Steve's Herpetological Blog

An insight into the life of Steve, his research and the many books he reads

Paris

#MuseumMonday: Musée des Arts et Métiers

What do you do when you arrive in Paris and are waiting for your hotel check-in to open? You go to a museum of course! The Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers) is…

#MuseumMonday: Galerie de Géologie et de Minéralogie

One of my loves outside of herpetology is geology. It is a subject I studied at A-level and who doesn’t love collecting shiny rocks? My love for the subject is probably evident by my recent visit to the Lyme Regis…

#MuseumMonday: Musée des Moulages

One of the more unique museums I visited while in Paris was the Musée des Moulages or Museum of Casts. Tucked inside the historic Hôpital Saint-Louis in the 10th arrondissement, the Musée des Moulages preserves the world’s richest ensemble of…

#MuseumMonday: Musée Curie

Do I have a surprise for you all? I recently spent two weeks in Paris with the goal of visiting as many cool museums as I could. The first of these that I want to share with you is the…