The University of Pisa, in the course of its almost seven hundred years of life, has gradually collected in its museums a vast and varied historical, scientific and artistic heritage, for educational and study purposes. The University Museum System, heir to the previous Museum Commission (1982), was established in September 2012 and from the very beginning has been concerned with the valorisation, conservation and enhancement of this heritage, through the care of museum displays and the dissemination of its knowledge.
The Museums of the University of Pisa is a network of nine structures in addition to the Natural History Museum which is located in Calci, a few kilometers from Pisa, which is today a University Centre with administrative autonomy.