National Museum of Natural History
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Marina Tinker
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"The French National Museum of Natural History now has 14 sites throughout France. The birthplace of the museum and a large part of its modern collections are found in five galleries inside the Jardin des Plantes: the Gallery of Evolution, the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, the Gallery of Botany, the Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy and the Laboratory of Entomology. You can also find The ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes.
Address: 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Opening hours: These vary depending on the Gallery and the current exhibitions.
CLOSED on Tuesdays
Ticket price: It varies depending on the Gallery and the current exhibitions.
Please check the official website.
Getting there:
LINE 5 Métro station Gare D’Austerlitz
LINE 10 Métro station Gare D’Austerlitz
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Cait Shaw
"Created in 1793, the National Museum of Natural History became a site of significant scientific research in the 19thC. It is not a single building, but a collection of sites throughout France. Its historic home is in the Jardin des Plantes, and it's here that you'll find the greatest number of branches: taxidermied animals in the excellent Grande Galerie de l'Évolution; fossils and dinosaur skeletons in the Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie Comparée; and meteorites and crystals in the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie."
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Manon Collot
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"The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally founded in 1793, during the French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The museum now has 14 sites throughout France."
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