Jardin des Plantes: Grande Galerie de l'Évolution Entry Ticket

Explore the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution with skip-the-line entry, all 3 levels, and the Children's Gallery at Jardin des Plantes.

Getting started

Show your smartphone ticket at the entrance to the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution at Jardin des Plantes. Use your skip-the-line access to move past the main ticket queues and proceed directly to the permanent collection. Once inside, you can decide how you want to navigate the three levels and plan time for the Children's Gallery during your visit.

What to expect

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution

This museum in the Jardin des Plantes presents how life on Earth has evolved, using thousands of preserved animals in carefully designed settings.

Features

• Your ticket grants skip-the-line access to the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, so you can head straight into the permanent collection without waiting in the general admission line.

• Inside, you can access all 3 levels and the Children's Gallery, giving you time to explore both the main displays and kid-focused spaces at your own pace.

• Around you are approximately 7,000 naturalised animal specimens, arranged to show diversity of species, environments, and evolutionary stories.

• Look out for elephant, whale, and giant squid displays, including marine giants such as blue whale and sperm whale skeletons and Wheke the giant squid.

• Historic rhinoceros and giant panda specimens are also on view, including references like the Rhinocéros de Louis XV and the giant panda reference specimen that mark important moments in scientific collecting.

Wrapping up

Temporary installations, Revivre, the Virtual Reality Cabinet, and the Virtual Reality Room are not included with this ticket, so if you want to visit those, you will need a separate or upgraded ticket on site or via the relevant booking options.