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Museo di Anatomia Umana Filippo Civinini

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The Museo di Anatomia Umana “Filippo Civinini” is one of Pisa’s most intriguing scientific collections, preserving centuries of anatomical study and medical history. Part of the University of Pisa, the museum displays more than 3,400 anatomical preparations and 1,300 detailed models used for teaching and research. Its rooms reveal the complexity of the human body through sections dedicated to osteology, angiology, splancnology and embryologymau.sma.unipi.it. Alongside scientific material, the museum houses remarkable archaeological collections, including an Egyptian mummy with its sarcophagus and several pre‑Columbian mummies with funerary objects, gathered during 19th‑century expeditions. The visit concludes with the Galleria dei Busti, featuring plaster portraits of historic anatomists, and the Galleria Mascagni, where Paolo Mascagni’s monumental anatomical plates are displayedmau.sma.unipi.it+1. The result is a rare blend of science, art and archaeology that highlights Pisa’s long tradition of anatomical research.

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Location

Museo di Anatomia Umana Filippo Civinini is located at Via Roma 55 within the Scuola Medica building of the University of Pisa, just 150 meters from the Leaning Tower in Pisa's historic center, Tuscany, Italy. Positioned opposite one entrance to the Orto e Museo Botanico, it sits amid the monumental area of Piazza dei Miracoli near Pisa Cathedral, the Baptistery, and Camposanto. Nearby are the medieval university quarter, bustling Via Roma street with shops, and easy walking access to Piazza dei Cavalieri and Borgo Stretto's historic arcades.

Museo di Anatomia Umana Filippo Civinini

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