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MUSEO CIVICO CRAVERI
via Craveri 15
Tel. +39.0172 412010
Fax +39.0172 415079
craveri@comune.bra.cn.it

VISITING TIME:
mon-thu: 3-6pm
sun: 10-12am and 3-6pm
mornings available for school trips
The Craveri Museum of Natural History

The Craveri Museum is the most important museum for Natural history in the province of Cuneo. It was born as a private collection in the first half of the 1800's brought into operation by a lawyer from Bra, Angelo Craveri (1790-1847) together with his sons Federico and Ettore. After Federico's death (1890) it was given to the Municipality of Bra. Currently the exhibition areas are: The Craveri Hall (ground floor) and two Geological Science Halls (Mineralogy room, geology and general palaeontology and the local geo-palaeontology room).
The first floor is dedicated to zoology and presents two Halls of invertebrates (Marine invertebrates and insects invertebrates room), the hall of Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles and two halls of birds (General Ornithology Hall and the European Avifauna hall).The second floor hosts an exhibition on the Ténéré desert in The Saharan pre-history hall, the habitats in the area of Bra, the ancient hall of Ornithological collection and the meteorological halls.
The museum also includes a Multimedia scientific library, a modern ecological laboratory - where it is possible to carry out numerous educational experiences, the organic garden and a cacti greenhouse.

Informazioni:
Ufficio Turismo e Manifestazioni Palazzo Mathis
Piazza Caduti per la liberta' 20 - 12042 Bra (CN)
tel: 0172 430185 - fax: 0172 418601
www.turismoinbra.it