Atelier au Muséum - Extraction de fossiles

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Prepare your fossil collection! Discover how to extract a real fossil from its rock, with the right tools and expert advice. Young and old alike must be as meticulous as paleontologists!
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Museum workshop - Fossil extraction
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Description

Shark tooth, mosasaur tooth, ammonite or dinosaur tooth: choose your fossil and learn how to extract it from its rock matrix. Like a paleontologist, get initiated into the profession of fossil preparator — a true goldsmith’s craft between Art and Science. Discover with our guide the story told by this genuine specimen dating back several million years.

Opening

From 07/02 to 25/02/2026 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, bank holidays and weekends between 3 pm and 4 pm.

From 01/04 to 04/07/2026 daily between 11 am and 12 pm and between 3 pm and 4 pm.

From 05/07 to 29/08/2026 on Thursday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Friday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Monday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Saturday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Tuesday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Wednesday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am. On Sunday from 2 pm, from 4 pm and from 10 am.
daily between 10 am and 4 pm.

From 30/08 to 20/09/2026 daily between 2 pm and 3 pm.
daily between 11 am and 12 pm and between 3 pm and 4 pm.

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Coordinates

  • Adress344 chemin de Cournazou
    07120 Balazuc
  • Contact04 28 40 00 35
  • E-mailContact us by e-mail
  • Web siteAccess to the site
  • GPS coordinatesLatitude : 44.50653
    Longitude : 4.373133

Rates

One price: from 6 €.

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