La Rochelle Natural History Museum is a scientific institution. As a « Musée de France », it is at once a place of conservation, of presentation and exchanges of knowledges.
For museums professionals, rising Scientifics, curious, eager for knowledge peoples; the Museum have the right tools to satisfy you all.
It is a so wonderful cultural outgoing !
Now, the Museum suggests an interactive and modern museography.
The contemporary scenography integrates in perfect harmony, restored old spaces, and emphasises the charm and the beauty of a tricentennial architecture.
Discover a foretaste on the 10000 objects coming from ethnographic and naturalists’ collections gathered since the 18th century...
The Museum of La Rochelle is open from Tuesday to Sunday.
It is closed Mondays and the 1st January, the 1st May, the 14th July, the 1st and the 11th November, the 25th december.
According to the period of the year, here are the open hours.
From the 1st October to the 14th May:
- From Tuesday to Friday: 9 a.m. -6 p.m..
- Saturdays: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sundays and public holidays: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- The 1st Saturday of the month : 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- The 1st Sunday of the month: 10 a.m. – 7p.m.
From the 15th May to the 30th September:
- From Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
- Saturdays: 2 p.m. – 17 p.m.
- Sundays and public holidays: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- The 1st Saturday of the month : 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- The 1st Sunday of the month: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
La Rochelle Natural History Museum is a scientific institution. As a « Musée de France », it is at once a place of conservation, of presentation and exchanges of knowledges.
