Visit to the Natural history and ethnography museum

Museums

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

Opening hours

Every day except Monday.

School period:
Tuesday-Friday from 9am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
Saturday-Sunday from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm.

School holidays (all areas in France):
Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm.

Last entry: 30 minutes before closing.

Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December

Accessibility

  • Accepted animals
  • 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

  • Parking Turenne

    Parking Saint-Josse

    Parking de la Montagne verte

  • Nearest stop: Marché couvert (line 6)

    Free Cœur de Ville shuttle bus: on-demand stop on rue Turenne

  • 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.

Egg hunting

April 2026

Festivités de Pâques

Free

Here, here... Looks like the animals in the museum laid eggs... From the smallest insect egg to the gigantic dinosaur eggs, go for a different egg hunt. Can you identify all the eggs hidden in the course? Observe, investigate and drill the secrets of the reproduction of living beings: every egg hides a fascinating story about the species that have inhabited and still inhabit our planet. Info Location : Colmar Museum of Natural History and Ethnography

Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France

0389238415
contact@museumcolmar.org

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