Meet the famous Bernissart Iguanodons, Ben the Plateosaurus, Stan the T. rex, Diplodocus, Maiasaura, Olorotitan, and many more...

The Earth is swarming with life - rediscover it in our new Gallery, Living Planet, through an aesthetic, family-friendly and scientific approach to biodiversity.

Discover 25 human species which, in 7 million years, emerged, sometimes rubbed shoulders and became extinct. All except one...

Explore the marvelous and complex machine that is our body, its development, how it works, and what it needs to survive and reproduce.

Follow the adventures of Life on Earth, from the very first primitive life forms to Man, including giant fish with formidable jaws, impressive predatory birds, legged whales... and even a little foray into the future.

In this room, memorable scientific expeditions, unusual excavation sites, astonishing discoveries, moving stories, and remarkable specimens trace the evolution of our institute.

The city is not just pavements, walls and concrete. It is often unexpectedly full of animal life and vegetation!

At the time when the tyrannosaurs ruled the continents, gigantic predatory lizards roamed the seas. These were the mosasaurs.

Allow yourself to delight in the splendid colours and gorgeous shapes of some of the finest pieces in our collection.

COMING SOON   
Sleeping upright, changing colour with the seasons, running like a marathon champion, or seeing in every direction at once… What if nature pushed the boundaries of the possible? ANIMAZING – the exhibition where every animal hides something extraordinary.

From the 2nd year primary education through high school and higher education

75 min

12 year +

Feel like flying? The exhibition FLIGHT reveals how animals and humans achieve to defy the clouds.

All Wild? Who is “wild”? Confront different perceptions of the wild: exotic? distant? dangerous? untouched? Explore the boundary that separates wild animals from humans.

A journey through time to meet 11 gigantic animals that lived after the dinosaurs. An ENOURMOUS chance to feel small as can be next to these live-sized giants!