Friends of the Natural History Museum Paris
Its purpose is to give practical and financial support to the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, France, enrich its collections, zoo, laboratories, greenhouses, gardens and libraries, and to promote scientific research and education related to it.
With the success of colonial exhibitions in the early 20th century, many people became interested in the new discoveries being made, but the Muséum could not afford new acquisitions.
There were many famous personalities among the first members: Raymond Poincaré, Emile Loubet, Paul Doumer and Prince Albert I of Monaco.
[7] Two branches are opened in Arcachon and Tananarive (today’s Antananarivo) with the aim of spreading the action of the Muséum in the French provinces and colonies.
[8] This is the year when the logo of Les Amis du Muséum was designed, it represents three fields present at the museum : Mineral, Plant and Animal.
In the 1950s Les Amis du Muséum membership was stagnating due to financial difficulties: the annual fee was deemed too expensive.
Only expense reimbursements are permitted[10] 1909 - Ichthyosaur Fossil [9] 1910 - Drawings by H. Du Moustier de Marsilly[11] 1913 - Insect Specimens for the Entomology laboratory 1933 - Collection of lepidopterist by Hans Fruhstorfer[9] 1993 - Collection of vellums by C. Herpe-Graziani 1995 - 920 documents of mail sent to Gabriel Bertrand - Letters from Buffon to Madame Necker - Manuscripts by Marquis de Condorcet 1996 - Zoological collection from Africa - Amphibian collection from Zaire 1997 - Book by C. Jaqueme "Poissons et animaux marins" - Aquarelle paintings by M. Basseporte "Faune et flore d'Ile de France" 1998 - Ornithological Paintings by Wahast - Baron Cuvier's briefcase 1999 - Manuscripts by Alcide d'Orbigny "Voyages dans l'Amérique méridionale" [12] 2000 - manuscripts by Count Buffon "Les époques de la nature" - 11 infographic paintings of insects by G. du Chatenet 2001 - Scientific books for the Zoological department of mammals and birds 2003 - Crystals of cinnabar on quartz from Kyrgyzstan and fluorite on quartz from Russia - Documents relating to Pierre-Joseph Redouté 2004 - manuscripts by J. H. Fabre for the Harmas 2005 - Natural History manuscripts by Jean H. Fabre 2006 - book by Etienne de Laigue "Singulier traite sur des tortues, escargots et grenouilles et artichauts" [13] 2007 - Renovation of the statue of Buffon by Carlus - "Natural history of the squash" by Antoine-Nicolas Duchesne 2009 - Manuscripts by A.-L. de Jussieu, d’A.
2012 - Financial supporter for a film on Théodore Monod - Aid with the publication: "Animal certifié conforme", supervised by B.Lizet et J.Milliet (Ed.
