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
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