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.
Services
- Pets welcome
- Tour free of charge
Opening
From 01/06 to 30/09/2025 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
From 01/10 to 31/10/2025 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
From 01/11 to 31/12/2025 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Closed exceptionally on December 25th.
Prices
Free of charge.
Languages spoken
- French
Contact
Requien Museum – Natural History Museum65 rue Joseph Vernet
84000 Avignon
Coordinates
Longitude: 4.803387Latitude: 43.94664
Location
Longitude: 4.803387
Latitude: 43.94664