The museum was created in 1819. It has been located at various places, including the Chapelle des Bernardines, before settling in 1869 at the Palais Longchamp, which it shares with the Musée des Beaux-Arts.
The museum is now under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.[3] It was classified as a museum of France in 2002.[citation needed]
Exhibitionsedit
The museum houses 83,000 zoological specimens, 200, 000 botanical specimens, 81,000 fossils, and 8,000 mineral specimens. It was visited by 103,543 people in 2014.[4]
The four exhibitions areas are:
Salle safari (world fauna): section concentrating on accidental imports through the port.
Salle de Provence (regional fauna and flora): section concerning Provence wildlife.
The museum also organises conferences and temporary exhibitions. Its best known director was naturalist Antoine-Fortuné Marion (1846–1900), in office at the end of the 19th century.
Referencesedit
^Augustin Fabre, Les rues de Marseille, édition Camoin, Marseille, 1869, 5 volumes, tome 5 p. 213 (in French).
^"MHNHM: Herbarium Details - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^Milherou, Dominique. "Natural History Museum, Palais Longchamp, Marseille". Tourisme-Marseille.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
^Fréquentation sur la plate-forme de données ouvertes du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (in French).
muséum, histoire, naturelle, marseille, muséum, histoire, naturel, marseille, also, known, english, natural, history, museum, marseille, most, visited, natural, history, museums, france, founded, 1819, jean, baptiste, marquis, montgrand, christophe, villeneuve. The Museum d histoire naturel de Marseille also known in English as the Natural History Museum of Marseille is one of the most visited natural history museums in France It was founded in 1819 by Jean Baptiste marquis de Montgrand and Christophe de Villeneuve Bargemon prefect of the Bouches du Rhone department It is located in the Palais Longchamp 4th arrondissement of Marseille built according to the plans of Henri Jacques Esperandieu 1 The Palais Longchamp which houses the Museum d histoire naturelle and Musee des beaux arts de MarseilleIts museum abbreviation used when giving identifiers to specimens is MHNM 2 Contents 1 History 2 Exhibitions 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe museum was created in 1819 It has been located at various places including the Chapelle des Bernardines before settling in 1869 at the Palais Longchamp which it shares with the Musee des Beaux Arts The museum is now under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research 3 It was classified as a museum of France in 2002 citation needed Exhibitions editThe museum houses 83 000 zoological specimens 200 000 botanical specimens 81 000 fossils and 8 000 mineral specimens It was visited by 103 543 people in 2014 4 The four exhibitions areas are Salle safari world fauna section concentrating on accidental imports through the port Salle de Provence regional fauna and flora section concerning Provence wildlife Salle d osteologie comparative anatomy Salle de prehistoire sur l evolution prehistory and evolution The museum also organises conferences and temporary exhibitions Its best known director was naturalist Antoine Fortune Marion 1846 1900 in office at the end of the 19th century References edit Augustin Fabre Les rues de Marseille edition Camoin Marseille 1869 5 volumes tome 5 p 213 in French MHNHM Herbarium Details The William amp Lynda Steere Herbarium sweetgum nybg org Retrieved 2022 10 28 Milherou Dominique Natural History Museum Palais Longchamp Marseille Tourisme Marseille com in French Retrieved 2023 05 08 Frequentation sur la plate forme de donnees ouvertes du ministere de la Culture et de la Communication in French External links editSite internet museum marseille org La page du museum sur le site de la mairie town hall 43 18 14 1 N 5 23 40 3 E 43 303917 N 5 394528 E 43 303917 5 394528 nbsp This French museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Museum d 27histoire naturelle de Marseille amp oldid 1153826947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
