Hosted by OSOS , contributed by mubec on 10 April 2019
Over the last three years our school has focused on the creation of an exhibition area dedicated to the patrimony of old scientific equipment which the Physics and Maths teachers of the Liceo Classico G.B. Beccaria and the Istituto Magistrale R. Govone started collecting back in the second half of the nineteenth century. Students have been involved, through various educational activities, in the restoring, cataloguing and layout of this valuable and unique heritage
The aim of this project is to continue and complete the historical research work and scientific analysis concerning the equipment on display, to train students and teachers as guides for visitors and strengthen the link between the school and the surrounding area.
Teacher Silvia Gramaglia gramagliasilvia@hotmail.com
Osjetiti
Mondovì is the birthplace of the renowned scientist Giambatista Beccaria (1716 – 1781) after whom the town’s Liceo classico, which opened in 1860, is named. Thanks to a donation, the school’s Physics Laboratory boasts two pieces of scientific equipment which belonged to the aforementioned physicist: an electrostatic generator and a vacuum pump. To make the collection even more precious are two first editions of Beccaria’s writings belonging to the FONDO ANTICO of the school library. These historical links have encouraged both teachers and students to explore the old inventories and archives, to examine historical documents and to rediscover old instruments. The ensuing activities confirmed the value of historical research and made us more aware of the importance of the past to better understand the present, also from a scientific point of view.
Zamisliti
Inspired by the charming location of our museum, which overlooks a medieval cloister enriched by a Franciscan pictorial cycle, we thought that our historical heritage could become part of the town network of museums thus connecting our school to other schools and local cultural associations. And who better than our students could have given voice to this initiative and support it through innovative proposals making use also of the latest technologies?
Kreiraj
In our voyage of discovery into our patrimony of old instruments, right from the beginning, we have involved both our students and their families in a project entitled “Adopt an instrument”. At the same time, we have set up a series of workshops with the aim of involving other local schools, especially junior and middle schools. The creation of the museum gave us the chance to collaborate with some university faculties on topics concerning the history of Physics.
In order to promote our museum we have created a leaflet in various languages and a video; furthermore we have also installed on our premises an information totem to offer visitors a virtual tour of the museum, which will soon be available on a website. We then held an internal competition open to students to design a logo to represent the museum.
Finally we have drawn up an itinerary which plots out some locations linked to the life and work of G.B. Beccaria.