The renovated Musée Zoologique stands at the crossroads between science and society museums. The aim is to reposition the museum in a way that will enable it to reaffirm its role in preserving and enhancing its heritage collections, while at the same time transforming itself into a place for scientific outreach, open to the major issues facing society and encouraging close interaction between the public and those involved in research.
Located in the heart of the city and on the University campus, the Musée Zoologique is becoming a place where people can learn about the major issues facing society, particularly the environment, and explore the changing role of human beings in the animal world through its heritage collections.
In enlarged and renovated spaces, the museum will take visitors on a journey to the heart of the diversity of living things. The tour circuit will take visitors on a discovery of the history of the natural sciences and the workings of ecosystems, aided by a stronger presence of oral mediation and multimedia and interactive devices. This offer will be complemented by a policy of temporary exhibitions and a rich cultural programme, as well as access to educational workshops and a specialist bookshop.
