MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE - GRANDE GALERIE DE L'EVOLUTION

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Ever seen a couagga zebra, a Jackson’s hartebeest or a Sumatran tiger? No? Then it’s time you visited the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution at the Musée d’Histoire Naturelle... Previously known as the Galerie de Zoologie and renovated in 1994, the gallery offers a fascinating trip through the history of the various species. Take your children on a voyage of discovery through these vast halls where you will find 7,000 different species including extinct and endangered animals as well as sea and land creatures. Here’s your chance for a crash course in the life sciences and evolution theories while learning about the impact of human activity on Nature and animal species: the perfect family outing.

S.C.-R.

photo © D.R.

Practical information

MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE - GRANDE GALERIE DE L'EVOLUTION

57, rue Cuvier

75005

PARIS

Metro :

Jussieu

RER :

Gare d'Austerlitz

Bus :

24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89, 91

telephone number :

01 40 79 54 79 / 56 01

fax :

01 40 79 54 48

mail :

valhuber@mnhn.fr

www.mnhn.fr

Access for persons with limited mobility

Tourisme & Handicap label

Mental

Auditif

Moteur

Museum

Public establishment

Public establishment of a scientific and technical nature.

The rich collections in the Grand Evolution Gallery originally derive from the former Zoology Gallery, inaugurated in 1889, and are now displayed in a contemporary and exciting setting. After a tour of the living world: elephants, giraffes, butterflies, tortoise, albatross etc. the visitor reflects on the unity of life. Man's responsibility is also an issue in the gallery devoted to extinct species or species at risk and the future of the natural world.

Others informations

List of collections :

Sciences, Stuffed animals, Evolution

Collections period :

19th century

Garden :

Jardin des Plantes

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

10am - 6pm

Cash desk closes at :

Last admission 45mn before the closing of the museum.

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

Full price: €8. Reduced price (on presentation of proof of identity) €6: large families; children from 4 to 13 yrs. Preferential tarif "Jardin des Plantes + ": Full price admission to one site in the Jardin des Plantes gives reduced price entry (on presentation of ticket) to other sites in the Jardin des Plantes. Validity: 3 month.

Guided tour :

Guided visits on the first Saturday of each month at 3pm. Specific guided visits (tactile visits for sight-impaired persons; French Sign Language visit for deaf visitors, and visits adapted to the mentally handicapped, visits for families with handicapped children. Accessibility contact: Tel. 01 40 79 54 18 / E-mail : handicap@mnhn.fr

Free :

Handicapped persons and their carer; members of ICOM; journalists; unemployed persons, persons in receipt of RMI

Free for children :

- 4yrs

Group tours

Group tour :

Free or guided visit (reservation: 01 40 79 36 00)
Handicapped groups: 01 40 79 54 18. Non school groups (10 persons minimum) : 6€

Services

Foreign language tour :

English

Foreign language information :

English, Spanish, German

Educational activities :

Information and reservation by telephone 01 40 79 36 00.

Combined ticket :

Permanent and temporary collections.

Wheelchair hire.

Photo allowed :

No tripod, no flash.

Restaurant.

Gifts shop.

Room hire :

Tel: 01 40 79 39 30

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass		Child minding		Animals welcome
Bookshop

Miscellaneous :

Tickets can be bought through the FNAC.
RATP bus stop (no parking)