The National Museum of Natural History of France is located in Paris, inside the Jardin des Plantes botanical garden.
It is one of the most important natural history museums in the world.
What to see at the Natural History Museum in Paris
The Natural History Museum de Paris is made up of several rooms with exhibits dedicated to the fields of geology, botany, mineralogy, anatomy, paleontology and zoology.
Evolution Gallery Tickets
7,000 specimens under a giant ceiling in a gigantic 19th-century room in Paris
You can admire dinosaur bones , a marine biology station and another of the rooms is known as Galerie des Enfants , a special exhibition made with the little ones in mind.
Next to the Museum of Natural History, also inside the Jardin des Plantes is the La Ménagerie zoo, one of the first public zoos in the world. Buy zoo tickets.
These places are part of the favorite visits with children in Paris. We recommend it 100% if you visit Paris with your family.
Prices
You can buy tickets for each room, or combined:
- Great Gallery of Evolution: €10 / Reduced price €7 Buy tickets
- Great Gallery of Evolution + temporary exhibition: €12 / Reduced price €9
- Grand Gallery of Evolution + Galerie des Enfants : €12 / Reduced price €9
- Grand Gallery of Evolution + temporary exhibitions + Galerie des Enfants : €14 / Reduced price €11
Reduced price is offered to European visitors or residents up to 25 years of age. There are discounts for families
Free admission for children under 3 years of age and for people with disabilities and their companions.
Schedules
10am – 6pm / CLOSED ON TUESDAYS
Address
Rue Cuvier 57, Paris
How to get
Metro lines 5, 7 and 10, Censier Daubenton, Austerlitz and Jussie stations / RER: line C, Austerlitz station / Buses 24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89 and 91
nearby places
- Jardin des Plantes (and the Zoo La Ménagerie)
- Latin Quarter
- Pantheon
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