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Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum
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Museum, 1543

Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum

Botanic garden and museum in Italy

Pisa (PI), Tuscany

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At a glance

Type
Museum
Period
Renaissance, 1543
Founder
Luca Ghini
Protection
Italian national heritage
Coordinates
43°43′11″ N, 10°23′46″ E
Address
Pisa

History and description

The Orto botanico di Pisa, also known as the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Pisa, is a botanical garden operated by the University of Pisa, and located at via Luca Ghini 5, Pisa, Italy.

The garden was established in 1544 under Cosimo I de' Medici as the first university botanical garden in Europe, and entrusted to the famous botanist Luca Ghini of Imola. In 1563 the garden was relocated from its original riverside location (now the Medicean Arsenal) to one near the convent of Santa Marta, and in 1591 (under Joseph Goedenhuyze) again moved to its third and current location. From these early times, the garden has contained a gallery of natural objects (now Pisa's Museo di Storia Naturale), a library (now part of the university library), and portraits of its directors throughout the centuries. It also includes one of the earliest iron-framed hothouses built in Italy.

Today the garden is divided into sections containing the botanical school, gardens, ponds, greenhouses, and various buildings. Major collections include herb gardens and arboreta, as well as the old botany institute, built 1591–1595, with a facade ornamented with sea-shells.

Herbarium

The garden houses a herbarium with important historical and recent specimen collections made by Italian botanists. Between 1836 and 1861 the herbarium distributed the exsiccata-like specimen series Flora Etrusca exsiccata.

Keep reading on Wikipedia

Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum».

Timeline

  1. 1543Founded

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Getting there

Pisa San RossoreTrain, nearest
800 m as the crow flies
Pisa Botanic Garden and MuseumPisa
Aeroporto internazionale Galileo Galilei3.9 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum?

Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum is in Pisa, in the province of Pisa (Tuscany), Italy. Address: Pisa. GPS coordinates: 43.71982, 10.39619.

How much does it cost to visit Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum?

There is an admission charge. Up-to-date prices are on the official website.

How old is Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum?

Wikidata dates it to 1543.

What else is there to see near Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum?

Nearby you’ll find: Museum of Human Anatomy (100 m away), Palazzo Boilleau (100 m away), Palazzo Venera (100 m away).

Sources and licences

Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 8 photos
  1. Pisa, orto botanico, zona antica, della scuola botanica 21 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
  2. 2019-01-20 Wikigita Orto Botanico Pisa gennaio 2019 serra epifite — Alexmar983, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 2014-04-03 - flower of Poncirus trifoliata - Pisa — Harlock81, CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. BotanicGardensPisa (10) — Notafly, CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Aeonium arboreum — Paolo Fisicaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Aloe lastii inflorescenza — Paolo Fisicaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. Araucaria bidwillii female — Laurentius, CC BY-SA 2.5
  8. Azolla caroliniana Willd — Siliurp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences

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