Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg

The Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg is a natural history museum displaying the zoological collections of the city of Strasbourg,[1] managed and curated by the University of Strasbourg. The museum is closed since September 2019, and until 2024 for renovation and enlargement.

Main facade of the museum
A stuffed giraffe and frescoes at the entrance to the museum.

History

In 1802, the city of Strasbourg purchased all of the natural history collections of Johann Hermann.[2] When the University of Strasbourg was created anew in 1872, the management and curation of the museum was entrusted to it. A spacious new building was erected from 1890 to 1893, and the collection continued to grow.[3]

The museum has collections of birds, marine mammals, invertebrates and insects, with a very particular focus on Alsatian fauna. There is also a reconstruction of Johann Hermann's study, containing many documents and specimens of his time.

In 2010, the museum acquired the first osteotheque in northeastern France.[4]

The museum closed to the public on September 22, 2019 after the European Heritage Days.[5] Three years of work were planned to completely renovate the establishment,[6] the reopening is now announced for 2024. The cost of the work amounts to 13 million euros.[7]

Collections

Since October 2020, the collections have been kept at the Center for Study and Conservation of the Museums of the City of Strasbourg.[8][9]

The collections include:[10]

  • 1,350,000 invertebrates
  • 1,000,000 insects
  • 18,000 birds
  • 10,000 mammals
  • 2,450 fish
  • 1,300 reptiles and amphibians

See also

References
  1. "Histoire d'un réseau de musées exceptionnel - Musées de Strasbourg". www.musees.strasbourg.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  2. Viel, Claude (1989). "Le cabinet d'histoire naturelle de Jean Hermann à Strasbourg". Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie. Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie Année 1989 Volume 77 Numéro 280 pp. 30-33. 77 (280): 30–33. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. "Musée zoologique - Histoire". musees.strasbourg.eu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. "Ouverture d'une ostéothèque au Musée zoologique de Strasbourg".
  5. "Le Musée zoologique s'amuse avant les grands travaux".
  6. Moniteur, Le (2020-11-17). "Trois ans de travaux pour le musée zoologique de Strasbourg" (in French). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "13 millions – Le montant des travaux au Musée zoologique de Strasbourg".
  8. "Strasbourg. L'impressionnante collection d'animaux du Musée zoologique patiente à la Coop". www.dna.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  9. Aux petits soins des collections du Musée zoologique de Strasbourg, retrieved 2023-05-08
  10. "Entry on the museum on the homepage of the University of Strasbourg". Collections.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-18.

Bibliography
  • Histoires naturelles : Les collections du Musée Zoologique de la Ville de Strasbourg, Éditions des Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg, February 2008, ISBN 978-2-35125-054-9
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