They don’t speak, but they tell you everything about life. They are the 7,000 incredibly lifelike specimens in the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution. A mythical place renovated in 1994, where modernity stands alongside history and science to tell us the great adventure of biodiversity.

Bring the whole family - everyone will love it
Unique experience - definitely something to write home about
Come face-to-face with a variety of works and appreciate them with your own eyes

Important: During this period of reopening, the museum asks the visitors to select a date and time of visit. All information will be provided on your voucher.
Visitors eligible to free or reduced admission must collect their entrance tickets at the ticket office.
Reduced admission:
- Young people aged between 3 and 25 years old who are EU residents, on presentation of proof of identity
- Holder of a valid annual Museum Pass on presentation of photo ID
- Education Pass holder.
- Visitor holding a full-price ticket that is less than 3 months old from another site of the Jardin des Plantes, the Musée de l'Homme, or the Parc zoologique de Paris.
- All full-price paying visitors in a non-school and non-assimilated group of 20 people or more (reservation obligatory, 1 free admission for every 20 paying visitors).
Free admission:
- Young people under 25 years old who are EU residents on presentation of proof1
- Children under 3 years of age on presentation of proof of age3.
- Holder of a valid annual Museum Pass on presentation of photo ID2
- Disabled persons and their companion on the presentation of a valid document issued by the Maisons Départementales des Personnes Handicapées (MDPH).
- Jobseeker on presentation of a valid or less than 6-month-old certificate issued by Pôle-Emploi and photo ID.
- Welfare recipients (as defined by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health), and dependents as stated on the certificate, on presentation of the valid certificate and photo ID.
- Museum PASS holder for the current year on presentation of photo ID.
- Museum student on presentation of a valid student card and photo ID.
- ICOM/ICOMOS cards from the current year and presentation of an identity card with photo.
- Teachers preparing their self-guided tour or their guided tour or a workshop on the presentation of their booking.
- French or foreign journalist on presentation of press card (with validity date).
- Military personnel holding the “carte sentinelle” military ID card.
- 1 accompanying person for a group of more than 20 people (driver...).
- Group of people in training accompanied by a member of the Museum staff as part of a DIREF training course.