The Paleontology Museum of the University of Catania: origin and history

Abstract

The migratory stages of the fossil collections belonging to the Museum of Paleontology of the University of Catania have been reconstructed to the best of available documentary sources. Additionally, more light has been shed on the knowledge and history of the curators who assisted and took care of the continuous rearrangement of fossil specimens in the exhibition rooms, with greater responsibility and competence. New allocations have affected the ancient University Building during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the new Science Palace in the second twentieth century until today. Making use of economic resources provided by national Projects for the reorganization and promotion of science, many exhibition novelties have been introduced in the Museum.