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Address Palais Longchamp, Rue Espérandieu, 13004 Marseille, France Hours Closed now Wednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Palais Longchamp, Musée des Beaux‑Arts - Marseille, Marseille History Museum, Musée Grobet‑Labadié, Musée Cantini Profiles | ||
The Muséum d’histoire naturel de Marseille or Natural History Museum of Marseille was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand. It is located in the Palais Longchamp.
The museum houses 83,000 zoological specimens, 200, 000 botanical specimens, 81,000 fossils, and 8,000 mineral specimens.
The four exhibitions areas are
The museum organises conferences and temporary exhibitions.
History-One of the museums directors was Antoine Fortuné Marion(1846–1900).
References
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA