Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle

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The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de La Rochelle is a natural history museum located in the city of La Rochelle, France. The building is listed as a historic monument by order of October 27, 2003.^[1][2] He is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT).

The museum was reopened after a major renovation in 2007. It displays about 10,000 artifacts from naturalists and ethnographers since the 18th century.^[3]

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Gallery

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  Gardens of the museum
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  Malagasi gun seized by France in Madagascar in 1898.
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  A room in the museum.
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  Zarafa, the famous giraffe that inspired La mode à la girafe craze in 1820s France

External links

• Official website

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