Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Marseille

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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 d'animaux, 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.

History-One of the museums directors was Antoine Fortuné Marion(1846–1900).

The address is

Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Marseille Palais Longchamp (aile droite) 13004 Marseille Tél. : 04 91 14 59 50 Fax. : 04 91 14 59 51

[edit] External links

• Site internet museum-marseille.org
• La page du museum sur le site de la mairie (town hall)