Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nîmes, Natural history museum in Nîmes, France.
The museum exhibits over 700,000 specimens across four main sections: geology, prehistory, ethnology, and zoology, including fossils and prehistoric tools.
Founded in 1895, the museum originated from collections gathered by the Natural Sciences Study Society of Nîmes and Gard since 1871.
The museum houses ethnological artifacts from Africa, Asia, and Oceania, along with local prehistoric materials and natural science specimens.
The museum opens Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, with extended hours until 6:30 PM on weekends and free entry first Sunday monthly.
The facility ranks sixth nationally among French natural history museums, containing 470 mammals, 4,000 birds, and 70,000 geological specimens.
Location: Nîmes
Inception: 1895
Address: 13 Bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 Nîmes
Phone: +33466767345
Website: http://nimes.fr/index.php?id=284
GPS coordinates: 43.83770,4.36262
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:06
Nîmes Cathedral
180 m
Porta Augusta
198 m
Grand Temple
115 m
Archaeological Museum Nîmes
15 m
Colisée, former cinema-theatre
129 m
Académie's mansion
123 m
André or de Brueys mansion
201 m
De Régis mansion
134 m
Villard mansion
172 m
De Chazelles mansion
153 m
Démians mansion
210 m
Presbytère de la cathédrale mansion
210 m
Former Jesuits college
38 m
Former bishop's palace
182 m
Chapelle du collège des Jésuites de Nîmes
48 m
Nîmes Jesuits chapel
51 m
Rivet mansion
80 m
Nîmes cathedral
180 m
Jules Salles gallery
13 m
Grand-Rue N°15
57 m
Maison gothique, Nîmes
225 m
Orangers street N°20
214 m
Maison, 4 rue de la Curaterie
116 m
Christian sarcophagus, Nîmes Cathedral
194 m
Mission cross (Nîmes cathedral)
187 m
Grand-Rue N°04
119 m
Orangers street N°21
203 m
Notre-Dame street N°17
216 mReviews
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