Victor Brun Natural History Museum

The Victor-Brun Natural History Museum

The Montauban audio-guided tour presents you with the Victor-Brun Natural History Museum, installed in the former palace of the Cour des aides, one of the oldest museums of the city.

A collection of the Society of Sciences

The museum was born in 1852 at the initiative of the members of the Society of Sciences, eager to make their private collections available to the people of Montauban. The most important collection came from the naturalist Victor Brun, appointed curator of the site in 1857. Today, in the atmosphere of the old woodwork, five rooms present some three thousand specimens, from primates to shells by way of insects and birds, as well as fossils of the Quercy and fragments of the famous meteorite of Orgueil, fallen near the city in 1864.

What there is to see

The museum offers a veritable overview of the marvels of nature, from the animal kingdom to the mineral world. Its collections, in the setting of the palace of the Cour des aides, will delight the curious of all ages. The fragments of the meteorite of Orgueil are among the most precious pieces. It is an instructive and original stop in the discovery of Montauban.

Practical information

The Victor-Brun Natural History Museum is in the centre of Montauban, in the former palace of the Cour des aides. It can generally be visited according to hours that may vary depending on the season. It is advisable to check the conditions of access before the visit.

When was the Victor-Brun museum created?

In 1852, at the initiative of the Society of Sciences; it owes its name to the naturalist Victor Brun, curator from 1857.

What can you see at the Victor-Brun museum?

Some three thousand animal specimens, minerals and fossils, including fragments of the meteorite of Orgueil fallen near Montauban in 1864.