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Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

Name: Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Step into a historic Marais mansion turned curiosity cabinet. Wander eccentrically decorated rooms filled with taxidermy, hunting-themed art, and contemporary installations that reveal humanity's strange bond with the natural world.

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Reasons to go

Located in a historic Marais mansion run by the Fondation François Sommer, mixing period interiors with contemporary art installations.
Combines hunting-themed art, taxidermy and antique weapons with modern works in eccentrically decorated rooms, unlike a typical natural history museum.
Features unusual displays like hunting dog collars and animated countryside videos depicting prey among its collection.

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Full description

Housed in a historic Marais mansion, this museum pairs hunting-themed art and taxidermy with contemporary artworks in eccentrically decorated rooms. Run by the Fondation François Sommer, it hosts temporary exhibitions, talks and events exploring the relationship between humans, animals and nature.

Its blend of antique interiors and modern installations gives it an unusual, atmospheric feel distinct from typical natural history museums.

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Address

62 Rue des Archives, 75003 Paris, France · Le Marais

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Closed Mondays
arrive at opening (11am) for a quieter visit through the two mansion buildings. Not a huge queue-prone spot, but the quirky exhibits reward unhurried browsing.

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Reviews

This may very well be the weirdest museum in Paris and definitely not for everyone, but for me a highlight of my trip. In short, it's a fresh, artful and creative look at hunting and the way humans treat animals. Grand rooms and beautifully crafted hunting weapons, mixed with provocative art-pieces and plain weird…

Robert Fischer

1/5

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