From an extraordinary ancient treasure dispersed to the numismatic collecting of the 14th century, up to the collections that still today nourish and make precious the collections of the city institutions. Padua’s bond with the world of ancient money is strong. And today, three cultural pillars of the city bear witness to this, also bringing to light precious documents and unpublished finds: the Municipality of Padua with the Civic Museums, the University of Padua with the Department of Cultural Heritage and the Library of the Episcopal Seminary of Padua. Together they present the exhibition “Incomparable medals…of…sublime antiquities”. The culture of ancient money in Padua between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries’, created with the contribution of the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Foundation.
The exhibition, hosted at Palazzo Zuckermann from 26 September to 16 November 2025, proposes to retrace the numismatic tradition of the area by illustrating with coins, medals, cones, manuscripts, photographs and printed books, not only the collections still present in Padua today, but also the relationship with Paduan and Venetian culture, still rooted and vital today.
Inauguration Friday 26 September 2025, 12pm – atrium Palazzo Zuckermann.
Free guided tours are scheduled at 11:00 am: 28 September, 11 and 26 October, 8 November 2025.
To book write to: museo.bottacin@comune.padova.it.
Info
Palazzo Zuckermnn Corso Garibaldi 33
September 26 – November 16, 2025
tuesday to Sunday 10 -19
free entry
https://padovamusei.it/it/eventi-e-mostre/medaglie-incomparabilidisublime-antichita
