During the Summer 2005 season the History of Science museum in Florence offers special evening opening hours (from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on the following days:
Thursday, June 30
Thursday, July 7
Thursday, August 25
Thursday, September 1
In association with these special evening openings, the History of Science Museum in collaboration with the Associazione Museo dei Ragazzi will offer a series of variously-themed "encounters with Galileo" (all encounters conducted in Italian).
Galileo and Egnazio Danti's Astrolabe
June 27, 3:00 p.m.
June 30, 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
July 1, 3:00 p.m.
September 1 , 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
September 2, 3:00 p.m.
September 5, 3:00 p.m.
Galileo and the Center of the Universe
July 4 , 3:00 p.m.
July 7, 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
July 8, 3:00 p.m.
Galileo and the Messenger of the Stars
August 25 , 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
August 29, 3:00 p.m.
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For reservations and information:
Museo dei Ragazzi di Firenze
tel. 055 2768224 (daily from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
fax 055 2768558
E-mail: info.museoragazzi@comune.fi.it
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Piazza dei Giudici, 1
Florence, ITALY
Tel. 055 265311 – FAX 055 2653130
