Musée de préhistoire Stanislas Bonfils

The Musée de Préhistoire Stanislas Bonfils is a regional museum displaying chronologically arranged finds from prehistoric sites. The exhibition includes bones, tools, ornaments, and life-sized reconstructions that show how people lived in earlier times.

Naturalist Stanislas Bonfils founded the collection in 1867 as a natural history cabinet. The holdings gained official municipal status in 1878 through a city council decision.

The collection features discoveries from local caves that reveal how early people lived in this region. Visitors encounter tools, ornaments, and bones that show the daily lives of inhabitants from thousands of years ago.

The museum is open daily except Tuesdays and welcomes visitors year-round. The exhibition is compact and straightforward to explore, fitting comfortably into a one to two hour visit.

In 1884, Stanislas Bonfils discovered a Paleolithic human skeleton in Barma Grande cave. The skeleton became known as 'Bonfils man' even though parts of the remains had been damaged.

Location: Menton

Phone: +33493358464

Website: http://menton.fr/Musee-de-Prehistoire-Regionale.html

GPS coordinates: 43.77699,7.50341

Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:07