PLANETARIUM
Inside an inflatable cinema with a dome-shaped roof , the spectator will watch a stunning and breath-taking projection about astronomical...
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ARCHEOLAB
Archaeology is a discipline that can be experienced in a simple and enthusiastic way. The laboratory provides a simulation of archeological excavation to find various findings and identify their geological...
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WORKSHOP “EARTHQUAKES”
The Etna Museum has a new EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR, the only one in Sicily equipped with computerized dynamic platform of more than 4 square meters: the goal is to get used to recognize the seismic events, knowing what to do thanks to the helpful advice of the National Civil...
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The world of dinosaurs
Large-scale reproductions of prehistoric reptiles that dominated the planet and theories on meteorites and volcanic eruptions that caused their extinction. The theories about the origin of the universe and of continental drift explained by movies on computer...
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Prehistoric elephant
It has been recently set up an area dedicated to prehistoric elephants who lived in Sicily with a closer look at the elephant of Catania (history, legends and curiosities related to the symbol of Catania), combining with a creative workshop where you can create an elephant made of recycled cardboard to take home as...
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Etna produce
The Sicilian climate and the fertile volcanic soil are critical to the quality of the local produce of Etna. In first place, to name only the most important, wine, honey, apples, olive oil, chestnuts, pistachio nuts, mushrooms, almonds , hazelnuts and vegetables. The wine producing industries use grapes variety cultivated on the volcanic soils along the Etna slopes, which give local grapes a valuable and unique organoleptic characteristics. The DOC denomination has been awarded to Etna wines thanks to these qualities. Honey, the gold of Etna, is a valuable source of income in some areas of the Etna. With over seven hundred beekeepers, Zafferana boasts the production of about 15% of the total national production. Honey from Etna is renowned throughout Italy, particulary for its healing properties and it is currently used in the preparation of typical sweets and...
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Contacts
Information/Tickets: 095 7890768 / 347 0415868
Museo dell'Etna, Viagrande (CT) 
