National Museum of Natural History, France

French National Museum of Natural History

Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Grand Gallery of Evolution of the National Museum of Natural History
Location within Paris
Established	June 10, 1793; 231 years ago (1793-06-10)
Location	57 Rue Cuvier, Paris, France
Coordinates	48°50′32″N 02°21′22″E / 48.84222°N 2.35611°E / 48.84222; 2.35611
Type	Natural history museum
Collection size	67 million specimens[1]
Visitors	3.8 million in 2023[2]
Director	Gilles Bloch
Public transit access	Jussieu Place Monge Austerlitz
Website	www.mnhn.fr
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle network
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Jardin des Plantes Musée de l'Homme Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes Brunoy Ecology Research Centre Chèvreloup Arboretum Jardin botanique exotique de Menton Marinarium Concarneau Marine Biology Station Paris Zoological Park (Vincennes Zoo) Cleres Zoological Park Research and Education Centre on Coastal Systems Haute Touche Zoological Park Jaysinia Alpine Garden Abri Pataud Prehistoric Museum L’Harmas de Fabre

The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a grand établissement of higher education part of Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River Seine. It was formally founded in 1793, during the French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The museum now has 14 sites throughout France.

Since the 2014 reform, it has been headed by a chairman, assisted by deputy managing directors. The Museum has a staff of approximately 2,350 members, including six hundred researchers.^[3] It is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT).