Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 minors up to 17 years): 6 euros

Free admission: children up to 12 years; people with disabilities and one companion; students and staff (including seniors) of the University of Padua, with badge; members and benefactors of the Association of Friends of the University of Padua; ICOM and ANMS members; journalists and guides with current ID.

A free audio guide service is available via QR code from your own device.

Discover the Giovanni Poleni Museum through themed tours accompanied by an expert guide. We also offer various workshops at the museum for an even more engaging experience.

All activities require advance booking. Guided tours and workshops are available Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM, and on Sundays during the indicated hours. The cost for each group (maximum 15 people) is 50 euros. Groups must be formed at the time of booking.

Themed visits:

• General Museum Tour
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 3 groups per session
• Giovanni Poleni: Experimental Physics in 18th Century Padua
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 3 groups per session
  The guided tour explores the collection of Giovanni Poleni, the first professor of experimental physics in Padua, who from 1739 enriched his Physics Cabinet with instruments for his research and spectacular lessons. You’ll discover wonders like a camera obscura similar to that used by Canaletto, a rare 18th-century pressure cooker, optical toys, and machine models that influenced the history of the Venetian Republic.

• Light and Colors
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 2 groups per session
  This tour tells the story of studies on light, from Antiquity to the 20th century. How was it discovered that white light is composed of many colors? When was the Sun studied in the 19th century? And how did the incandescent light bulb or neon lighting come about? A journey to discover light from a new perspective.

• Science and Society between Past and Future
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 2 groups per session
  Is physics useful or dangerous? How much do social and economic contexts affect scientific development? Should we fund basic or applied research? Through the history of some of the Museum’s instruments, this visit stimulates reflections on the relationships between science and society, projecting us from the past to the future.

• Between Spectra, Glows, and Cosmic Rays: At the Dawn of Modern Physics
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 2 groups per session
  From optics to electrical discharges in rarefied gases, this visit shows how different areas of physics contributed to the birth of modern physics. The pioneering work of Bruno Rossi on cosmic rays will also be explored, highlighting the early studies of particle physics in Padua.

• Workshop for groups – How was time read in the Renaissance?
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people)
  The astrolabe was one of the most sophisticated instruments of the Renaissance, used to measure time, map territory, and make astrological predictions. In this workshop, you’ll discover how it worked, following the footsteps of the great mathematicians of the past.

• Activities for families – Instruments and experiments
  Duration: 1 hour | Cost: €50/group (max 15 people) | Max 2 groups per session
  An interactive and fun journey that leads participants to explore scientific discoveries through the Museum’s ancient instruments. Through questions and small experiments, we travel back in time to the dawn of modern science, in an experience suitable for the whole family.

A4 Turin – Trieste Motorway | Padua West or Padua East exits.

A13 Bologna – Padua Motorway | Padua South and Padua Industrial Zone exits.

To reach the museum on foot, we recommend parking at: Padova Centro Park, adjacent to the former Boschetti Square | Via Trieste 50, 35121 Padua

The museum is located inside the Educational Center at Via Loredan 10. It can be easily reached on foot from Porta Portello (8 min), from the main squares (15 min), and from the bus and train stations (17 min).

The most convenient stops for those using buses are:

• From WEST: Morgagni (Largo Meneghetti), then continue on foot for about 400 meters
• From NORTH/EAST: Via Venezia/University, then continue on foot for about 850 meters
• From SOUTH: Morgagni or Belzoni, then continue on foot for about 550 meters.

The nearest tram stops are:

• Eremitani, then continue on foot for 700 m (about 10 minutes)
• Ponti Romani, then continue on foot for 900 m (about 12 minutes)

Numerous trains connect Padua with all major Italian cities. The railway station is about a 17-minute walk from the museum. From the station, you can also take a TAXI, the TRAM, or LINE BUSES.