The collection of the Morgagni Museum of Anatomy in recent years has had qualitative and quantitative improvement. The scientific potential of the museum itself has also been developed, understood not only as a place of conservation, but also as a place of genuine scientific research. The premises housing the anatomical preparations were renovated in 2018 to protect both the preserved human remains themselves and visitors.
Currently, the entire ancient collection of the Pathological Anatomy section consists of more than 1300 elements and is open to the public and divided by system of belonging. Within each system there is a further division according to pathology. This classification has made it possible to analyze which pathologies are represented more frequently in certain systems. The most frequent pathologies among the museum’s preparations are tumors, both benign and malignant, and inflammations, both infectious and non-infectious. There are also many cases of organ malformation and circulatory disorders.
The preparations are preserved using three methods: tannization, invented by Lodovico Brunetti, fixation in liquid such as formalin or alcohol and finally most of the bone remains are dry. There are also wax preparations and paraffin inclusions.