The Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille is a science and natural history museum in Marseille. It is located in the right wing of the Palais Longchamp, a building built in the 19th century which also houses the Musée de Beaux-arts in Marseille. The museum was created in 1819. Its collection consists of 83,000 species of animals, 200,000 species of plants, 81,000 species of paleontology and 8000 types of minerals. Only part of this collection is open to the public, divided into four rooms: the Safari room, which brings together naturalized animals; the Provence room, which deals with the fauna and flora of the territory and the region; the osteology room, which brings together skeletons and skulls; the room of prehistory, relating to evolution. In addition, the museum organizes numerous conferences and temporary exhibitions.