Museo Civico di Zoologia

What Museo Civico di Zoologia does

Museo Civico di Zoologia is a civic zoological museum located at Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 18 in Rome, Italy, operated by the municipality of Rome (Comune di Roma) as a public cultural institution under the mission Conservazione, Educazione, Inclusione (Conservation, Education, Inclusion). The museum maintains a permanent portfolio of historical zoological collections, most notably the Collezione Arrigoni degli Oddi (ornithological collection dedicated to the father of Italian ornithology), the Collezione Monterosato (malacological shells from Marchese Di Maria), and the Sala degli scheletri skeleton hall, alongside themed exhibitions such as "Vivere al limite" (Living at the Limit). Its core offering is in-person educational and cultural programming targeted at general visitors, families, school groups, and researchers, delivered through exhibition visits, ZooLab hands-on laboratory sessions, tactile-sensory visits for accessibility, educational activities, didactic publications, and a research library.

Operationally, the institution runs on a very lean team of 12 staff supported by municipal funding, generating modest commercial revenue through on-site ticket sales, educational program fees, and event programming (including collaborations with the Planetario di Roma). The distribution model is exclusively physical via museum entrance during operating hours (9:00–19:00, closed Mondays), supplemented during the COVID-19 closure period by a digital content initiative branded #laculturaincasa that delivered themed online events on topics such as pink iguanas, Neptune cups, shell architecture, whale stories, and Bonellia. The museum also operates a marine vertebrate conservation and recovery project for stranded animals along the Lazio coast, conducted in coordination with regional institutional bodies, and maintains an in-house taxidermy capability supporting specimen preservation and display. No technology product layer, software stack, AI/ML capabilities, or digital distribution channels are part of the offering.

Name

Museo Civico di Zoologia

Legal name

Museo Civico di Zoologia

Website

https://museodizoologia.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Museo Civico di Zoologia is a civic zoological museum in Rome, Italy, operated by the municipality, serving general visitors, school groups, and researchers through physical exhibitions, hands-on ZooLab programs, and historical specimen collections including ornithology and malacology holdings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural History Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural History Museums (THAJADAC)

Keywords

• Zoological museum services
• Natural history exhibitions
• Wildlife conservation research
• Educational museum programs
• Taxidermy preservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Museo Civico di Zoologia is a civic zoological museum in Rome that provides public access to zoological collections, physical and virtual exhibitions, hands-on educational programming, taxidermy services, and conservation research. Its offerings include the Arrigoni degli Oddi ornithology collection, the Monterosato malacological collection, the Sala degli scheletri skeleton hall, the "Vivere al limite" exhibition on extreme environments, ZooLab hands-on experiences, educational activities and didactic publications, and a marine vertebrate strandings recovery project along the Lazio coast.

Product overview

Museo Civico di Zoologia is a civic zoological museum in Rome offering a unified portfolio of physical exhibitions, educational programs, and research services. The core offering consists of permanent and temporary exhibitions (Esposizioni) showcasing zoological specimens including the Collezione Arrigoni degli Oddi ornithology collection and Sala degli scheletri skeleton displays. Supporting services include ZooLab hands-on laboratory experiences, educational activities (Attività Educative), and didactic publications. The museum also conducts conservation research including marine vertebrate recovery projects and maintains specialized capabilities in taxidermy. During COVID-19 restrictions, the museum offered online events under the #laculturaincasa initiative. The institution operates as a public cultural and educational entity, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZooLab: Hands-on zoology experience program where visitors can engage directly with zoological work
• Collezione Monterosato
• Collezione Arrigoni degli Oddi
• Sala degli scheletri

Products and services

• Esposizioni (Exhibitions)
• Collezioni (Collections)
• ZooLab
• Tassidermia (Taxidermy)
• Attività Educative (Educational Activities)
• Progetti di Ricerca Educativa (Educational Research Projects)
• Pubblicazioni Didattiche (Educational Publications)
• Biblioteca (Library)
• Eventi (Events)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze: Italian natural history museum with zoological collections and public exhibitions. Directly comparable as a civic/university-affiliated institution presenting animal specimens and natural science programming to general audiences.
• Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano: Major Italian civic natural history museum featuring zoological collections and exhibits. Comparable in mission (public education, collections, research) and in operating model as a municipal cultural institution.
• Museo di Zoologia (Sapienza Università di Roma): University-affiliated zoological museum in Rome. Comparable as a Rome-based zoological collection with research and educational programming, partially overlapping in audience and academic collaborations.
• MUSE — Museo delle Scienze di Trento: Italian science and natural history museum combining collections, exhibits, and interactive programming. Comparable in offering hands-on scientific experiences alongside natural history collections.
• Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova: Civic natural history museum in Italy with significant zoological holdings. Closely comparable in civic ownership structure, zoological focus, and educational programming.

Broad incumbents

• Acquario di Genova: Major Italian public aquarium combining live marine animals, education, and conservation messaging. Comparable in marine conservation themes and family/tourist audience, though with a live-animal rather than collection-based model.
• Musei Capitolini: Rome's civic archaeological and art museum system operated by the Comune di Roma. Comparable as a civic cultural institution under the same municipal owner and competing for Rome's tourist audience.
• Vatican Museums: Global-scale museum complex in Rome. Comparable as a major visitor attraction drawing tourism in Rome, though broader in scope and vastly larger in scale, framing the competitive set.
• Bioparco di Roma: Rome's zoological garden/biopark. Comparable as a Rome-based zoological attraction serving general public and tourists, though focused on live animals rather than preserved collections.

Regional players

• Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano: Italian civic municipal museum operated by a major Italian city. Comparable in civic municipal ownership, public education mission, and operating model, though focused on archaeology rather than zoology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/museo-civico-di-zoologia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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