Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Gaillac (Natural History)

Created in the second half of the nineteenth century from the collections of Dr Philadelphe THOMAS (1826-1912) the museum offers a classical display of zoological, paleontological, geological, botanic and prehistoric specimens.

The rooms on the ground floor were entirely renovated in 1999 with the aim to house temporary exhibitions and activities.

• Biology and Physiology/Zoology : mammals, 700 birds, eggs (over 10,000 in total that make up the original collection), nests, reptiles, fish and insects (over 10,000 in total with 800 coming from the region), shells (several thousand with a number coming from the region)
• Botanic : a collection of over 4000 pressed flowers can be consulted by appointment.
• Geology : minerals, rocks (more than 10000 on display comprising hundreds of regional specimens) and marble including examples from the Pyrenees.
• Palaeontology : a hundred or so fossils from the greater region as well as more than 20000 in the collection as a whole.
• Prehistory : a display case with prehistoric tools