Location
The collections of the Zoological Museum are located at the first floor of the building in via G. Jappelli 1/a.
In the current location, though temporary, there are two rooms open to the public.
Scholars and researchers can gain access to the collections after contact with the Curator.
The Rooms of the Museum
The Zoological Museum of the University of Padova consists of two exhibition rooms opened to the public for the 14th week of the Scientific and Technological Culture (March 2004).
In the display windows one can find some of the most ancient and relevant zoological exhibits belonging to the several collections of the Museum and some of the animals restored during these years.
Among them, a giant Leatherback Turtle, which appeared on the beaches of Ostia (Rome) in 1760 and was then donated by Pope Clement XIII to the University of Padova. This specimen was the Typus for Linnaeus’ description of the species in the twelfth edition of Systema Naturae (1766). Beside the Typus, other specimens of turtles are exposed.
In addition, still in the first room, one can find some parts of the skeleton of a sperm whale, stranded in the area of Zara in 1767, and a variety of animals and liquid samples.
In the second room one can find the skeleton of an Indian elephant killed in Venice in 1819 and two display windows, the first dedicated to the Primates, the latter to the Ferae.
Hydrobiological station of Chioggia (branch of the Zoological museum)
An historical collection of marine fauna is conserved at the Hydrobiological station of Chioggia, Isola di S. Domenico, Sestriere Canali, 3.
The collection is currently closed to the public. For more details scholars and researchers can contact the Curator of the Museum or the Scientific advisor.