SPRI Polar Directory
Museums
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Musee de l'Homme
Website: | www.paris.org/Musees/Homme/ |
Address: | Palais de Chaillot, 17 Place du Trocadero, F-75116 Paris |
Telephone: | +33-1-45-53-70-60 |
Year of foundation: | 1878 |
Collections: | Substantial holdings relating to Arctic native peoples. Three departments currently work in the Arctic: Laboratoire d'anthropologie biologique, Laboratoire d'Ethnologie, and Laboratoire de Prehistorie. Library. |
Musee de la Marine
Website: | www.paris.org/Musees/Marine/ |
Address: | Palais de Chaillot, 17 Place du Trocadero et du 11 novembre, F-75116 Paris |
Telephone: | +33-1-45-53-31-70 |
Fax: | +33-1-47-27-49-67 |
Year of foundation: | 1827 [collection begun in 1748] |
Collections: | Some whaling artefacts and material from Nansen's and Charcot's expeditions. Library with polar and whaling material. Also operates satellite museums on the coast at Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort, Toulon, La Seyne-sur-Mer, La Tour Royale, Saint-Tropez and Nice |
Publications: | Neptunia (1946-, 3pa) |