The researchers at the INGV Rome office are preparing to welcome curious and passionate people about Geosciences for a day dedicated to scientific discoveries and fun for adults and children.
Next Saturday, February 21, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) will open the doors of its headquarters in Rome to the public of enthusiasts and the curious.
The event will be the highlight of the 2026 edition of "Words for the Earth," the event conceived by the INGV to engage students and citizens in an exciting journey of discovery of Earth Sciences. Over the course of about a month, the event has touched nine cities across Italy, from Milan to Catania.
The open day in Rome, with free admission, offers a unique opportunity to visit the Institute's Seismic Surveillance and Tsunami Warning Operations Room. Expert seismologists will guide you through how earthquakes are located and the monitoring activities carried out 24/7 in the beating heart of the INGV.
It will also be possible to visit the Space Weather Monitoring Operations Room, where upper-atmosphere researchers study solar activity and the effects that particularly intense phenomena, such as solar storms, can have on space weather and, consequently, on infrastructure and human activities that rely, for example, on the use of satellites.
Interactive monitors will also allow visitors to navigate the INGV story maps, which recount some of the major earthquakes and tsunamis of the past with fascinating details, animations, images, and scientific insights.
Children and teenagers will be able to challenge each other in engaging scientific games and creative team challenges to discover the secrets of natural risks and the best civil protection practices to adopt in case of danger: quizzes, mimes, drawings, puppets and play-to-learn games are just some of the activities organised for adults and children.
For the more curious, three stations will be set up for scientific speed dating, moments of discussion and direct interaction with scientists who will answer all visitors' questions: the composition of the Earth's interior, seismology, volcanology, the ionosphere, radon gas, space weather, research in Antarctica, scientific missions in extreme environments, magnetism, urban pollution, and tsunamis are just some of the topics on which it will be possible to learn more.
Inside the Institute, along specially designed itineraries designed by researchers, you can also explore thematic installations that delve deeper into some aspects of INGV research: geothermal energy, tsunamis, terrestrial magnetism, underwater monitoring, and geophysical exploration of the subsurface.
The INGV headquarters, located at Via di Vigna Murata 605 in Rome, will be open on Saturday, February 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m. No reservations are required.
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