Museo di Storia Naturale

The Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia, or the Venice Museum of Natural History, offers a remarkable expedition into the world's natural history. Housed in the stunning Fondaco dei Turchi, a 13th-century palazzo along the Grand Canal, the museum features a diverse collection of over two million specimens and artifacts that span centuries and continents. The museum's collections range from palaeontology to mineralogy, zoology to entomology, and include a dinosaur gallery with a herbivorous dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period, as well as a vast collection of fossils and a 'Tegnue' exhibition dedicated to the biodiversity of the Venice lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. The museum also offers a range of activities and educational workshops for both children and adults, making it a great place to visit with family