Galerie de Botanique, Botanical research museum in the 5th arrondissement, Paris, France
The Galerie de Botanique is a botanical research museum on rue Buffon in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, housed in an Art Deco building constructed between 1931 and 1935 with Rockefeller Foundation support. Its beige ashlar facade has round-arched and rectangular windows, a heavy cornice and an inscription reading "MUSEUM"; two end towers are engraved "Cryptogamie" and "Phanérogamie".
The building was constructed between 1931 and 1935 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation as part of the National Museum of Natural History. Its construction during this period reflects the international commitment to scientific collections and research at that time.
The herbarium collection serves researchers and scientists who study plant species from around the world using preserved specimens. Visitors can understand the importance of this work by observing how systematically dried plants are organized and labeled.
The museum is located at 18 rue Buffon within the botanical garden and is currently not open for public visits. The research facilities continue to operate, but visitors can explore the exterior and the surrounding park grounds.
The building's two entrances carry carved inscriptions: "Cryptogamie" above the left portal and "Phanérogamie" above the right, naming the two research sections housed in the end towers. Visitors entered through the right portal, which also bears the words "Galerie de Botanique".
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