Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg

Over het museum

The collections of the zoological museum go back to the natural history cabinet of the physician and naturalist Jean Hermann (1738–1800). After his death, the City of Strasbourg bought the collection in 1804 to prevent it from being scattered. It was then housed in several places around the city and enriched through purchases, donations and exchanges.

After 1871, the other scientific collections passed to the university, while the zoology collections remained the property of the City and moved in 1893 to a new building on boulevard de la Victoire, near the historic campus. The Second World War hit the museum hard: a large part of the large mammals was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1944. The museum reopened in 1946 and has been renovated several times.

Closed for works in September 2019, the museum reopened on September 19, 2025, after a project led by the City and the University of Strasbourg. It holds more than a million specimens, of which some 1,800 are on display. The route covers the history of the natural sciences and how ecosystems work, with more oral mediation and multimedia and interactive displays.

Hoogtepunten

• Reopened in September 2025 after six years of renovation
• Around 1,800 specimens on display out of more than a million in the collections
• Route on the diversity of life and ecosystems
• History of the collections, from Jean Hermann’s cabinet onwards
• Multimedia and interactive displays
• Educational workshop and specialized bookshop-boutique

Vaste collectie

• Parcours : la diversité du vivant – The route presents the history of the natural sciences and how ecosystems function, based on the museum’s collections.

Beheerder

Ville de Strasbourg (Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The entry ticket also gives access to temporary exhibitions and guided tours. Tickets are sold only at the museum ticket desks, with no online sales or booking. Free admission for job seekers, recipients of social assistance, members of ICOM and several friends’ associations, and holders of the Museums-PassMusées, the Pass Alsace (Otipass) under its conditions, the Carte Culture and the Carte Atout’voir. Passes (a 1-day pass and one-year passes, solo, duo and tribe) are sold at the desks. Free admission for members of the Association des Amis du Musée Zoologique.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility: at reception, a platform lift leads to the lift that serves the floors; wheelchairs are lent. For visitors with low vision or blindness there are texts in Braille, raised elements and sound devices. For deaf or hard-of-hearing visitors, videos have subtitles and there is an induction loop amplifier at the ticket desk. The museum is broadly accessible to people with intellectual disabilities, except for a few more technical rooms. Guide dogs are welcome.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Family workshops from age 4 on some weekends and during school holidays; play trails and visit sheets are free at the ticket desks. The route includes interactive displays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on boulevard de la Victoire, near the historic campus of the University of Strasbourg.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Specialized bookshop-boutique. Cloakroom and lockers subject to availability, with no large luggage. There is no information about Wi-Fi on the museum’s pages.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Rooms and spaces can be hired for professional events on request from the Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg (Musees-LocationEspaces@strasbourg.eu).

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