In addition to the main collections which are exhibited, the museum has 2 other collections which are not displayed to the visitors... Discover them!

The ethnography collection

The natural history museum of Lille possesses one of the richest ethnography collections of France, within which are preserved unique and extremely rare pieces. 

The Sciences and Techniques collection

The scientific and technical collections allow us to understand how innovations changed our lifestyle through time: textiles, earthenware, agriculture, communication, photography, physics instruments…...