19 september > 11 november

Collection(s) de curiosités - the Requien Museum gets out of its walls

Cultural
Exhibition

Musée des Curiosités – Église des Célestins, place des Corps Saints, 84000 Avignon

Collection(s) de curiosités – le muséum Requien sort de ses murs_Avignon — ©©Ville d'Avignon

"In the natural sciences, cabinets of curiosities were the basis of classification thinking, particularly in the 18th century: from specimens, we sought to approximate "who is closer to whom".

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Animals and plants are collected to better understand the evolution of living things. To compare, everything has to be presented in a uniform way. Everything is exhibited, and very few objects are stored in reserves. The main aim is to ensure regularity of presentation and completeness of species.

Following the donation of his collections by Esprit Requien in 1840, the Natural History Museum, which has borne his name since 1851, continues this work of sampling all areas of natural...