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# The Oceanographic Museum, founded in the late nineteenth century by Prince Albert I, occupies an enormous building overhanging the sea
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/osnovannyi-v-kontse-xix-veka-kniazem-alberom-i-okeanograficheskii-muzei-raspolozhen-v-ogromnom-zdanii-navisaiushchem-nad-morem/
- Published: 2019-08-05T12:09:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:43:44.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Architecture, Monarchies, Museums, Science, Nature

The Oceanographic Museum, founded in the late nineteenth century by Prince Albert I, occupies an enormous building overhanging the sea. Inside are a colossal collection of stuffed marine animals, equipment for the study of the ocean, an aquarium, interactive exhibits and a collection of personal belongings and instruments of the celebrated Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who was the museum's director from 1957\. A place not to be missed if you find yourself on the Riviera

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