The ex cloister of San Francesco, adjacent to the homonymous church, hosts since 1830 the Civici Musei, that contain collections attributable to Archeology (Roman Mosaics, Chierici Museum, Marble Colonnade-roman section, Roman Museum, Prehistory and Protohistory Museum), Ethnography, Art History (Fontanesi Gallery, Mazzacurati Museum, Marbles Gallery - medieval section, Medieval Mosaics), Natural History (Spallanzani Collection, Zoological, Anatomical, Botanical, Geo-Mineralogical and Paleontologic Collection), City History (Industrial Art Museum, Windows of the Scientists of Reggio).