Zoological Museum of Naples
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The Zoological Museum of Naples, located in Naples, Italy, was founded by Gioacchino Murat in 1811. The first curator
was Luigi Petagna. The founding collections were those of the Royal Bourbon Museum and the private collection of Giuseppe Saverio Poli
Later curators were:-
Giosuè Sangiovanni, Achille Costa
(from 1860), Francesco Saverio Monticelli (from 1900). the museum was badly damaged in the Second World War but with Mario Salfi as Curator, was it restored between 1948 and 1970.
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
was Luigi Petagna. The founding collections were those of the Royal Bourbon Museum and the private collection of Giuseppe Saverio Poli
Giuseppe Saverio Poli
Giuseppe Saverio Poli was an Italian physicist, biologist and natural historian.His collections, with those of the Royal Bourbon Museum, were the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples...
Later curators were:-
Giosuè Sangiovanni, Achille Costa
Achille Costa
Achille Costa was an Italian entomologist appointed director of the Zoological Museum of Naples. He founded the entomological collections in Naples and described many new species....
(from 1860), Francesco Saverio Monticelli (from 1900). the museum was badly damaged in the Second World War but with Mario Salfi as Curator, was it restored between 1948 and 1970.