Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
There are special places that I have visited again and again over the years and the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of paris is my most recurring destination. I remember my first visit at the age of 6, impressed by the display of the diplodocus skeleton in the paleontology room.
Location: Paris
Duration: over the years
Restitution: personal work
Several sketchbooks
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in 2010, I spent a week drawing in the comparative anatomy and paleontology galleries with a very large sketchbook (32 x 45 cm) to create this series.
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