Musée de l’Homme

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The Musée de l’Homme is a Parisian anthropology museum dedicated to the study of human evolution, societies, and cultures, located in the Trocadéro area overlooking the Eiffel Tower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropology museum
museum in Paris
accessibleBy Trocadéro metro station
architecturalStyle Art Deco
coordinates 48.8625°N 2.2875°E
country France
dedicatedTo human cultures
human evolution
human societies
field anthropology
ethnology
prehistory
foundedBy Paul Rivet
hasCollectionSize hundreds of thousands of items
hasCollectionType archaeological artifacts
audiovisual documents
ethnographic objects
fossils
human remains
manuscripts
photographs
hasCuratorialFocus biological diversity of humans
cultural diversity of humans
history of anthropology
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFunction education center
public museum
research center
hasMainTheme What is a human being?
Where are we going?
Where do we come from?
hasWebsite https://www.museedelhomme.fr
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
surface form: Monument historique (as part of Palais de Chaillot)
inception 1937
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedIn 16th arrondissement of Paris
Palais de Chaillot
Paris
Trocadéro
overlooks Eiffel Tower
ownedBy French Republic
surface form: French state
partOf Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
surface form: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
reopened 2015
replaced Musée de l’Homme self-linksurface differs
surface form: Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro
sharesBuildingWith Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine

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16th arrondissement of Paris contains Musée de l’Homme
Place du Trocadéro hasNearbyMuseum Musée de l’Homme
Palais de Chaillot houses Musée de l’Homme
African art–influenced Period influencedBy Musée de l’Homme
this entity surface form: Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro
Palais des Colonies laterUse Musée de l’Homme
this entity surface form: Musée des Colonies
Musée de l’Homme replaced Musée de l’Homme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro