Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo

Name: Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi
Address: Piazza della Cittadella, Bergamo, 24129, Italy
Telephone: +39 035 286011

#4 among attractions in Bergamo

Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum

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Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo

Facts and practical information

Civic Museum of Natural Science Enrico Caffi is a natural history museum in Bergamo, Italy. The museum has more than 55,000 artifacts, fossils, animal and plant specimens. The museum is founded in 1918 and, after multiple moves, is currently located at Piazza Cittadella. The museum also hosts a library and provide education activities for schools in the region. ()

Local name: Museo di scienze naturali Established: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 45°42'21"N, 9°39'35"E

Address

Piazza della CittadellaBergamo 24129 Italy

Contact

+39 035 286011

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Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Santa Maria Maggiore, Museo Matris Domini, Bergamo Cathedral.

1 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo
27 min walk • Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Gewiss Stadium since July 2019 and thus as Stadio di Bergamo in UEFA competitions, is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy. It is the home of Atalanta and has a capacity of 21,000 seats. The field is 120 m long, and 70 m wide.
~1140 ftSE
1137 church with gilded baroque interior
Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
6 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.
0.6 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museo Matris Domini, Bergamo
16 min walk • The Museo Matris Domini is housed in the oldest section of the Dominican convent of the same name, situated in the city centre of Bergamo, Italy. It is administered by the nuns of the foundation.
~1220 ftSE
Historic cathedral with notable art
Bergamo Cathedral, Bergamo
6 min walk • Bergamo Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bergamo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo, patron saint of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bergamo.
0.8 miE
Prominent art museum with a gift shop
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
20 min walk • The Accademia Carrara, officially Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo, is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, in Lombardy in northern Italy.
~1070 ftSE
Grand 15th-century chapel with frescoes
Cappella Colleoni, Bergamo
6 min walk • The Cappella Colleoni is a chapel and mausoleum attached to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in the northern Italian city of Bergamo.
0.5 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo
12 min walk • San Michele al Pozzo Bianco is a church in the upper town of Bergamo, on a small piazza of the same name, near Porta Sant’Agostino, on Via Porta Dipinta. The church is now in a corner next to the frescoed house of the vicar, entered by a large rounded arch. The vicar's house has an external fresco attributed to Giacomo Scanardi.
0.9 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo
24 min walk • The Teatro Donizetti is an opera house in Bergamo, Italy. Built in the 1780s using a design by architect Giovanni Francesco Lucchini, the theatre was originally referred to as either the Teatro Nuovo or Teatro di Fiera.
0.5 miSE
Church
Sant'Andrea, Bergamo
12 min walk • Sant'Andrea is a Neoclassic church in Bergamo, rebuilt by Ferdinando Crivelli in 1837. On the main altar, is Enthroned Madonna with child and Saints Eusebius, Andrew, Domno, and Domneone, painted in 1536-7 by Il Moretto and a Nativity by Giovanni Paolo Cavagna.
~1000 ftNW
Garden with over 900 plant species
Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota", Bergamo
5 min walk • The Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota" is a botanical garden located at the top of a long stairway from Scaletta di Colle Aperto, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. It is open daily during the warmer months.
~1930 ftSE
45°42'6"N • 9°39'53"E
Fortified city of Bergamo, Bergamo
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi?

Nearby attractions include Archeological Museum, Bergamo (1 min walk), University of Bergamo, Bergamo (3 min walk), Orto Botanico di Bergamo "Lorenzo Rota", Bergamo (5 min walk), Fontana Contarini, Bergamo (5 min walk).

How to get to Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi by public transport?

The nearest stations to Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi:

Bus

668 • Lines: 1A (2 min walk)
Bergamo • Lines: B, B10a (23 min walk)

Train

Colle Aperto (4 min walk)
Bergamo Alta (9 min walk)

Light rail

Bergamo FS • Lines: T1 (33 min walk)