Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Béziers
Natural history museum in the Caserne Saint-Jacques in Béziers: birds, botany, minerals, fossils and insects. The storerooms are open only during special tours.
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Over het museum
The Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Béziers has carried the “musée de France” designation since 2003. It is housed in the Caserne Saint-Jacques, a former military building erected in 1702 by the architect d’Aviler, in the heart of one of the oldest districts of the town, next to the Saint-Jacques church dating from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Its collections cover ornithology, botany, mineralogy, fossils and insects. The museum also presents the Biterrois biotope, a rich exotic collection and freshwater and saltwater aquariums housing aquatic species from the region.
According to the national register of Musées de France, the Muséum is currently not open to the public. However, the Musées de Béziers exceptionally open its storerooms, in partnership with the Société d’étude des sciences naturelles de Béziers, during free guided tours by reservation.
Hoogtepunten
- Collections of ornithology, botany and mineralogy
- Fossils and insects
- The Biterrois biotope and an exotic collection
- Exceptional guided tours of the storerooms
- Caserne Saint-Jacques building, constructed in 1702
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
The Muséum is not regularly open; its storerooms are accessible during exceptional guided tours, which are free and require advance reservation.
Toegankelijkheid
The Muséum is not regularly open; its storerooms are accessible during exceptional guided tours, which are free and require advance reservation.
Kinderen & gezin
The Muséum is not regularly open; its storerooms are accessible during exceptional guided tours, which are free and require advance reservation.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Tour meeting point in front of the barrier on the avenue de la Marne (Caserne Saint-Jacques, 34500 Béziers).
Route plannenService & horeca
The Muséum is not regularly open; its storerooms are accessible during exceptional guided tours, which are free and require advance reservation.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
The Muséum is not regularly open; its storerooms are accessible during exceptional guided tours, which are free and require advance reservation.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | Guided tours of the storerooms with the Société d’étude des sciences naturelles de Béziers, advance reservation mandatory at 04 67 36 81 60; groups of 15 people maximum. |
