Muséum Requien

Over het museum

The Muséum Requien is named after Esprit Requien (1788–1851), a naturalist, bibliophile and art lover from Avignon. In 1840 he bequeathed his collections and library to the Musée Calvet for the benefit of his fellow citizens. This holding is the origin of the city’s natural history collections, now managed by the City of Avignon together with the Institut Calvet.

The natural science collections were brought together in the 1940s in the Hôtel de Raphaélis de Soissans on rue Joseph Vernet, where the museum still stands. The museum holds the designation “Musée de France.”

The holdings are estimated at about 1.2 million specimens. They include geology (fossils, rocks, minerals), zoology (mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects and shells, stuffed or as skeletons) and botany. Requien’s herbarium alone holds between 150,000 and 300,000 plants. A permanent exhibition traces the geological history of the Vaucluse, and a natural science library, begun by Requien, is open to enthusiasts.

Hoogtepunten

• Free admission for everyone
• Permanent exhibition on the geological history of the Vaucluse
• Esprit Requien’s herbarium of several hundred thousand plants
• Zoology collections: stuffed animals, skeletons, insects and shells
• Housed in the Hôtel de Raphaélis de Soissans

Vaste collectie

• Exposition permanente : histoire géologique du Vaucluse – A geology and paleontology route tells the story of the département and its surroundings, with fossils, rocks and minerals.

Beheerder

Ville d'Avignon

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission for everyone.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The ground-floor level is accessible to wheelchair users. The museum is marked with a label for intellectual disability.

Kinderen & gezin

The museum welcomes school classes and school groups by reservation.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is located at 67 rue Joseph Vernet, in the center of Avignon. The museum holds the Accueil Vélo label.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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