The Muséum’s sites
The Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, whose historic heart is located in the Jardin des Plantes, operates on 12 sites in Paris, Île-de-France and throughout France, 10 of which are open to the public.
Sites du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
© MNHNSites open to the public
In Paris
- Jardin des Plantes (5th) with 5 sites are open to the public:
- Musée de l'Homme (16th)
- Parc zoologique de Paris (12th)
In Île-de-France
- Arboretum Versailles-Chèvreloup (Yvelines)
Across the country
- Réserve zoologique de la Haute-Touche (The Haute-Touche Zoological Reserve) (Indre)
- Harmas Jean-Henri Fabre (Vaucluse)
- Concarneau Marinarium (Finistère)
- Jardin botanique Val Rahmeh-Menton (Alpes-Maritimes)
- Abri Pataud (Dordogne)
- Sansan Paleosite (Gers)
Sites reserved for research
The Muséum's marine stations
Located on the Brittany coast in Dinard and Concarneau, the Muséum's two marine stations are key observatories for local marine biodiversity and interactions with human societies. They have a range of resources at sea - boats, underwater diving, instrumentation, etc. - as well as laboratories, premises and technical platforms that are open to researchers from the Muséum and other institutions. The Concarneau station also has a marinarium where visitors can learn about the species found in Brittany's waters.
Find out more about the Concarneau Marine Station
Find out more about the Dinard Marine Station
Campus Muséum Brunoy
This research site, closed to the public, is home to teams specialising in forest ecology and the adaptive strategy of living organisms. Themes covered: functioning, evolution and regulatory mechanisms of tropical forest ecosystems and soil food webs.