Unusual spaces available for private hire at the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle

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Known by tourists throughout the world for their wonderful collections, the Museums and Gardens of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle also offer many bespoke services for companies, from events and special activities to private tours.

Le Musée de l’Homme

The Musée de l'Homme, ideally located Place du Trocadéro in the magnificent Palais de Chaillot, boasts an unrivalled view of the Eiffel Tower and can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Our favorite feature is the 16-meter-high ceiling and glass roof of the Atrium Paul Rivet, a 400 m² space that can accommodate cocktail parties for up to 500 people or sit-down dinners for 240 guests. The Atrium can be coupled with one or two adjacent spaces, the Salon and the Foyer. The 3 surfaces can be combined to accommodate up to 440 people for a seated dinner and 1,000 for a cocktail.

Another option is the three temporary exhibition rooms that form a U-shape around the Balcony of Science. Located on the second floor, their 800 m² of floor space make it possible to plan exclusive fashion shows and exceptional evenings between two exhibitions up to 380 people for a seated dinner.
On the 2nd floor of the Museum, bathed in natural light from the large windows that characterize it, the Café Lucy adjoining the Balcon des Sciences, offers a privileged setting for your breakfasts and cocktails for up to 150 people. You can also take advantage of the Jean Rouch Auditorium, completely renovated in 2015, to organize your conferences, seminars or study days.

And why not take advantage of the exceptional visiting conditions to discover the permanent collections or the temporary exhibition of the Musée de l'Homme, either on your own or accompanied by a lecturer during your event?

La Grande Galerie de l’Evolution

In the capital's 5th arrondissement, la Grande galerie de l'Evolution, at the heart of the impressive naturalized collections, is the perfect venue for your seminars, conferences or study days. With its raw, industrial-style decor, it offers spaces such as the Museum's Grand Amphithéâtre and the balconies of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution for events up to 1,200 people for cocktails.

The 196 m² Auditorium of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, including a 42 m² stage, also features 120 seats with tablets for presentations.

Le Jardin des Plantes

Bordering the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, le Jardin des Plantes is ideal for hosting a grandiose outdoor evening. With its 5 hectares of greenery, it offers a unique perspective of this garden “à la Française” against the backdrop of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. You'll be able to take advantage of the George Ville and Guy de la Brosse alleys, in the center of the perspective, which offer two areas of around 600 m² each. Your guests will appreciate the sublime squares of flowers during their cocktails or garden party-style dinner.

In front of the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, the Esplanade Milne Edwards can accommodate up to 1,500 people for cocktails and 400 for banquets. Its 1,200 m² lawn, located alongside the Grande Serre Tropicale, can accommodate a temporary structure for your receptions. L'Allée Cuvier, a 2,500 m² green setting set apart from the city, is also ideal for fashion shows, showrooms, dinners and cocktails.

And for your indoor presentations, the Grand Amphithéâtre du Muséum can accommodate up to 315 people for conferences and offers the possibility of organizing reception or coffee breaks in its Foyer and corridors.

Le Parc Zoologique de Paris

le Parc zoologique de Paris, in eastern Paris, nestled in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes, boasts facilities that can accommodate 2,000 people for a cocktail, ideal for an outdoor event in an unusual setting! It's also possible to organize a snack or cocktail party for up to 500 people from the park's forecourt, coupled with a free tour of this animal park, which was completely renovated a few years ago.

Inside the park, the large 1,500 m² lawn known as “Les Clairières” is the ideal location for a temporary structure that can accommodate a variety of events. The Salle Achille Urbain, a practical and convivial space approximately 100 m², can also be the venue for your meetings, colloquia or screenings for 70 seated people. It is also available for receptions, breakfasts and cocktail lunches.

The Parc Zoologique de Paris can be fully or partially privatized on weekdays. Unique events can be organized for your guests, such as wolf, sea lion, penguin and manatee feeding sessions, or medical training exercises (also known as veterinary conditioning, the aim of which is to teach the animal to allow itself to be handled with complete confidence). In the evening, when the Grandes Serres are closed to the public, your guests will have the privilege of escaping there to discover fabulous plant collections.

L'Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup

L’Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup is one of the flagship sites of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Located in Rocquencourt in the Yvelines region (78), this vast natural and landscaped area is home to an exceptional collection of trees and is an integral part of the royal estate of Versailles. For almost a century, the Arboretum has been developing a true living museum of trees, with 2,500 species and varieties of trees in the open and 8,000 species and varieties of plants underground.

The Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup is ideal for professional or commercial film shoots. Its three areas: geographical (130 hectares), systematic (50 hectares) and horticultural (20 hectares) cover a total area of 200 hectares perfect for photo and video shoots.

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