Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Bourges, Natural history museum in Bourges, France.
The museum houses extensive collections spanning zoology, botany, and geology across 2000 square meters of permanent exhibition space.
The institution first opened its doors at Jacques-Coeur Palace in 1926, displaying naturalized animals from Africa and India collected by Guy René Babault.
The museum organizes regular exhibitions, including the Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcase, along with scientific conferences and educational programs.
Visitors can explore collections of 30,000 herbarium sheets, 60,000 ornithological specimens, and 70,000 insects during opening hours from Monday to Friday.
Since 1989, the museum specializes in bat research and conservation, making it a leading institution for chiropterology studies in France.
Location: Bourges
Official opening: 1927
Operator: Ville de Bourges
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00
Phone: +33248653734
Website: http://museum-bourges.net
GPS coordinates: 47.07790,2.39321
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:53
Berry gathers a historical and natural heritage that spans from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Bourges, built between 1195 and 1255, is one of France's major Gothic monuments, with five sculpted portals and 13th-century stained glass windows. The Jacques Cœur Palace, home of Charles VII's treasurer, showcases 15th-century civic architecture. The Bourges marshlands consist of a 135-hectare network of vegetable gardens irrigated by medieval canals, still cultivated in the city center. The region preserves several medieval castles such as Sagonne with its 30-meter square keep, and Noirlac Abbey, which features a complete monastic complex with cloister and monastic buildings. George Sand's estate in Nohant-Vic offers insight into the novelist's residence with period furnishings and her private theater. The Berry and Resistance museums in Bourges feature collections from Gallo-Roman times, medieval periods, and testimonies from World War II. The area also includes natural spaces like Lake Virlay, suitable for fishing and forest walks.
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