’s Legacy: Scientific Methodology
This workshop takes the students through an in-depth discussion of the main experiments performed by the Galilean research group, Accademia del Cimento, between 1657-67. During this activity the students can watch re-enactments of fun experiments in the fields of meteorology, pneumatics, and astronomy using replicas of some of the museum’s beautifully instrumentation.
Thursdays: 9.30 am and 11.30 am
Recommended for high school and university levels that desire to learn more about the scientific methods for basic research and the development of both valid and reliable instruments.
NEW! The Spectacle of Science: The Beginnings of Electrostatics
This workshop is set up to recreate the fascinating journey of the initial discoveries and work with electrostatic electricity. The students will learn
about the phenomenon tied to the field of electrostatics by watching various demonstrations like how to create static electricity by rubbing materials or through induction, the attraction and repulsion characteristics of electrical charges, the accumulation of electrical charge and the difference between conductive and insulating materials.
Wednesdays: 9.30 am and 11.30 am
Recommended for all levels and types of school groups.
Leonardo, Art and Science
Leonardo considered drawing to be the “queen” of science. The study of light, perspective and other artistic techniques and practices are presented by using the sketches and drawings made by Leonardo da Vinci in his own artistic/scientific studies. The main objective of the workshop is to explain (using simple, yet entertaining demonstrations) the relationships between artistic representation, visual perception, and perspective methods.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays: 9:30 am, 11:30 am
Recommended for high school and university levels, especially art and physics students.
Information and Reservations
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Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
e-mail: groups@museogalileo.it