Butterflies and Insects Museum

Name: Butterflies and Insects Museum
Address: 293 chemin de la Vie plaine Château de Faverges Faverges, Faverges-Seythenex, 74210
Telephone: 07 78 41 33 51
Price range: From 01/01 to 31/12/2021 Adult: 3.50 € Child : 2.50 €. From 01/01 to 31/12/2022 Adult: 3.50 € Child : 2.50 €. Free entry for children 10 people. "3 sites 3 histoires" Pass: Butterflies and Insects Museum, Archaeological Museum and Keep of the Faverges Lords: 7€/adult (instead of 8,40€). 4,50€/child (5-14). Free: children under 5.

Faverges-Seythenex

Opening period

From 15/06 to 15/09 between 2 pm and 6.30 pm.
Closed on Sunday.
Monday through Friday: from 2:00pm to 6:30pm.
Saturday: from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 4pm.

From 16/09 to 14/06.
Closed on Sunday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, May 8th, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
By appointment.
During school holidays: Monday through Saturday by appointment.

Description

Over 5000 butterflies and insects from the 5 continents. There are only 3 museum of this kind in France. Stick insects in the vivarium. Souvenirs, gifts and postcards.

3 rooms with over 5000 butterflies and insects from the 5 continents. The 1st room contains European fauna, with a special focus on the diurnal butterflies from the Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Reserve. The 2nd room offers a rich insight into the butterflies and insects from the Upper Amazon Basin. In the 3rd room, visitors can look at butterflies from Africa and Asia as well as stunningly spectacular giant insects.
An area is dedicated to temporary exhibitions: in 2018, exhibition on the fauna of Central and Eastern Siberia.
To round off the tour, live insects are on display in terrariums.

Coronavirus information

Open, visit by appointement starting May 25, 2020. Mask compulsory, hand sanitiser at your disposal, no more than 8 persons per room.

Facilities

Toilets
Parking
Coach parking

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Services

Guided individual tours
Unguided group tours
Guided group tours
Educational visits
Set down on-site for groups
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Price

From 01/01 to 31/12/2021
Adult: 3.50 €
Child : 2.50 €.

From 01/01 to 31/12/2022
Adult: 3.50 €
Child : 2.50 €.

Free entry for children < 5 years.
Child entry valid for 5 - 14 years.
Group rate available for > 10 people.

"3 sites 3 histoires" Pass: Butterflies and Insects Museum, Archaeological Museum and Keep of the Faverges Lords: 7€/adult (instead of 8,40€). 4,50€/child (5-14).
Free: children under 5.

Accepted means of payment