Muséum national d'histoire naturelle | |
![]() Grand Gallery of Evolution of the National Museum of Natural History | |
Established | June 10, 1793 |
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Location | 57 Rue Cuvier, Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°50′32″N 02°21′22″E / 48.84222°N 2.35611°E |
Type | Natural history museum, part of Sorbonne University |
Collection size | 67 million specimens[1] |
Visitors | 3.8 million in 2023[2] |
Director | Gilles Bloch |
Public transit access | Jussieu ![]() ![]() ![]() Place Monge ![]() ![]() Austerlitz ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
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The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a grand établissement of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally founded in 1793, during the French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The museum now has 14 sites throughout France.
Since the 2014 reform, it has been headed by a chairman, assisted by deputy managing directors. The Museum has a staff of approximately 2,350 members, including six hundred researchers.[3] It is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT).