Natural History Museum of Marseille
Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille
The Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Marseille or Natural History Museum of Marseille was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand.
The museum houses 83,000 zoological specimens, 200,000 botanical specimens, 81,000 fossils, and 8,000 mineral specimens.
The four exhibitions areas are:
- la salle Safari - World Fauna - section concentrating on accidental imports through the port
- la salle de Provence - Regional Fauna and Flora
- la salle d'ostéologie - Comparative Anatomy
- la salle de préhistoire, sur l'évolution - Prehistory and Evolution.
The museum organises conferences and temporary exhibitions.
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