Kircherian Museum
The Kircherian Museum was a public collection of antiquities and artifacts, a cabinet of curiosities, founded in 1651 by the Jesuit father Athanasius Kircher in the Roman College. Considered the first museum in the world, its collections were gradually dispersed over the centuries under different curatorships. After the Unification of Italy, the museum was dissolved in 1916 and its collection was granted to various other Roman and regional museums.
Museo kircheriano | |
The Kircherian Museum in 1679 | |
| Established | 1651 |
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| Dissolved | 1916 |
| Location | Piazza del Collegio Romano 4, Rome |
| Coordinates | 41.8989°N 12.4845°E |
| Type | Archaeology, science, and technology museum |
| Founder | Athanasius Kircher |
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