Star Cones - Museum of the Science and Technology Foundation, Florence

What you will find

EVENT NAME: Star Cones

EVENT PLACE: Museum of the Science and Technology Foundation

EVENT DATE: from Sep. 3 t Oct. 1, 2025

EVENT TIME: 9pm

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

The dome of the Planetarium of the Museum of the Science and Technology Foundation of Florence lights up to host the lights and stories of the universe: astrophysicists will guide the visitor's gaze on an unusual journey through space and time. The scheduled meetings aim to bring young and adult audiences closer to astronomy, through the illustration of the main astronomical concepts and scientific discoveries, using an interdisciplinary approach. At the end of each day, participants will be offered a Cinquestelle Sammontana ice cream cone.

“In this suggestive program, the renewal of the collaboration with Sammontana – comments the prof. Donatella Lippi, president of the Science and Technology Foundation - constitutes a pleasant opportunity for visitors to the Planetarium, who, from this year, will find an air-conditioned and comfortable environment and will end their visit with a gift of particular quality".

PROGRAMME

The first event will be on September 3rd at 9:00 pm with "The Stars of Hogwarts," a Harry Potter-themed event hosted by Sacha Barion, planetarist at the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica.
On September 10th at 9:00 pm, "Astrophysics in Antiquity," hosted by Domitilla Tapinassi, planetarist at the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica, will discuss: the history of understanding celestial mechanisms is closely linked to the birth of a calendar based on seasonal and lunar cycles and, therefore, to the development of agriculture.
On September 17th at 9:00 pm, Emiliano Ricci, journalist and science writer, and Silvia Giomi, planetarist at the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica, will host a talk on "The Invisible Sky: Discovering the Hidden Universe," a journey through the history of radio astronomy, from radio waves to gamma rays, cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, to discover how modern technologies reveal the most extreme and mysterious phenomena, opening new perspectives on the nature of the Universe.
On September 24th at 9:00 pm, "Cosmology" will be the focus, curated by Ruggero Stanga, scientific consultant for the Planetarium of the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica. In ancient times, naked-eye observations were the only source of information: the first cosmogonies developed in a mythological-religious context, and only with the passage of time did specific instruments become available to reconstruct the history of the cosmos.
Silvia Giomi and Veronica Calzone, art historian, will host the final event on October 1st at 9:00 pm, entitled "Don't disappoint us, Moon! The marvelous beyond the Earth," which will explore art and astronomy. Since the dawn of civilization, the Moon has been a mirror of desires, a muse for poets and painters, but also a testing ground for scientific curiosity.

The conferences are suitable for an adult audience and children aged 12 and over.

BOOK EVENT: Limited places. The optional and paid reservation ensures participation in the event. Info and reservations: 055 2343723 – planetariofst@operalaboratori.com – Fstfirenze. More info

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