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MAISON DES INSECTES

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718, avenue du Docteur Marcel Touboul, 78955Carrières-Sous-Poissy, France Show on map
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2025
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A not-to-be-missed 25-hectare space for cultural discovery and encounters, with temporary exhibitions and a variety of workshops

In the heart of the 113-hectare Parc du Peuple de l'Herbe, the Maison des Insectes is a 25-hectare cultural discovery and meeting place, hosting a variety of temporary exhibitions (history, architecture, urban planning, landscape, photography, the Seine...) and workshops. Insects from here and elsewhere welcome you into their world, and are at the heart of the permanent exhibition of the OPIE, the Office pour les insectes et leur environnement (of which the Maison is the headquarters), with an original scenography: giant models, several vivariums and terrariums, as well as a butterfly aviary are available to visitors eager to learn more about this unknown world. It is also an LPO refuge. Mediators work here to raise awareness of the work of scientists, insect breeding and research. Partnership with the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, which lends out exhibitions. The Maison des Insectes is a place for walking, meeting and learning about nature. A guide-mediator accompanies visitors to deconstruct preconceived ideas and apprehensions about the world of "teeming" insects. The House deserves to be better known for the importance of its environmental mission. It teaches us that preserving biodiversity begins with protecting insects, so we can say "no" to prejudice! You can spend the day with your family, picnic in the park and take one of the various workshops on offer.

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Visited in october 2023
Du simple racket,7 € pour voir 5 papillons et 10 insectes de qui se moque t on ? Une vrai arnaque.
Visited in october 2023
Après 45mn de route pour venir, on tombe sur un panneau de fermeture exceptionnelle... aucune indication sur le site internet...
1h30 aller retour de perdu.
Visited in september 2023
Petit lieu mais très intéressant car animé par des gens passionnés et passionnants! Merci pour cette visite du monde infiniment petit!
Visited in august 2023
Déçue par ce musée, je m'attendais à y voir des insectes locaux. En réalité une grande partie sont des espèces tropicales ou africaines (phasmes africains, mygale, blattes géantes, etc.). Et les terrariums sont tout petits ???? Par ailleurs je voulais souligner la gentillesse du personnel du musée. Une personne est présente afin de donner des explications sur les insectes présents.
Malgré cela tout de même déçue par les réponses données à mes questions qui, après vérification, se sont avérées inexactes (selon le guide tarentule et mygale sont la même chose et les blattes ne sont pas vecteurs de maladies).
Visited in august 2023
Bien mais petit et cher

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