Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria opens with a precise mission: to tell the natural history of our world through a collection that began in 1867 and grew to include over four million specimens. Named for Giacomo Doria, a pioneering Italian naturalist and politician who founded and curated the museum for more than forty years, this Genoa institution became a cornerstone of Italian natural science. The galleries house zoological, botanical, and geological collections, reflecting Doria’s broad interests and the era’s spirit of scientific exploration. Among the standout holdings are archives and specimens gathered by notable explorers such as Luigi D'Albertis, Leonardo Fea, Arturo Issel, Orazio Antinori, Odoardo Beccari, and Lamberto Loria, whose contributions helped shape the museum’s international scope. …
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