Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature is a private museum of hunting and nature located in the IIIe arrondissement at 62, rue des Archives, Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays and holidays; an admission fee is charged.

The museum was founded in 1964 by François and Jacqueline Sommer, and is operated by the Fondation de la Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature. It is housed within the Hôtel de Guénégaud (1651-1655), designed by architect François Mansart, and since 2002 in the Hôtel de Mongelas (1703) as well. Its collections are organized as follows:

  • The image of the animal, Hôtel de Mongelas - taxidermy and trophies, a cabinet of curiosities, exhibits featuring wolves, falcons and other birds, horses, dogs, hunting horns, and paintings by Jan Brueghel, Lucas Cranach, André Derain, and Peter Paul Rubens.
  • Art and the Hunt, Hôtel de Guénégaud - hunting weapons including crossbows and arquebuses, a Regency style room with sculpture by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Alfred De Dreux, Alexandre-François Desportes, Jean-Baptiste Huet, Jean-Baptiste Santerre, and Antoine Charles Horace Vernet.

See also

  • List of museums in Paris

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Noa Berger
10 March 2014
A must-see for anyone looking for something other than the classical and renaissance art Paris has too much of. An absolutely crazy museum in the Marais, filled with taxidermies and ancient guns.
Emerson Povey
5 February 2017
Don't forget to look in drawers and under displays - there's loads more hidden away
pyramus ????
20 May 2017
Just wow! Craziest combination of works i've ever seen in a museum. Think Wes Anderson x David Lynch. Perfect art direction and beautiful surroundings will launch you on an unexpectedly dark trip...
Josh Baker
27 August 2014
Your preconceptions will quickly be dashed as you explore this bizarre collection. Very much worth a visit, especially as it’s so close to the Pompidou Centre.
J
7 January 2018
Nice Sophie Calle exhibition. The museum itself is not huge, not sure it merits a visit on its own.
Efflamine ????
20 September 2014
Un musée cabinet de curiosité qui vaut le détour - une belle collection d'animaux et de fusils - un bon moment de découverte
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60 Rue des Archives, 75003 Paris, France Get directions
Sat 11:00 AM–Midnight
Sun 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Mon 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
Tue 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wed 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
Thu 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

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