The historical geological collections of the "Ennio Quirino Visconti" Higher School at the Roman Collegium: a hidden geological jewel in Rome, from the XVII century to nowadays
- 1Roma Tre, Dept of Sciences, Science, Roma, Italy (sveva.corrado@uniroma3.it)
- 2Liceo Classico Statale E.Q. Visconti, Roma Italy
The geological collections, hosted in the Liceo Classico Statale “E. Q. Visconti” in Rome, from the "wonders" of Jesuit Father Athanasius Kircher to the nineteenth-century collections and the present-day “Wunder Musaeum”, will be presented in this presentation. These collections represent a rich and "hidden" geological jewel preserved in the heart of Rome, made up of thousands of minerals, rocks, fossils and teaching tools, aquired through a long and fascinating story. A historical-scientific heritage that the "Geomuseum" project, developed between the geologists of the University of Roma Tre and teachers of the higher School, has made possible in order to enhance it and make it accessible to the general public and the students, for outreach and teaching purposes.
How to cite: Corrado, S., Adanti, B., Grossi, F., Bosco, V., Vasconi, P., Bollati, A., and Fabbri, M.: The historical geological collections of the "Ennio Quirino Visconti" Higher School at the Roman Collegium: a hidden geological jewel in Rome, from the XVII century to nowadays, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-16959, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16959, 2023.