Muséum de Grenoble
Museum ( Sciences and technology / Environment / Natural history / Minerals / Natural sciences )
Description
Located in the heart of the Jardin des Plantes, the Museum offers 2,800 m² of natural heritage exhibits.
With more than three million specimens in its reserves, an exceptional mineralogy collection, tens of thousands of fossils, insects and birds, and a unique herbarium for botanical knowledge, it is an essential place for discovering nature, mountains and science.
Built in the 19th century in the plant-filled setting of the Jardin des Plantes, the Grenoble Museum is now a meeting place, welcoming visitors and sharing knowledge of the human, life and earth sciences. An experience for all the family!
The museum's collections are regularly featured in permanent and temporary exhibitions, and are the focus of a wide range of activities: workshops, films, lectures, debates...
With 6 accessible rooms, the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Grenoble is a conservation and presentation center for our natural heritage, and a remarkable site for the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
> La Montagne Vivante (The Living Mountain): a veritable meeting place for the natural environment and animal species of the Alpine world, whose diversity can be explored from slide show to slide show.
> Cristal Symphonie: this 13-faceted cavern is an invitation to curiosity and wonder. Unusual shapes and colors raise the question of how minerals are formed.
> Atlas: here you can see, hear and touch all at once! The playful aspect of this room is designed to arouse children's curiosity. The many games set out in front of the display cases create a high degree of interactivity between the very young, parents and museum objects.
> Genesis of the Alps: what was it like before the Alps? This exhibition room allows visitors to understand how the Alps were formed as part of Earth's great history.
> Paroles de terre: the story of life told by exceptional fossils.
> Jardin des Plantes: a magnificent garden featuring rare trees, greenhouses, waterways...
Public transport: tramway A, Verdun Préfecture stop or tramway C, Hôtel-de-Ville stop
Bus line 15 and C9, Bir Hakeim stop