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The Musee de L'Homme
Submitted by Editors on October 20, 2008 - 7:16am.
Founded in 1937, this internationally-famous institution is currently preparing its renovation around the natural and cultural history of man, the main themes being: origins, the peculiarities of the human species and a cultural history of humanity.Left, a part of the cast of Lucy's skeleton, Australopithecus who lived 3.2 million years ago. Right, the entrance to the Musée de l'Homme in the Palais du Trocadéro
Orsay Museum
Submitted by Editors on October 20, 2008 - 5:00am.
A museum in a station
The history of the museum, of its building is quite unusual. In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens, the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. So the building itself could be seen as the first "work of art" in the Musee d'Orsay, which displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.
From station to museum
The Menagerie / Jardins des Plantes
Submitted by Editors on October 17, 2008 - 11:43am.
With its astonishing architectural elements (mainly dating from the 18th and 19th centuries), the Ménagerie is the world’s oldest zoo that retains its original appearance. It offers 4,500 m2 (48,400 sq. ft) of greenery which is home to a thousand animals.
The Galeries de Paléontologie et d'Anatomie Comparee
Submitted by Editors on October 17, 2008 - 11:21am.
It's indeed a prestigious journey into the world of skeletons, organs and shells that the Galeries de Paléontologie et d'Anatomie Comparée hold in store! A spectacular way of discovering the organisation of living beings and delving into the world of animals of the past.
The Jardin des Plantes at the Natural History National Museum
Submitted by Editors on October 17, 2008 - 11:16am.
Asiatic Arts Guimet Museum
Submitted by Editors on October 17, 2008 - 10:48am.
Guimet Museum
History of the Museum
