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The Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg is a natural history museum displaying the zoological collections of the city of
Official website
Overview of the collections
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The Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg is a natural history museum displaying the zoological collections of the city of Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
, managed and curated by the University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers.
The French university traces its history to the ea ...
.
The museum is closed since September 2019 and until 2023 for renovation and enlargement.
History
In 1802, the city of Strasbourg purchased all of the natural history collections of Johann Hermann. When theUniversity of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers.
The French university traces its history to the ea ...
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.
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.
Collections
The collections include: *1,350,000 invertebrates *1,000,000 insects *18,000 birds *10,000 mammals *2,450 fish *1,300 reptiles and amphibiansSee also
*Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein
Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein (3 March 1855, Bad Bergzabern – 23 April 1936, Munich) was a German zoologist. He specialized in echinoderms, particularly sea stars, sea urchins, and crinoids. He was one of the first European zoologists to ...
References
Bibliography
*''Histoires naturelles : Les collections du Musée Zoologique de la Ville de Strasbourg'', Éditions des Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg, February 2008,External links
Official website
Overview of the collections
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