Museum Requien (and not Musée Requien) is a

natural history museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

in Avignon,

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. Some of

Jean Henri Fabre Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects. Biography Fabre was born on 21 December 1823 in Saint ...

's work is displayed here. Muséum Requien is named in honor of French naturalist

Esprit Requien Esprit Requien (6 May 1788, Avignon – 30 May 1851, Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud) was a French naturalist, who made contributions in the fields of conchology, paleontology and especially botany. From the age of 18, he was associated with the bo ...

(6 May 1788, Avignon – 30 May 1851, Bonifacio,

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History

The Muséum Requien was founded by

in 1840 as a cabinet of curiosities. Esprit Requien, botanist, paleontologist, malacologist and naturalist from Avignon, was born on May 6, 1788 in a very modest residence, near the rue des Lices in Avignon. He died on May 30, 1851 in Bonifacio. He became administrator of the Calvet museum in 1849. An enlightened collector, he had already bequeathed his funds nine years earlier. The collections are then regularly supplemented by local researchers and scientists, in particular by

Jean-Henri Fabre Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects. Biography Fabre was born on 21 December 1823 in Saint-L ...

. The museum moved into the Raphélis de Soissans hotel in 1943, on three levels.

Museum activities

The most visible activity is the museum itself, retracing the fauna and flora of Vaucluse since prehistoric times. At the same time, research activity is maintained, at national and European level, in particular by consulting the 18,000 books in the Esprit Requien library.

References

External links

Museum Requien Official Site

Site via Fondation Calvet
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