Jean henri fabre fungus and moths exposition

The famous naturalist Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915) was invited to the Museum! Discover his portrait, his boards watercolor mushrooms and handwritten letters. As part of the commemoration of the centenary of the death of the entomologist.
His portrait, its planks watercolor mushrooms, accompanied by handwritten letters Provencal collection of butterflies, cicadas and beetles mingle with the Museum's collections. This evocation fertile recalls the work of the naturalist and the nearby Museum of Natural History Requien Avignon.

This evocation reminds that nature offers decorative arts vocabulary and an inexhaustible formal repertoire. Flowers and birds coexist grotesque and fantastical animals, in free interpretations and constantly renewed. Stylized or naturalistic expressing a careful, nature crumbles from room to room, Chinese porcelain tiled Marseille, marquetry tapestry.