The Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Marseille or Natural History Museum of Marseille was founded in 1819 by Jean-Baptiste, marquis de Montgrand The museum houses 83,000 zoological specimens d'animaux, 200, 000 botanical specimens, 81,000 fossils , and 8,000 mineral specimens. The four exhibitions areas are la salle Safari -World Fauna- section concentrating on accidental imports through the port. la salle de Provence-Regional Fauna and Flora la salle d'ostéologie- Comparative Anatomy la salle de préhistoire, sur l'évolution- Prehistory and Evolution. The museum organises conferences and temporary exhibitions. History-One of the museums directors was Antoine Fortuné Marion(1846–1900). The address is Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Marseille Palais Longchamp (aile droite) 13004 Marseille Tél. : 04 91 14 59 50 Fax. : 04 91 14 59 51