Museum of Natural History Paris has retained the glory of the Royal Medicinal Plant Garden that was established in the year 1635. The museum exhibits rare collections in various buildings situated in a beautiful plant garden. It is a fascinating destination for both adults and children. The collections of Museum of Natural History are utilized for educational, scientific and cultural research. They are mainly used in the field of sciences of Man, the Universe, Life and the Earth. One of the main function of the National Museum of Natural history in Paris is the management and preservation of the collections.
There are more than 60 million specimens of inert object comprising of objects related to prehistory, meteorites, palaeontology, mineralogy, ethnobiology, botany, geology, chemistry, zoology, and anthropology. The stunningly decorated Great Hall of Evolution, the gallery of mineralogy and the gallery of paleontology are the main attractions of the Museum of Natural History. The Great Hall of
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Evolution is mainly devoted to the evolution of life. The gallery of mineralogy displays more than 600,000 samples of mineral including rare crystals and precious stones. The paleontology section showcases a fine collection of insects, dinosaurs and giant birds. Apart from the museum, tourists can visit the zoo and plants and flowers in the tropical glasshouse and a Mexican glasshouse.
There are 10 Scientific Departments in Museum of Natural History that are divided into two types : the departments of research and the departments of diffusion. Some of the scientific departments are Aquatic Environments and Populations, History of the Earth, Prehistory, Systematics and Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Management, Mankind, Nature, Societies and Regulation, Development and Molecular Diversity. These departments are dedicated to appraisal, preservation, research and teaching. Visiting the Museum of Natural History in Paris is like witnessing the various changes and evolution of plant and animal life on this earth.
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