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Marseille, France

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Natural history museum· Museum· Tourist attraction

Natural History Museum of Marseille Reviews | Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Natural History Museum of Marseille is located in Marseille, France on Palais Longchamp (aile droite, Boulevard Jardin Zoologique. Natural History Museum of Marseille is rated 4.2 out of 5 in the category natural history museum in France.

Address

Palais Longchamp (aile droite, Boulevard Jardin Zoologique

Phone

+33 491145950

Amenities

Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible toilet

Open hours

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Yasser Ashfaq

The Muséum d’histoire naturel de Marseille, also known in English as the Natural History Museum of Marseille, is one of the most visited natural history museums in France. It was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

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Old Kakuli

Wonderful exhibition ... in a beautiful building .. with Art Gallery next door

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Ume.aishah-noor

Mine and my children's favourite stop, of a day in this old city. First of all it was indoor and air-conditioned, we Brits aren't used to such heat! Second it wasn't too busy when we arrived. Third, it's practically a zoo, except the animals are stuffed and dead, but that means you can almost touch them... Almost, but don't!! You are NOT allowed to touch them. And in all honesty why would you? Ew. A massive Fossil, skeletons of long forgotten dinosaurs, dozens of animals and birds. You can feel the fur of a Mink fox( softttt!!!). Stare at the pictures all you want, but going there in real life is completely different adventure. I would recommend all parents with children to go once.

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Chris Mayes

1 fairly dismal room, full of oddities. Looks a bit like they are renovating and forgot to close to avoid disappointment.

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Tony Popa

The Muséum d’histoire naturel de Marseille, also known in English as the Natural History Museum of Marseille, is one of the most visited natural history museums in France. It was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon, prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. It is located in the Palais Longchamp, 4th arrondissement of Marseille, built according to the plans of Henri-Jacques Espérandieu. The museum houses 83,000 zoological specimens, 200, 000 botanical specimens, 81,000 fossils, and 8,000 mineral specimens. The four exhibitions areas are: Salle safari (world fauna): section concentrating on accidental imports through the port; Salle de Provence (regional fauna and flora): section concerning Provence wildlife; Salle d'ostéologie: comparative anatomy; Salle de préhistoire, sur l'évolution: prehistory and evolution. The museum also organises conferences and temporary exhibitions. Its best known director was naturalist Antoine-Fortuné Marion (1846–1900), in office at the end of the 19th century.

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Raj Kanani

The Marseille History Museum (Musée d'Histoire de Marseille) is the local historical and archaeological museum of Marseille in France. It was opened in 1983, the first town historical museum in France, to display the major archaeological finds discovered when the site was excavated in 1967 for commercial redevelopment and the construction of the Centre de la Bourse shopping centre. The museum building, which is entered from within the centre, opens onto the \jardin des vestiges\, a garden containing the stabilised archaeological remains of classical ramparts, port buildings, a necropolis and so on...

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Michelle Bromley

Loved it. Highly recommended. All ages will enjoy visiting here

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Norbert Asschert

A quirky old fashioned Natural History museum. It still has the atmosphere of a museum of the early 20th century. The showcases are made of wood and carry the hallmarks of cabinet makers who used old techniques. They still have the original blown and rolled glass. There are no high tech interactives to distract from the content. The pieces on display are probably as old as the museum itself and show it. But it is all we'll kept and obviously lovingly maintained.

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