Musée National D'histoire Naturelle is among the most popular museums in Paris. The 350 years old educational, cultural and scientific museum has something for every visitor. Musée National D'histoire Naturelle or the Natural History Museum in Paris is located at the center of the of the Jardin des Plantes Botanical Gardens.
Visiting Musée National D'histoire Naturelle
The timings of Natural History Museum are very flexible. It remains open for public viewing from 10 A.M. in the morning till 6 P.M. in the evening. However, the galleries as well as the Comparative Anatomy, Paleontology, Entomology and Mineralogy departments close an hour before, sharp at 5 P.M. The most convenient way of reaching Natural
History Museum of Paris is through metro. Visitors may board the metro from stops at Gare d'Austerlitz, Jussieu or Monge.
Musée National D'histoire Naturelle Collection
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Musée National D'histoire Naturelle: A Galore of Collections
Musée National D'histoire Naturelle is especially known for its rich and varied collection of scientific objects, both living and non-living. The scientific collections of Natural History Museum reveal historical facts about the origin and composition of particular objects. One section of the museum displays plants like Algothèque micro-algae, Lichens and lichénologie, Herbarium of Bryophytes, Vascular plants, and so on. The in-house Zoo of Clères has a collection of living animals like mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
There is another section inside the Museum, which houses fossils of different invertebrates and vertebrates including insects. The same section contains a rare collection of pre-historic objects like rock art, exogenous rocks, minerals and all.
Apart from being a major tourist attraction in Paris, the Musée National D'histoire Naturelle is frequented mostly by school children on educational excursions.
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