The Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfums, Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles (The National Conservatory of Plants), also called CNPMAI, of Milly-la-Forêt is an invitation to discover the relationship and interactions of the human being and nature.
The Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfums, Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles (The National Conservatory of Plants) is a place where plants are kept, protected and studied. It is at the same time a tree nursery, a botanical garden, an agricultural center and an interpretation center. The sensory journey throughout the conservatory gathering more than 1500 different species of plants is completed with a museum's visit.
It is located in an old plants' kiln and is now a space of playful and sensorial discoveries throughout the history of those plants, their origins, cultivation and use nowadays. A good way to learn and discover for families !
The Conservatory is here to manage, value and conserve the genetic resources of perfume, medicinal and aromatical plants in order to :
- take part of the nature's saving
- allow people to discover and learn about plants
- teach people how to identify and use plants
Do you want to develop your botanical knowledges ? Do you want to know how to collect and produce your own aromatical and medicinal plants ? Do you want to know how to use your plants in receipes, medicines and vegetable dyes ?
Also, the Conservatory offers different kind of trainings of 1 or 2 days to learn and complete your own knowledge about plants.
Phone : 01 64 98 83 77
Email : contact@cnpmai.net
Website : www.cnpmai.net
Facebook : www.facebook.com/conservatoirenationaldesplantes
From 06/04 to 27/10/2024, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 pm and 6 pm.
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Full price: 8 €
Reduced price: 6.50 € (13-17 yo
students).
Free entry for children
Group rate available for > 5 people.
Annual pass: 18€
Free for residents.