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
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
Public price
Adult : €6.00Kid : €4.50
Price with the pass
Adult : FreeKid : Free
A cold duck
From 2 to 23 December 2026
Autour des animaux
Pour les enfants
A cold duck – guided tour of the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography of Colmar.
The theme: how the animals of Alsace spend the winter. The visit presents their different strategies (hibernation, migration, camouflage, reserve building, behavioural changes) through local species such as fox, Rhinebirds or toads.
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
The legend of the tree
From 2 to 23 December 2026
En famille
Festivités de Noël
The theme: a Christmas tale. A small wounded bird finds refuge in winter with a large tree, and that is where the tree would have become the traditional tree of the holidays.
Dates: Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 December 2026, at 3pm
Audience: adults and children from 2 years old
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
Dissection of Rejection Balls Workshop
5 December 2026 at 14:00
Autour des animaux
Pour les enfants
The rejection pelotes retried by raptors after their meals contain a whole bunch of undigested elements: hair, bones, egg shells... Valuable clues to identify the author of the "crime" and determine his diet, but not that... These workshops, organized by the Group for the Study and Protection of Mammals of Alsace (GEPMA), also feed the inventory of species in the region and their distribution.
Reservation required
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
Insects
5 December 2026 at 15:00
En famille
Pour les enfants
Insects – live animation at Colmar Museum of Natural History and Ethnography. The principle: storytellers from the Association des Amis de la Bibliothèque de Colmar tell stories about insects to show the museum collections differently, in a friendly moment.
Audience: adults and children from 2 years old
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
Baby readers
9 December 2026 at 10:45
En famille
Pour les enfants
Baby readers – reading awakening at the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography of Colmar.
The principle: a moment of discovery of reading for toddlers, with animal stories and stories, in the museum's associative library.
Public: children aged 0 to 3, accompanied by their parents
Colmar
11 Rue Turenne
68000 Colmar
France
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.