Galleries, gardens and zoos

Passing on knowledge and tradition… The incredible variety of shapes, colours and scents of the plants in the Jardin des Plantes, open to the...

They don’t speak, but they tell you everything about life. They are the 7,000 incredibly lifelike specimens in the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution...

Can the chaffinch, pike, jaguar and penguin live side by side? The answer is yes - at the Galerie des Enfants. The whole family can discover...

They are the envy of many… This Gallery’s collections, among the oldest and most prestigious in the world, include Martian meteorites, giant...

A word to lovers of bones of all kinds! The Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée, a mecca of bones and organs, offers the spectacle of...

The length of the rows in the Galerie de Botanique is staggering… Within the oldest and largest herbarium in the world, eight million specimens...

Nature demonstrates creativity… From primitive aquatic plants which conquered the world to drought-tolerant plants, disappear amongst the...

Tucked away in a lush haven of serenity, the Ménagerie is home to 200 or so species, a third of which are threatened with extinction. Welcome to...

Fully renovated, the Musée de l’Homme opened its doors to the public again on 17 October 2015 and is home to the brand new Evolution of Man and...

From the Patagonian pampas to the dry forests of Madagascar, discover a zoo which has been completely transformed and become immersed in the...

Lime trees, orchids, rabbits and roe deer are all inhabitants here. 2,500 species of tree and 8,000 greenhouse plants from all over the world live...

Concarneau is the oldest marine biology station in the world and was founded in 1859 by Victor Coste, a professor at the Collège de France. His...

Cro-Magnon has left some fine remains! You can explore them in the heart of the Dordogne, just a stone’s throw from the Lascaux caves. The Abri...

What does every naturalist dream of? Living in an open-air laboratory, as close as possible to what he is studying - plants and wildlife. Jean-...

In chillier climes, nature is full of wonderful surprises… In Upper Savoy, the "La Jaÿsinia" alpine botanical garden is the setting for around 2,...

At Menton, the real stars are the plants… In the heat of this famous Côte d’Azur resort lies an utterly charming exotic botanical garden, its soul...

A permanent room dedicated to virtual reality housed in the Gallery of Evolution (Grande Galerie de l’Évolution).

Would you like to learn even more from your visit to the Jardin des Plantes (Garden of Plants)?