EGU23-16959
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16959
EGU General Assembly 2023
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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

Sveva Corrado1, Beatrice Adanti1, Francesco Grossi1, Vitamaria Bosco2, Paola Vasconi2, Andrea Bollati1, and Marina Fabbri1
Sveva Corrado et al.
  • 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.