"Prodiges de la nature, les créations du docteur Auzoux (1797-1880)" (in French)

Collections of the University of Montpellier
February 1 to April 9, 2017
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm
Espace Bagouet, esplanade Charles de Gaulle - Montpellier

Exhibition of one of the University of Montpellier's most remarkable collections: Dr. Louis Auzoux's papier-mâché botanical and zoological anatomical objects.
Teaching tools used by teachers and students to study science in the 19th and early 20th centuries, before the advent of new technologies, these objects are now considered to be genuine works of art, most of which are protected as Monuments Historiques.
Partnership with the City of Montpellier, the University of Montpellier and DRAC-Occitanie.
Self-guided tours
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekly guided tours
Every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Group tours
Booking essential: email or 04 67 66 88 91
Guided tour by exhibition curators Françoise Olivier and Numa Hambursin
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 6pm
Guided tour and lecture
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6:30pm
The tour will be followed by a lecture as part of the Agora des savoirs at 8pm at the Centre Rabelais: Louis Auzoux (1797-1880), médecin, industriel et exportateur by Christophe Degueurce, Director of the Musée Fragonard, Deputy Director of the École vétérinaire de Maison Alfort
Guided tour, followed by a visit to the conservatory of anatomy
Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Free "DUO" catalog on request at the entrance.

For further information, please contact

Françoise Olivier
E-mail