Trieste: “Walking is learning”, from February to December 19 open-air conferences and at the Civic Museum of Natural History

Yesterday (Thursday 13 February) in the Hall of the Civic Museum of Oriental Art, the Councillor for Culture and Tourism Policies, Giorgio Rossi, presented to the press the 2025 edition of the initiative “You learn by walking".

Also speaking were Deborah Arbulla, Nicola Bressi, Andrea Colla, Andrea Gergic, Patrizia Fasolato, Silvia Pinna (managers, curators and experts of the Civic Scientific Museums); Sergio Dolce (representative of the CAT-Club Alpinistico Triestino, former director of the Civic Museum of Natural History of Trieste) and Diego Masiello (territorial sociologist, former inspector of the regional Forestry Corps).

"In 2024 our museums recorded 815 thousand visitors“, declared Councillor Giorgio Rossi"This is the record of records, influenced by some events including major exhibitions. It should be noted, however, that all museums, and not only those that hosted major exhibitions, had a positive evolution in the number of visitors. This happened because all the museums in Trieste are attractive. The Natural History Museum, destined for a future relocation next to the Maritime Museum in Warehouse 26 of Porto Vecchio-Porto Vivo, is a significant example of this trend. I compliment with admiration the culture and passion with which the experts of the Municipality of Trieste work".

Also this year the Scientific Museums of Trieste propose “You learn by walking“: the program includes a total of 19 events, including 15 conferences in nature and four guided visits to the city's museum heritage.

The 15 open-air conferences are scheduled from February to December, always reachable by public transport, some also without barriers for those with motor or intellectual disabilities, usually on Saturday afternoons, with an average duration of three to four hours.

In detail, the following will take place: three walks in Basovizza, between wolves, geology and insects; four walks through the city of Trieste, speaking of the ancient salt pans, of the museum complex of Porto Vecchio-Porto Vivo, of the fossils that can be seen in San Giusto and of the beautiful urban forest of Boschetto; two exits in Muggia, one of which is a hill fort and necropolis of Elleri and one on the hills. In Muggia (San Bartolomeo) and Trieste (Grignano) there are also two sea-watching trips for swimmers. Three further events are dedicated to dinosaurs: two at the Villaggio del Pescatore site (exceptionally open to all thanks to the availability of the owner of the area, Mario Sartori di Borgoricco), and one in Trebiciano, where we will talk about fossils and the extinction of dinosaurs by going through rocks that record this event: the exit will be accessible to all, guided by people with intellectual disabilities and curated by Anffas with the help of simplified texts.

Four meetings are also planned at the Civic Museum of Natural History (via dei Tominz 4): a visit on female zoology, on March 8, for Women's Day; three visits in December dedicated to the evolution of man, animals in winter and the Insect Room, one of which with a cast laboratory for children.

The next meeting will be on February 22nd in Basovizza with “Cry wolf, cry wolf! Coexistence between fables, economics and zoology”, a conference by the zoologist curator of the Natural History Museum Nicola Bressi (meeting at 14.45 pm in the dirt parking lot on via Kosovel in Basovizza, where the Sentiero Ressel begins, reachable by bus 51 and 39/, and departure at 15 pm).

The complete list of events is available at this link.

Participation in all walks is free upon registration by filling out the appropriate form, downloadable from the website of the Civic Museum of Natural History: the forms must be handed in on the day of the appointment; the form can also be filled out at the time of the meeting. At the Natural History Museum, it is necessary to pay the entrance fee, except for the visit on March 8, which is free for women.

It is also necessary to book the following activities:

• Let's walk together on May 10th: reservations required at 348 2216216 or at the email progetti_cse@triesteintegrazioneanffas.it
• Meetings on June 21st and September 13th, Seawatching for swimmers: reservations required by writing an email to sportellonatura@comune.trieste.it.
• Meeting on June 21st: reservations open from June 9th to June 19th.
• Meeting on September 13th: Reservations open from September 1st to September 11th.
• Meeting on September 20: Discovering the Porto Vecchio museum complex: the Electrical Substation, the Hydrodynamic Power Plant and Warehouse 26: reservation required by writing an email from September 1st to September 18th to museomare@comune.trieste.it

“Walking You Learn” is conceived and organized by Deborah Arbulla in collaboration with Nicola Bressi, curators of the Civic Museum of Natural History of Trieste, with coordination by Patrizia Fasolato, head of Scientific Museums, and support for meeting management by: Mitja Demarchi, Elide Giovannini, Elisabeth Piselli, Fulvio Tomsich Caruso, Ingrid Zivic.

The following will intervene as experts: Deborah Arbulla, Andrea Bonifacio, Nicola Bressi, Andrea Colla, Andrea Gergic, Federica Moscolin, Silvia Pinna, curators, librarians and experts of the Scientific Museums and the Revoltella Museum; Lorenzo Consorti, geologist, Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council (CNR-ISMAR); Carlo Corradini, professor of paleontology at the University of Trieste; Sergio Dolce of the CAT (Club Alpinistico Triestino), former director of the Civic Museum of Natural History of Trieste; Diego Masiello, territorial sociologist, former inspector of the Regional Forestry Corps; Marco Muscioni, PhD student at the University of Bologna, following a research project focused on the anatomy, evolution and paleoecology of the Mesozoic vertebrates of the Lagerstätte site of the Villaggio del Pescatore; Sara Perazzi educator at the Trieste Integrazione Social Cooperative Anffas; Lidia Rupel Friulian Society of Archaeology, Julian section, teacher; Stefania Span, educator at the Trieste Integrazione Social Cooperative at the Anffas; Luca Zini, professor of applied geology at the University of Trieste.