Natural History Museum of The Ardeche

Immerse yourself in the origins of Ardèche and rule the mysteries of Life ! A spectacular adventure in the universe of fossils turning the clock back.

Over 350 m², stones and fossils tell us 500 millions years of earth story including the outstanding jurassic marine wildlife from the depths of Ardèche exposed its sharks, squilds, lobsters and octopuses and an impressive deposit of momified animals and plants well conserved into the diatomite, a stone formed thanks to volcanisme, 8 million years ago.