Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

Om museet

The museum was founded in 1967 by François and Jacqueline Sommer. It was inaugurated on February 21, 1967 by André Malraux in the Hôtel de Guénégaud, a 17th-century historic monument by the architect François Mansart. Conceived as the residence of an art lover, it brings together the collections assembled by its founders and continuously enriched for almost fifty years.

In 2007 the museum expanded into the neighbouring 18th-century Hôtel de Mongelas. The renovation went hand in hand with a change of perspective: starting from a history of hunting, the subject broadened to the relationships between human beings and animals, from antiquity to the present. The museum is run by the Fondation François Sommer, a recognised public-benefit foundation, and carries the “Musée de France” label.

Closed for works from July 1, 2019, the museum reopened with an additional floor of six galleries linking the two mansions and adding about 250 m² of space. The ground floor now offers a more spacious reception and a free-access museum shop.

The collections include paintings, drawings, sculptures, tapestries, weapons, armour, objets d'art, photographs and contemporary installations. They are shown alongside stuffed animals and interpretive material. Contemporary artists regularly intervene in the galleries and engage in dialogue with the older works.

Højdepunkter

• Two Marais mansions, including the Hôtel de Guénégaud by François Mansart
• Collections of ancient, modern and contemporary art devoted to animals
• Displays combining artworks and stuffed animals
• Late opening on Wednesday evenings
• Workshop visits and storytelling tours for families

Permanent udstilling

• Collections permanentes – Paintings, sculptures, tapestries, weapons and objets d'art from antiquity to today, combined with stuffed animals and contemporary works in the two mansions.

Grundlagt

1967

Ejer

Fondation François Sommer (reconnue d'utilité publique)

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 53.704

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: On the first Sunday of every month, admission is free for all visitors.

Full rate of €13 and reduced rate of €11 during temporary exhibition periods; €11 and €9 between two exhibitions. Other free admissions on proof: teachers, job seekers receiving the RSA, journalists, professional artists, members of ICOM and of the museum's Friends, among others.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke

A regular programme of workshop visits, storytelling tours and game trails, especially during school holidays, with materials provided. Pushchairs must be left at reception.

Transport & parkering

The museum's website gives no information about parking.

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Museum shop, freely accessible without an admission ticket during the museum's opening hours.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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