Social events and guided tours
Social dinner
The social dinner will commence at 20:00 at Cantina Bentivoglio, which is approximately a 15-minute walk from the conference venue. We kindly request that you arrive on time and ensure that you have the dinner ticket you received in the registration envelope.
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Cantina Bentivoglio
via Mascarella, 4/b, 40126 Bologna BO
Convenors' aperitif
For those who preregistered, the convenors' aperitif will take place from 19:00 to 21:30 at Cloister of San Giovanni in Monte, which is approximately a 20-minute walk from the conference venue. We kindly request that you arrive on time and ensure that you have the aperitif ticket you received in the registration envelope.
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Complesso di San Giovanni in Monte
Piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 1/2 - 40100
https://disci.unibo.it/it/dipartimento/sedi-e-spazi/sedi/piazza-san-giovanni-in-monte-2-bologna
Guided tour of the Museum of Industrial Heritage
The museum will welcome a group of minimum 10 people and maximum 30 people for a free guided tour in English from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM on Friday 30 June 2023. Meeting point: Former Fornace Galotti, Via della Beverara, 123 , 40133 Bologna
The museum's exhibits cover Bologna's economic and manufacturing history from the Middle Ages to the present day. You can find more information on the museum's website: http://www.museibologna.it/patrimonioindustrialeen
Please be aware that the museum is outside of the city center, but it is easy to get to with public transportation. The museum itself is located in a repurposed brick factory from the middle of the nineteenth century.
Please register using this form.
Golinelli Foundation experience
Golinelli Foundation will welcome a group of maximum 30 people for a free guided tour in English from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM on Friday 30 June 2023. Meeting point: Via Paolo Nanni Costa, 14, Bologna.
Golinelli Foundation website: https://www.fondazionegolinelli.it/en
Virtual reality (VR) is a technology that is becoming increasingly adopted in science education as it offers students an immersive and interactive learning experience, which allows them to explore environments in a more profound and engaging way. VR can be used to create science experiment simulations, which allow students to practice in a safe and controlled virtual environment. After a brief visit to the spaces of the Golinelli Foundation, participants will be able to join Golinelli LiVE (Golinelli Live Virtual Experience), to immerse themselves in a virtual laboratory, carry out a laboratory protocol and experiment exploring the full potential of VR technology.
Please register using this form.
Daughters of the Alma Mater
UniboCultura will accompany 25 visitors to discover the female scientists who contributed to the Alma Mater Studiorum's worldwide reputation.
Laura Bassi, Maria Dalle Donne, Anna Morandi and many others will wait for you at the MEUS (European Student Museum) and at the Palazzo Poggi Museum on Friday 30 June 2023 at 2:45 PM.
Palazzo Poggi Museum website: https://sma.unibo.it/en/the-university-museum-network/museum-of-palazzo-poggi/museum-of-palazzo-poggi
The visit is free and the discounted ticket to the museums is €4. The recommendation is to arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts. Meeting point: entrance of Palazzo Poggi, via Zamboni 33, Bologna.
Please register using this form.
Guided tour to the Marsili Museum
The museum will welcome a group of maximum 20 people for a free guided tour in English from 4:15 to 5:00 PM on Friday 30 June 2023. Meeting point: Portineria storica, via Zamboni 35, Bologna.
Marsili Museum website: https://bub.unibo.it/it/visita-il-palazzo/museo-marsili
Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (Bologna 1658 – 1730) was a Scientist, Scholar, Diplomat, General and founder of the Istituto delle Scienze di Bologna. The Marsili Museum was established and opened to the public in 1930, the bicentenary of the death of the founder of the Institute of Science. In elegant cherry-wood display cases are exposed Marsilian manuscript relating to the life of the Bolognese scientist, books connected with his scientific and historical interest, objects from his collection. The museum, decorated with magnificent white and gold stuccos, was setting for the large equestrian portrait of Marsili by Zanchi and Calza, together with the beautiful celebratory sculpture representing Genius and Virtue by Petronio Tadolini.
Please register using this form.
Guided tour to the Specola Museum of Astronomy
30 June 2023 at 3:00 PM Meeting point: Specola of Palazzo Poggi, via Zamboni 33
€3,00 per person; Maximum number of participants: 15
Specola Museum of Astromony website: https://sma.unibo.it/en/the-university-museum-network/specola-museum-of-astronomy/specola-museum-of-astronomy
The Specola Tower was built to observe the movements of the planets and study astronomy. In its rooms, including the famous Meridian Room, we will see a wealth of instruments that were once used by astronomers, such as armillary spheres or wooden telescopes. At end of the tour we will climb up the fascinating spiral stairs of the Specola to have a 360° view of Bologna. We will let our eyes wander above the terracotta tiles of its roofs and through its churches, historical buildings, terraces and bell towers standing out from the green hills in the setting. *
If it rains unfortunately it will not be possible to climb up to the terrace, on the roof of the astronomical observatory (Torre della Specola) but we will be able to enjoy the view from the last floor of the tower, through the glass windows that surround the whole room.
* Please note that the climb up the Tower requires considerable physical effort: visitors should be aware that the staircase is made up of 272 steps. Admission is therefore not recommended for people suffering from heart conditions, dizziness and claustrophobia. For safety reasons, access to the Tower is not permitted to persons with reduced or impaired mobility.
Please register using this form.
Other opportunities
From 28 June to 1 July 2023
Reduced entrance ticket to the Museum of Palazzo Poggi: €4,00
Discount reserved for conference badge holders
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am - 6pm
Reduced entrance ticket to the European Museum of Students – MEUS: €3,00
Discount reserved for conference badge holders
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am - 6pm
Reduced entrance ticket to the Geological Collection “Giovanni Capellini Museum”: €3,00
Discount reserved for conference badge holders
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 1pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am - 6pm
“After-Worlds” event at Le Serre dei Giardini
Panel 13 is hosting a casual gathering at Le Serre in Bologna to showcase their speakers' work. This event is independently organized and not associated with STS Italia.