Natural history and ethnography museum
At the heart of the Little Venice district, in a beautiful historic building, the Colmar Museum of Natural History and Ethnography presents rich collections of regional and exotic naturalized animals, the geology of the planet with precious minerals. extraordinary fossils of prehistoric animals found in the region, rare ethnographic objects of the Marquesas Islands, China, Latin America, Africa and an important collection of ancient Egypt (mummies, Coptic fabrics ...), the only visible in Alsace.
11 rue Turenne
68000
Colmar
03 89 23 84 15
contact@museumcolmar.org
www.museumcolmar.org
Visit to the Natural history and ethnography museum
Come visit this ethnographic museum! You will understand the physical evolution of the region from the Ice Age and will discover many animals of the endangered local fauna
Temporary closure
Opening hours
Every day except Monday.
School holidays:
Tuesday-Friday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm.
Saturday-Sunday 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm.
School holidays (all zones in France):
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm.
Last admission: 30 minutes before closing time.
Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December.
Museum closed from Sunday 26 May at 6pm to Tuesday 25 June at 9am
Information
EXHIBITIONS CLOSED to the general public during school holidays from 23 December 2024 until June 2025.
Public price
Adult : €6.00Kid : €4.50
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeKid : Free
Not So Dumb
4 February 2026 at 15:00
Animation ponctuelle
Autour des animaux
On the occasion of World Intelligence Day, the Museum invites you to a guided tour to explore the different forms of intelligence in the living world.
Who has the biggest brain? How do dolphins communicate? Are we the only species capable of culture and knowledge transmission? These are just some of the questions to consider as we rethink what it means to be intelligent, beyond human boundaries.
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
0389238415
contact@museumcolmar.org
SeXY Life
14 February 2026 at 15:00
Autour des animaux
Visite guidée
If you think your love life is complicated, wait until you discover that of the platypus, the seahorse, or the shell…
Did you know, for example, that the platypus is one of the few mammals that lay eggs, that in seahorses it is the male who gives birth, that some fish change sex during their life, that snails are hermaphrodites, and that some fungi have more than 28,000 different sex types? Through a carefully selected and humorously presented set of specimens, follow our guide to explore the incredible diversity of sexual mechanisms in the living world and to challenge a few stereotypes…
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
0389238415
contact@museumcolmar.org
Accessibility
- Accepted animals
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The configuration of the building and the spaces does not allow the use of pushchairs. Pushchairs must be left parked outside in the museum courtyard, to the right of the entrance. Pushchairs, folded only, may be left inside, at the foot of the stairs along the wall, except in the area occupied by schoolchildren. Similarly, electric scooters are not allowed inside the museum, even in the car park. Non-electric scooters are tolerated, folded and left at the foot of the stairs.
The museum accepts no responsibility for theft or damage to your belongings.
Access conditions
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Nearest stop: Marché couvert (line 6)
Free Cœur de Ville shuttle bus: on-demand stop on rue Turenne
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Parking Turenne
Parking Saint-Josse
Parking de la Montagne verte
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Pedestrian access
From the station: 15 min walk
From the Tourist Office: 12 min on foot
TWO ENTRANCES: via the gate at 11 rue Turenne or via the gate at Quai de la Poissonnerie, in the Petite Venise district. Please note that this entrance is closed for the duration of the "Dinosaurs, prey and predators" exhibition, until May 2024.