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The Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature is a private museum of hunting and nature located in the 3rd arrondissement at 62, rue des Archives, Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays and holidays; an admission fee is charged.
The museum was founded in 1964 by François and Jacqueline Sommer, and is operated by the Fondation de la Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature. It is housed within the Hotel de Guenegaud (1651-1655), designed by architect François Mansart, and since 2002 in the Hotel de Mongelas (1703) as well. Its collections are organized as follows:
- The image of the animal, Hotel de Mongelas – taxidermy and trophies, a cabinet of curiosities, exhibits featuring wolves, falcons and other birds, horses, dogs, hunting horns, and paintings by Jan Brueghel, Lucas Cranach, Andre Derain, and Peter Paul Rubens.
- Art and the Hunt, Hotel de Guenegaud – hunting weapons including crossbows and arquebuses, a Regency style room with sculpture by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, Alfred De Dreux, Alexandre-François Desportes, Jean-Baptiste Huet, Jean-Baptiste Santerre, and Antoine Charles Horace Vernet. (Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)
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