Museum of Hunting and Nature

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"You could easily spend a day hopping between the museums and art galleries of the Marais, but focus your time on the Hunting and Nature Museum (Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature), a private museum housed in a hotel particulier that’s devoted to works, old and new, that examine the relationship between humans and nature through the historical evolution of hunting. The permanent collection leans a bit avant-garde and quirky, with the trophy room and master paintings among the highlights." - Lindsey Tramuta

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"Tucked away in a spectacular hôtel particulier in Le Marais, the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature is wonderfully atmospheric: the deliciously macabre taxidermy displays are a highlight, and the museum continually surprises by commissioning contemporary artists to converse with its collections." - Elise Taylor

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"It doesn’t often make the top ten list for travelers, but it should: the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (the Hunting and Nature Museum) has occupied a hotel particulier since 1967. Since then, it has showcased the collection of François Sommer, a leading hunter and friend of André Malraux, a novelist and former French minister of cultural affairs who inaugurated the museum. The collection examines the relationship between humans and the living world through the lens and historical traditions of hunting. Visitors are invited to consider how the human perception of wildlife has evolved over time. After a two-year renovation, the museum reopened in 2021 with additional exhibition space. Given the intimate nature of the space, you could conceivably visit the permanent collection within an hour but we recommend allowing for more time—you'll want to linger quite a while in the trophy room." - Lindsey Tramuta, Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

"Lions and tigers and bears…oh my, this museum has everything for the aspiring naturalist. Examining the relationship of human and animal throughout history, original displays of classic and contemporary art mingle with taxidermic animals, rifle collections, and archives in a 17th-century mansion. Visitors, especially kids, will love opening the wooden drawers to find contents like scat and paw-print samples, or hunting down a trompe l’oeil mousehole. Founded by the François Sommer Foundation, the museum is committed to promoting the global discussion about our environment. The result is a compelling selection of temporary exhibitions, conferences, and events that change with the seasons."