National Museum of Natural History, France
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The French
National Museum of Natural History, known in
French as the
'
(abbreviation MNHN'''), is the national
natural history museum of
France and a of higher education part of
Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in
Paris, France, within the
Jardin des Plantes on the left bank of the River
Seine. It was formally founded in 1793, during the
French Revolution, but was begun even earlier in 1635 as the royal garden of medicinal plants. The museum now has 14 sites throughout France.
Since the 2014 reform, it has been headed by a chairman, assisted by deputy managing directors. The Museum has a staff of approximately 2,350 members, including six hundred researchers. It is a member of the national network of naturalist collections (RECOLNAT).
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