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26 Hectares of galleries, greenHouses, laboratories , learning facil i t ies and a zoo

Grande Galerie de l’Évolution (Gallery of evolution)

Galerie des enfants (Children’s Gallery)

Galerie de minÉraloGie et de GÉoloGie (mineraloGy and GeoloGy Gallery)

Galeries d’anatomie ComParÉe et de PalÉontoloGie (ComParative anatomy and PaleontoloGy Galleries)

Cabinet d’histoire (museum history Gallery)

Grandes serres (Greenhouses)

mÉnaGerie du Jardin des Plantes (Zoo)

Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des plantes

Musée de l’HoMMe (MuseuM of Mankind) / under renovation

arboretuM - CHèvreloup

parC zoologique de par is (zoo) / under renovation

Centre d’éCologie générale (Centre for general eCology) - brunoy /Closed to tHe publ iC

CresCo (Centre for researCH and eduCat ion on Coastal systeMs) / Closed to tHe publ iC

MarinariuM, Marine b iology stat ion - ConCarneau

réserve de la Haute-touCHe (Haute touCHe nature reserve) - obterre

Musée de l’abr i pataud (abr i pataud MuseuM)

HarMas de fabre (fabre MuseuM) - sér ignan du CoMtat

“la Jays inia” alp ine garden - saMoëns

Jardins botaniques exo-t iques (exot iC botaniCal gardens) - Menton

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Understanding and preserving nature

the musÉum is a PubliC Cultural, sCientifiC and Professional establishment under the double authority of the frenCh ministry of hiGher learninG and researCh, and the ministry of eColoGy, sustainable develoPment and enerGy

Cover Photos: Cypraea sp Or «COWZry», raDIOGrapHy © asT-rX/MNHN VIGNeTTes LeFT TO rIGHT: QuarTZ © pHOTO sT HILaIre/a.DaHMaNe/MNHN ; sOuTHerN CrOWNeD pIGeON © F -G GraNDIN/MNHN ; HauTe-TOuCHe reserVe LaBOraTOry © F -G GraNDIN/MNHN ; raVeNaLa MaDaGasCarIeNsIs, MaDaGasCar © p. LaFaITe/MNHN ; OBserVa-T ION OF aLGae IN THe F IeLD, MaDaGasCar © XaVIer DesMIer/MNHN/pNI ; uMa MesOsTIGMa © p. BLaNCHOT/MNHN.LarGe INsIDe pHOTOs LeFT TO rIGHT: Lys © MNHN ; BuTTerFLy arGeMa MIMOsae, MOZaMBIQue © XaVIer DesMIer/MNHN/pNI ; rHODOCHrOsITe © pHOTO sT HILaIre/a.DaHMaNe/MNHN.

TrIMeresarus aLLDaBrIs© B. Faye/MNHN

sTaTue By JaCQueMarT, JarDIN Des pLaNTes © M. COHeN/MNHN

sCHOOL OF BOTaNy, JarDIN Des pLaNTes© F. -G. GraNDIN/MNHN

INseCTs,GraNDe GaLerIe De L’ÉVOLuTION© C. F ICaJa

teaM: 2,000 emPloyees

researcH: 500 sCientists, 19 researCh unitsaPProximately 1,500 sCientifiC PubliCations

education: 350 Graduate students in house (200 masters,150 doCtoral); 3,000 sChool teaChers trained

collections: 68 mill ion natural history sPeCimens; 106 ColleCtions; 800,000 tyPe sPeCimens; 2,5 mill ion doCuments in the Combined l ibraries

Visitor attendance: 2 mill ion visitors at Paid faCil it ies Close to 10 mill ion in all 12 loCations in franCe, 3 in Paris

Key figures

1635 royal ediCt CreatinG the Jardin royal des Plantes mÉdiCinales

1739 - 1788 buffon administration

10 june 1793 revolutionary deCree GivinG rise to the musÉum d’histoire naturelle durinG the 18th and 19th Centuries, eminent sCientists inCludinG Jussieu, Geoffroy saint-hilaire, lamarCk, Cuvier, Chevreul and beCquerel serve as direCtor. 1793 foundinG of the mÉnaGerie at the Jardin des Plantes

1841 oPeninG of the Galerie de minÉraloGie et de GÉoloGie

1898 oPeninG of the Galeries d’anatomie ComParÉe et de PalÉontoloGie

1934 oPeninG of the ParC ZooloGique de Paris in the bois de vinCennes

1939 oPeninG of the musÉe de l’homme at troCadÉro

1994 oPeninG of the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution

2010 oPeninG of the Galerie des enfants and re-oPeninG of the Grandes serres in the Jardin des Plantes

Key events

museum locations

Jardin des plantes

JarDIN Des pLaNTes © M. COHeN/MNHN

A daily commitment… At the crossroads of the Earth, life and human sciences, the Muséum has devoted its resources to the study of nature for close to 400 years.

Our fivefold mission is to: - maintain our exceptional collections, - conduct state of the art research, - provide multidisciplinary education, - offer recognized expertise, - ensure the dissemination of knowledge needed to protect biodiversity and our natural heritage.The Muséum is a unique repository with a major scientific legacy that allies unparalleled knowledge and know-how.

Our educational offer is threefold:

- Master’s in Evolution, natural

heritage and societies (6 majors);

- Doctoral program in Natural

and human sciences;

- Continuing education for

school teachers

education

A National centre of reference on nature, the Muséum carries out a mission of expertise for the French government and for many other national, international, public and private organizations.

Education is one of the Muséum’s founding missions, dating back almost four centuries. Programmes draw on our vast collections and multidisciplinary research.

The Muséum’s expertise is

grounded in scientific knowledge.

We provide the scientific basis

for decision-making on nature

conservation policy and the

characterization of conservation

status for species, natural habitats

and ecosystems. We also develop

indicators and conduct impact

studies for new development

projects. Our mission is totally

consistent with sustainable

development.

exPertise

From the time of its creation, the Muséum’s vocation has been to transmit naturalist knowledge. Today this involves raising awareness about the importance of biodiversity and the future of the planet.

Whether it be through our galleries,

zoological and botanical gardens,

permanent and temporary

exhibitions, live collections, school

programmes, public courses,

conferences and films, access to

the unique documentation in our

libraries or sharing content online,

our goal at the Muséum is clear:

make knowledge about nature

accessible to all.

dissemination of Knowledge

A veritable library of life, the Muséum manages, enriches and makes available one of the world’s three largest natural history collections.

Our collections cover every area

of biodiversity, past and present:

plants, animals, fossils, minerals

and meteorites, as well as

prehistoric, anthropological and

ethnological artefacts. We are also

home to one of the world’s largest

library catalogues in these fields,

with an incomparable collection of

reference works and documentation

on nature, life and the history of

both, which we preserve, add to

and lend.

A record of nature’s diversity,

our natural history collections

and documentation represent

an exceptional tool for scientists

worldwide.

collections: conservation and enrichment

The Muséum is dedicated to the study of Earth and life on Earth, from their origins to modern times. It fills a unique position on the biodiversity research landscape.

The heirs to a long tradition of

voyages of discovery, our scientists

conduct research both in the lab

and in the field, participating in

numerous missions in France and

worldwide to inventory and study

the planet’s natural and cultural

diversity.

To better understand the Earth’s

history and evolution, as well as

human impact on nature,

the Muséum relies on a number

of complementary disciplines:

geology, palaeontology, systematics,

ecology, biology, physiology,

genetics, chemistry, prehistory,

anthropology, ethnology, and more.

5 missions

sTeM RUSCUS SP . MICrOsCOpIC VIeW© J.M. BauFLe/MNHN

rOCK CrysTaL LaureL LeaF pOINT© D. pONsarD/MNHN

WeeVIL, BasaL eOCeNe aMBer FrOM pICarDy, asT-rX pLaTFOrM IMaGING © NeL/asT-rX/MNHN

research: fundamental and aPPlied