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Musee de lHomme Paris Overview

Musée de l'Homme or the Museum of Mankind is an anthropology museum located in the city of Paris. The educational museum was opened by Paul Rivet in 1937 with the vision of a laboratory museum. This place is also a research center opening its doors in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Here, you will see famous features, including the remains and fossils from the past focusing on Mankind’s history, evolution, different species, and possible future.

Musée de l'Homme is an anthropology museum in the city of Paris offering a unique perspective of evolution of mankind. The educational site is located in the 16th arrondissement of the city facing the River Seine with the views of Eiffel Tower. The 2500 m^2 museum was established in 1937 by ethnologist Paul Rivet. This museum is a research center and is a part of seven departments of The French National Museum of Natural History. Musée de l'Homme is home to prehistorical, archaeological, biological, and cultural anthropology. A team of reputed researchers, ethnobiologist, geneticists, primatologists, prehistorians, and many more are available at the center. The museum was built on a vision of being a laboratory museum and hence, it was fulfilled in 2015. The museum holds a permanent exhibition “Galerie de l’Homme” with around 1800 objects on display.

The artifacts in the museum represent Europe, Asia, America, Africa, Oceania, and many more regions from all across the world. The 19th-century collections for art and science are displayed under the name of “envolee des busters’. The collection will make you understand the evolution and the unity of Homo Sapiens sharing 99% of DNA. Paul Rivet’s vision was based on the idea of one humanity, leading to the display of the evolution of human societies through the collection. Explore the Europe Tour Packages gallery features a variety of skulls belonging to different human races and people existing in prehistoric times.

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Highlights

• Enter the museum to develop deep knowledge about Mankind and its four major aspects- history, evolution, culture, and future. 
• Educate yourself by reading the information in the interactive modules placed in different sections of the museum. 
• Witness the anatomy of the extinct human species in the permanent exhibition of Galerie de l’Homme. 
• Teleport yourself to the long times of the human species of Homo Sapiens and Neanderthalensis but the remains found in the zone of ancestor shelter.
• Say hello to your ancestor who lived 28,000 years ago known popularly as ‘the old man.
• Explore the Burial Treasure containing 4 of the oldest objects- the Venus of Lespugue, the Madeleine plaque, and the notched stick from Montgaudier. 
• Travel back in the 1960s through the express bus of Dakar that once operated on the local route of Senegal. 
• Get the picturesque ground-level views of the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine from the gates of Musée de l'Homme.
• Be a part of the temporary exhibitions held to demonstrate the contemporary styles of modern humans and their culture.Read More: Musée National Rodin

How To Reach

By Metro: You can take metro lines 6, and 9 to reach the Trocadero station.

By Train: You can take train lines J, and L to reach the venue.

By Bus: You can take bus lines 22, 30, 32, and 82 to reach Albert de mun bus station at a distance of 2 minutes walk. 

By River Shuttle: Reach Batobus, Bateaux parisiens et Vedettes de Paris stop below Eiffel Tower.

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Best Time To Visit

The best time to visit is around noon as it is less crowded as compared to the other time and you can easily observe the collections, possessions and objects with their back stories leading to proper exploration.

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Other Essential Information

  • Musée de l'Homme has a library where you can read everything about mankind. 
  • English, French, and Spanish languages are used on the Bulletin Boards of the museum and are also a part of the guided tours. 
  • The last admission takes place at 05:15 PM.
  • The annual pass will give you access to all permanent and temporary exhibitions.
  • The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility, visual disabilities, intellectual problems, and hearing disabilities. 
  • You can enjoy a scrumptious meal at the cafes of the museum- Cafe de l’Homme, Cafe Lucy X Mozza & Co. during the operational hours.

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Point of Interest for Musee de lHomme Paris
Galerie de l’Homme exhibition
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Galerie de l’Homme exhibition

 It is the permanent exhibition held by Musée de l'Homme. The circuit lets you understand humans, their history, evolution, and different species, giving you a sneak peek into the possible dystopian future. 

Part 1: Who are we?

The first part of the exhibition is an introductory version of mankind and its deep study through anatomical models. 

Part 2: Where do we come from?

The next level features human ancestry, species of the homo genus, and parallel humans dating back to a million years. The chronological order lets you go through fossils and archaeological artifacts. 

Treasures of the collection

  • The ancestor shelter: The ancestor shelter is the most popular highlight of the entire museum as it contains the remaining two of the most famous species of humans i.e. the Homo Sapiens or the current ones and Homo Neanderthalensis, the extinct species. The bones of the man addressed as the ‘old man who lived 10,000 years ago’ is present in this section.
  • Buried Treasure: The buried Treasure section on the mezzanine features four major artifacts dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era. You can have a closer look at them as the lights are dimmed inside. 

Part 3: Where are we headed?

Final level features mankind’s questions related to the future along with some interesting collections. Researchers have prepared a model that is kept in this section to understand 5 families across the world, their lifestyles, and behavior. 

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