Guided tours of the Bordeaux Collections Conservation Centre

Name: Guided tours of the Bordeaux Collections Conservation Centre
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Muséum de Bordeaux - sciences et nature

The Collections Conservation Centre of the Bordeaux Museum – Science and Nature, is a place dedicated to the preventive conservation of natural history collections and a powerful tool ...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

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Free. Registration required.

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The Collections Conservation Centre of the Bordeaux Museum of Science and Nature is a place dedicated to the preventive conservation of natural history collections and an effective tool for their management. It allows the conservation and study of these collections in optimal conditions, as well as the preparation of specimens for permanent exhibitions.
Enjoy free tours, guided and commented by members of the museum’s scientific team.
Please note that the collections conservation centre is not located on the same site as the museum. Practical information will be provided when booking.

About the location

Muséum de Bordeaux - sciences et nature

5 place Bardineau, 33000 Bordeaux

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Founded in 1791, the Bordeaux Natural History Office is one of the oldest public collections in France. It first takes place on the aisles of Tourny in the former hotel of the Academy which it shares with the gallery of paintings, the lapidary museum, the library, the school of fine arts and an observatory. It was opened to the public in 1811.
In 1857, the Hotel de Lisleferme, built in 1780 on the edge of the Public Garden, was acquired by the municipality. The building has been extensively transformed and refurbished. At the end of 1862, the collections were transferred and the new establishment was renamed the Natural History Museum. The collections are presented according to the objective set by the scientists: to describe, name and classify nature, the living as the mineral world.
The expanded and renovated museum of the 21st century aims to show how our gaze on nature has evolved, from yesterday to today, how the acquisition of new knowledge can challenge our representations. To d