Natural History Museum, University of Florence
(+39) 55 2755116
(+39) 552757572
Dr. Luca Bartolozzi – Head of Zoology dept. – Entomologist – phone (+39)0552755116 – fax (+39)055205325 – email: luca.bartolozzi@unifi.it
Chiara Nepi - Head of the Botany Dept. – Botanist – phone: ++39 055 2757460/62 fax ++39 055 2757458 chiara.nepi@unifi.it CPB (Collection Policy Board)
Stefano Dominici – Curator of the Palaeontology Section – Palaeontologist phone. +39-055-2757626 stefano.dominici@unifi.it CPB (Collection Policy Board)
Fausto Barbagli - Curator of the Zoological Section (Ornithology) phone: +39 055 2755110 fausto.barbagli@unifi.it
Gianna Innocenti - Curator of the Zoological Section (Crustacea, Echinodermata) phone: +39 055 2755119 gianna.innocenti@unifi.it
President: Marco Benvenuti (m.benvenuti@unifi.it)
President Director (more administrative tasks) Scientific Council (CS) Technical Council (CTC)
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) TOTAL scientific staff | ||
| b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 18 | |
| c) Post-docs / PhD students | ||
| d) Others (Associates, etc.) | ||
| TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 18 |
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| e) Exhibitions | 4 | |
| f) Collection managers / technicians | 25 | |
| g) Others | 5 | |
| TOTAL (e+f+g) | 34 |
All Italians
SEM at the Department of Earth Sciences
New tools for environmental education is a partnership between three European Botanical Gardens, Florence, Madrid and Meise (Brussels). To identify new tools for environmental education to be proposed to teachers, botanical gardens, passionates, associations.
It is created a web site http://www2.msn.unifi.it/upload/sub/pdf/Grundtvic_botanic.pdf where it is possible to find all the information about the project and to the voice "Guides corner" the guides of the three Botanical Gardens shared their experiences and best practices which can be used by the guides of others Botanical Gardens. In the web site it is also possible to find a handbook with many workshops, suggestions about environmental education. On the web site EST is possible to find the results of the project. http://www.europeansharedtreasure.eu/detail.php?id_project_base=2011-1-I...
Monographs on the Museum collections, see link: http://www.fupress.com/collane/cataloghi-e-collezioni/4
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Palaeontology | 500 | 250000 | 75 | 20 |
| 1.2 | Mineralogy | 45 | 60000 | 90 | 90 |
| 1.3 | Anthropology | 0 | 60000 | 100 | 100 |
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Botany | 15000 | 5000000 | 90 | Depending on collection |
| 2.2 | Zoology | 2500 | 4684500 | 80 | 80 |
| 2.3 | Mycology | 500 |
The Museum of Natural History hosts a conspicuous collection of objects and specimens from East Africa (especially Somalia), there is the historical and scientific collection of anatomical waxes, prepared in the late XIX century. Many specimens date back to the Medici collections of naturalistic objects.
The Botanical Garden has 4733 individual specimens, 100 % of which are both recorded cards in the database and registered cards (TBC).
Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, youtube, flickr) Workshops Conferences
Alba Scarpellini, http://www.msn.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-873.html alba.scarpellini@unifi.it
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Servizi Didattico-Divulgativi +39 055 2756444; edumsn@unifi.it
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