Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse

Museum Toulouse, Occitanie, France

What to expect

The Muséum de Toulouse is a museum that showcases a vast collection of over two million pieces in modern and interactive spaces, laboratories, and a botanical garden. The museum's permanent exhibition invites visitors to discover the Earth and its inhabitants, with a focus on the theme 'Science and Consciousness of the living'. The museum has a collection of plant species and offers interactive exhibits, making it a great place to visit with family and friends. The museum also has a mediatheque with a collection of scientific popularization works, including books on botany for young people

Plan your family visit to the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse with these blog insights 👇

The Natural History Museum of Toulouse

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the permanent exhibit, which is on three floors and features naturalized animals, skeletons, and a section on the diversity of life on Earth. We also checked out the temporary exhibit on Easter Island

Highlights: My son loved seeing the dinosaurs on the first floor, and we all enjoyed the interactive exhibits for kids and adults ✨

Visit Toulouse: What to see, what to do with the family?

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse, a museum with a rich collection of natural history exhibits and a botanical garden

Highlights: We enjoyed exploring the museum and learning about the natural world. The botanical garden was a nice addition to the experience ✨

Midi-Pyrénées tour in a camper van with the family

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a big part of the day visiting the museum, which was very interesting to explore with its 4 thematic zones inviting to the exploration of our planet and the world of living things

Highlights: The museum was very interesting to explore ✨

Visit the Natural History Museum of Toulouse

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent several hours visiting the museum with the kids without seeing the time pass! We visited the 4 thematic zones: 'Terre, planète active', 'L'ordre du vivant', 'Continuum et rupture' and 'Les grandes fonctions du vivant'

Highlights: The kids were fascinated by the dinosaurs, the minerals and the animals. We were all impressed by the variety of species and the way they were presented ✨

Visiting Toulouse with the family: the essentials

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent several hours exploring the museum's collections

Highlights: We were fascinated by the exhibits on dinosaurs and the natural world ✨

GARDEN OF PLANTS MUSEUM

This family's experience:

Activities: We discovered this place by chance. We visited the museum of natural history and ethnology, located in the Jardin des Plantes. We saw the permanent exhibition, and also the temporary exhibition on baby animals

Highlights: The temporary exhibition on baby animals was adapted for children under 6 years old. There were numerous baby animals represented and games to discover touch, videos. We thought it was a nice discovery ✨