Explore Venice’s Natural History Museum with a guide. Discover dinosaurs, Venetian explorers, and luminous exhibits in a historic palace setting.
Explore Venice’s Natural History Museum with a guide. Discover dinosaurs, Venetian explorers, and luminous exhibits in a historic palace setting.
- Nature and Interpretive Guide
- Tour leader
- Nature and Interpretive Guide
- Tour leader
- Gratuities
- Museum ticket. Tickets will be purchased on the spot
- Gratuities
- Museum ticket. Tickets will be purchased on the spot
Forget about the doge: an unquenchable curiosity reigns in Venice, and within its Natural History Museum, it thrives. Explore the Fondaco dei Turchi, the building that houses the museum, showcasing its past as a noble palace until the Dukes of Ferrara were displaced in 1621 to accommodate Venice’s most significant and debated trading partner: Turkey….
Forget about the doge: an unquenchable curiosity reigns in Venice, and within its Natural History Museum, it thrives. Explore the Fondaco dei Turchi, the building that houses the museum, showcasing its past as a noble palace until the Dukes of Ferrara were displaced in 1621 to accommodate Venice’s most significant and debated trading partner: Turkey.
Marvel at the museum’s highlights, the spotlighted dinosaurs, featuring a fearsome Ouranosaurus from the Sahara and a Psittacosaurus mongoliensis, a 120-million-year-old baby dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert.
Trace the paths of Venetian explorers when adventurers like Marco Polo brought back unusual specimens from far-off lands.
At every corner, scientific wonders await discovery in brilliant new exhibits, such as the 19th-century Wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) and a lively fish tank that represents the delicate ecosystem we inhabit.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
