On 28 June 1660 Cospi  donated his museum to the Senate.
 
It seems that Tatto had already compiled a short printed catalog of the collection.

In 1667 Cospi printed, at his expense, a full description of the  ‘’Museo Cospiano’’ in five volumes.
 The first two described the natural history specimens and the last three covered the archaeological objects.

A picture of the "Cabinet of Curiosities" has been preserved.
 It includes truly natural  specimens as well as some man-made specimens of fictitious animals such as a winged fish and a Hippocampus, half horse and half fish.
 In the picture, the bust of Dante Alighieri forms the centerpiece of the collection.
 Below and to its right is the dwarf Sebastiano Biavati, a living member of his collection, and Cospi himself stands to the right.

The collection was combined with a collection made by Ulisse Aldrovandi.

In 1743 the Academy of Sciences of Bologna Institute obtained the donation of this collection, the Naturalia Museum.
On 28 June 1660 Cospi  donated his museum to the Senate.  
It seems that Tatto had already compiled a short printed catalog of the collection. 
In 1667 Cospi printed, at his expense, a full description of the  ‘’Museo Cospiano’’ in five volumes.  The first two described the natural history specimens and the last three covered the archaeological objects.
A picture of the "Cabinet of Curiosities" has been preserved.  It includes truly natural  specimens as well as some man-made specimens of fictitious animals such as a winged fish and a Hippocampus, half horse and half fish.  In the picture, the bust of Dante Alighieri forms the centerpiece of the collection.  Below and to its right is the dwarf Sebastiano Biavati, a living member of his collection, and Cospi himself stands to the right.
The collection was combined with a collection made by Ulisse Aldrovandi.
In 1743 the Academy of Sciences of Bologna Institute obtained the donation of this collection, the Naturalia Museum.
Ferdinando Cospi