Avignon
Requien Museum – Natural History Museum
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A Museum of France, centre for research, study, documentation and education on natural history. Displays of fossils, minerals, naturalised animals.
It has over 900,000 specimens and is one of the biggest Museums outside of Paris. Many different exhibitions. Large research library, reserves open to researchers only.
Museum is free and open to the public.
The Requien Museum is named after its founder, Esprit Requien (1788 - 1851) who left his collections and library to the Calvet Museum in 1840. From a very early age, Esprit Requien devoted his time to botany, malacology and paleontology. The Requien Museum moved to the 18th -century Raphaélis de Soissans house, next to the Calvet Museum, in 1943.
Museum is free and open to the public.
The Requien Museum is named after its founder, Esprit Requien (1788 - 1851) who left his collections and library to the Calvet Museum in 1840. From a very early age, Esprit Requien devoted his time to botany, malacology and paleontology. The Requien Museum moved to the 18th -century Raphaélis de Soissans house, next to the Calvet Museum, in 1943.
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Services
- Tour free of charge
Dates and times
From 02/01 to 29/02/2024.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
From 01/03 to 31/05/2024.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.
From 01/06 to 30/09/2024.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
From 01/10 to 31/10/2024.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
From 01/11 to 31/12/2024.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on December 25th.
Languages spoken
- French
Prices
Free of charge.
Contact
Requien Museum – Natural History Museum67 rue Joseph Vernet
84000 Avignon
Tel :
View number
04 13 60 51 20
E-Mail : museum.requien@mairie-avignon.com
Website : https://www.avignon.fr
E-Mail : museum.requien@mairie-avignon.com
Website : https://www.avignon.fr