The herbarium of Esprit Requien, a heritage of nature.

Name: L’herbier d’Esprit Requien, un patrimoine de nature.
Start: 2022-09-17T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée Requien

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

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Property of the Calvet Foundation, the herbarium of Esprit Requien (1788-1851) is a botanical monument. Supported by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the City of Avignon began its conditioning, with the help of volunteers. This meticulous work on 19th century plants is a very good introduction to the creation of a herbarium today. It is also the prerequisite for a better knowledge of the past biodiversity, to better enlighten us on the evolution of the present flora

Types d'événement

Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire

Thème 2022

Patrimoine durable

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À propos du lieu

Musée Requien

67 rue Joseph Vernet 84000 Avignon

Vaucluse
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Museum Requien bears the name of its founder Esprit Requien (1788-1851) who, passionate about natural sciences, fine arts and informed bibliophile gave his collections to the Calvet Foundation to offer to his fellow citizens. The natural history collections, gathered in the hotel of Raphaélis de Soissans, count several hundreds of thousands of samples, the only herbarium of Requien counts about 300,000 plants. Minerals, rocks, fossils and shells complete this collection where scientists find material for study. Since then, the donations of individuals or associations and the purchases of the Calvet Foundation have not ceased and have come to enrich this naturalist ensemble of first order. It is also an internationally recognized research centre.