National Museum of Natural History, Natural history museum in Latin Quarter, Paris, France.
The National Museum of Natural History contains over 67 million specimens across multiple galleries dedicated to evolution, paleontology, mineralogy, and comparative anatomy.
The institution originated in 1635 as a royal garden for medicinal plants before its official establishment as a public museum during the French Revolution in 1793.
The museum functions as a research center within Sorbonne University, conducting studies in natural sciences while offering educational programs to share scientific knowledge.
Located in the Jardin des Plantes, the museum includes four main exhibition halls, a zoo, and extensive botanical gardens accessible through separate admission tickets.
The Grande Galerie de l'Evolution displays thousands of preserved animal specimens in a nineteenth-century iron-and-glass structure built for the 1889 Paris Exhibition.
Location: 5th arrondissement of Paris
Address: 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France 75005
Opening Hours: Montag 10:00-18:00; Mittwoch-Sonntag 10:00-18:00
Phone: +33140795601
Website: https://mnhn.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.84170,2.35602
Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:07
Grand Mosque of Paris
79 m
Grand Gallery of Evolution
62 m
Galerie de Paléontologie et d'Anatomie comparée
68 m
Buffon Gazebo
156 m
Grandes serres du Jardin des plantes
215 m
La Clef
272 m
Fontaine Cuvier
266 m
Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology
130 m
Théâtre de la Vieille-Grille
190 m
Cabinet d'Histoire naturelle
32 m
Hôtel de Magny
247 m
Parvis Abdelkader-Mesli
127 m
Hôtel Poufour du Petit
270 m
Square Robert-Montagne
155 m
Monument to Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
277 m
Jardin de la rue Poliveau
203 m
Dénicheur d'oursons
176 m
L'Amour captif
124 m
Venus Genetrix
201 m
Michel Eugène Chevreul
257 m
Buffon
159 m
Science et mystère
244 m
Lion de ménagerie baillant, un chien entre ses pattes
223 m
Lion reniflant un cadavre
221 m
Labyrinth of the Jardin des plantes in Paris
159 m
Esplanade Milne-Edwards
110 m
Maison de Buffon
38 m
Fountain
219 mReviews
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