Place to see: Le museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France

Postcards about Le museum national d'histoire naturelle:

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  25 May 2008
  From:
  Marisa Gertz

  The Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, part of the various museums, research institutes, and zoos that make up France's National Museum of Natural History, is a far cry from most museums of a similar type.
  Situated in a flowering botanical garden, I was attracted by the silhouettes of enormous spines I could see through the garden-side windows. Inside, I found a place that looks as though it hasn't been changed since the 18th century. Managing to be both macabre and strangely beautiful, the museum blends the line between science and art.