Visiting the Grand Gallery with children: our favourites
- We love the big parade that we discover when we arrive, with all its life-size animals
- The scenography is very successful with sound and light shows
- Child-shaped labels that bring scientific insight to the youngest
- The room dedicated to extinct or endangered animals (to do with the older ones)
A must-see place with children
The Galerie de l’Évolution is a huge hall surrounded by three balconies lit by a 1,000 m² glass roof.
It is home to 7000 specimens from the terrestrial and aquatic worlds. They don’t talk anymore but tell us a lot!
The children will discover 350 mammals, 450 birds, 360 fish and a hundred stuffed reptiles and amphibians.
You can see rare and impressive pieces such as the rhinoceros from the menagerie of the Palace of Versailles, which belonged to Louis XV and then to Louis XVI.
The Grande Galerie de l’évolution is located in the Jardin des Plante.
🌳 Things to do in the Jardin des Plantes
- The Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes (a super zoological park)
- The Gallery of Geology and Mineralogy
- The Museum of Natural History
- The Children’s Gallery
- The Great Greenhouses
- A walk in the Jardin des Plantes
To eat in the neighborhood
The Folia restaurant : (formerly Les Belles Plantes): ideal with children (children’s menu, terrace when the weather is nice). And it’s open on Sundays!
And also, the unmissable Café Maure of the Mosque of Paris, for its oriental pastries and its exotic setting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Allow 1h30 to 2h (without temporary exhibitions)
It is located in the Jardin des Plantes (in the 5th arrondissement), on the rue Jeoffroy-Saint-Hilaire side
Under the large glass roof, in a subdued atmosphere, you can discover hundreds of stuffed animals. A room is dedicated to extinct or endangered animals (not to be missed)
The Musée de l’Evolution is free for children under 3 years old (for permanent exhibitions)
What to do in the 5th arrondissement?
Discover our suggestions for outings in the 5th arrondissement of Paris with your family: all the activities of the Jardin des Plantes, go for a tea at the Great Mosque of Paris, celebrate your birthday in this district…
Other unusual museums
Museums like no other that will surprise you, such as the Sewer Museum or the Cherqui Foundation.