Storia della scuola e museo dell'istruzione pubblica nel pensiero di Romeo Domenico Taverni (1844-1898)

The present paper intends to deepen the figure of Romeo Domenico Taverni (1844-1898), professor of pedagogy at the University of Padua and Catania. He focuses his pedagogical reflection on the history of the school and its legislation and plans the establishment of a public education museum. Taverni thinks that this museum as an instrument of a “physical pedagogy” and expression of a historical dimension. History is necessary for the ethical and civil education of the young generations and it is urgent to renew its teaching