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Nancy-Université, Nancy, France, Europe

Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy
Aquarium Museum of Nancy

Museum or Collection Type:
Natural History & Natural Science
Institutional Type:
Special Type: Zoo/Aquarium

Subject:
Palaeontology, Zoology

Address:
34, rue sainte Catherine 54000 NANCY

Opening Hours:
Tue-Sun: 9-12 and 14-18.

Contact:
Pierre-Antoine Gerard
pierre-antoine.gerard2@grand-nancy.org
Phone: +33 (0)3 83 32 99 97
Fax: +33 (0)3 83 32 30 16

Links:
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy
Nancy-Université

Description:
Most collections of the museum come from cabinets de curiosités or cabinets from amateurs and housing various objects such as stuffed animals, fossils, seagrass, medals and antiques collections ... the collection "ancestor of the Museum Aquarium" is not an exception to this tradition.