The Muséum
Are you a nature lover? Are you worried about the future of the planet? Are you curious about everything? Then, you will love the Muséum! Knowledge, research, sharing and conservation are the key words of our great institution. Discover our world!
Discover our world!
Does the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle evoke for you fascinating dinosaur skeletons or luxurious vegetation in immense...
Environmental awareness and the protection of the planet are fuelling contemporary debates. As a fully committed player on these...
From plants to vertebrates, from parchments to cultural artefacts, from bacteria to algae, from meteorites to shells, our...
Trees, flowers, cacti, palms and other living plant treasures are on display in our botanical gardens. Many of them are unique...
Many living species are cherished in our three zoos, some of which are threatened with extinction. Do you know them? Come and...
Train at the Museum
Are you fascinated by the diversity of living things? Curious about nature? Do you want to move heaven and earth to build the...
Interested in a better understanding of evolutionary, ecological and social mechanisms? Doctoral School in "Natural and Human...
Do you have a project, professional or personal, and would like to carry it out at the heart of current scientific and public...
Travel back in time
From the medicinal garden designed in the 17th century to the research and teaching establishment of today, four centuries have...
The history of science, and that of the Museum in particular, is punctuated with controversies, several of which have remained...
The Museum is one of the birthplaces of chemistry. Since its creation in 1635 by order of Louis XIII, the Jardin Royal has...
When did ecological awareness, the awareness of the impact of our relationship with nature, emerge? At the turn of the 1960s-1970s...
Fundamental research finds life-saving applications and nourishes glorious lives. Marie Phisalix (1861-1946) was a pioneer. She...