The National Natural History Museum Libraries
The Museum Libraries make the documentary, archival and artistic collections of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle available to the scientific community and to any interested members of the public. They are responsible for processing, preserving and promoting these collections and, through their mediation activities, they also contribute to the dissemination of scientific and technical culture to a wide audience.
Les bibliothèques du MNHN
Originally made up of books from the Jardin du Roi,the library expanded after the Revolution to become one of the richest natural science libraries in the world. Considered the golden age of the Museum, the 19th century was also that of the library. These collections reflect the intense scientific activity of the scientists and professors of the Jardin du Roi and then of the Museum. Today, the Museum's libraries contain nearly two million scientific and administrative archives, documents, works of art, scientific instruments and collection objects.
The documentary network of the Museum's libraries includes, around the central library, fourteen specialised libraries located in the departments. Thus, the Museum libraries serve as a public library, a heritage library and a research library.
