For years they’ve lain in dim corridors gathering dust, only rarely making forays into the wider world. They are some of the world’s most fascinating discoveries, which help tell the story of human evolution. Now treasures ranging from the remains of Cro-Magnon man to the celebrated 23,000-year-old Venus of Lespugue – as well as René Descartes’s skull – are once again to go on show with the rebirth of one of the world’s greatest museums of prehistory.
More than a decade ago Paris’s Musée de l’Homme was facing extinction. Former president Jacques Chirac had purloined half of its collection for his grand legacy project, the Quai Branly museum of arts and civilisations, leaving the mankind museum without a raison d’être. (Kim Willsher: The Guardian)
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Paris travel guide
Against a backdrop of magnificent monuments, Paris’ magic lies in the unexpected: hidden parks, small museums, and tucked-away bistros, boutiques and cafes where you can watch Parisian life unfold.
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, Eiffel Tower & Western Paris, Champs-Élysées & Grands Boulevards, Louvre & Les Halles, Montmartre & Northern Paris, Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville, Bastille & Eastern Paris, The Islands, Latin Quarter, St-Germain & Les Invalides, Montparnasse & Southern Paris, Day Trips from Paris, Sleeping, Understand Paris and Survival Guide.
More than a decade ago Paris’s Musée de l’Homme was facing extinction. Former president Jacques Chirac had purloined half of its collection for his grand legacy project, the Quai Branly museum of arts and civilisations, leaving the mankind museum without a raison d’être. (Kim Willsher: The Guardian)
Paris travel guide
Against a backdrop of magnificent monuments, Paris’ magic lies in the unexpected: hidden parks, small museums, and tucked-away bistros, boutiques and cafes where you can watch Parisian life unfold.
Coverage includes: Plan Your Trip, Eiffel Tower & Western Paris, Champs-Élysées & Grands Boulevards, Louvre & Les Halles, Montmartre & Northern Paris, Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville, Bastille & Eastern Paris, The Islands, Latin Quarter, St-Germain & Les Invalides, Montparnasse & Southern Paris, Day Trips from Paris, Sleeping, Understand Paris and Survival Guide.
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