Tropical autumn, palms, treasures and secrets: the Nature Exhibition returns to the Jardin des Plantes

Do you enjoy strolling among the thousand and one orchids in the Grandes Serres of the Jardin des Plantes? Then you're going to love theTropical Autumn stroll. The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris is back again this autumn, for a plant walk-exhibition that's as magnificent as ever, and 100% exotic.

After being canceled in 2025 due to a cyberattack that hit all the Museum's services, the Tropical Autumn exhibition is back, to the delight of plant lovers.

From October 15 to November 23, 2026, during the All Saints’ Day holidays and the month of November, discover Tropical Autumn. Palms, Treasures and Secrets: a living, magical botanical exhibition. In this fifth edition, the Jardin des Plantes shines a spotlight on palms—plants that have existed for more than 100 million years and host an entire ecosystem.

From their natural environment to their ecological, artisanal and symbolic importance, and the uses to which they are put by man, palms are plants in a class of their own. Most of us are familiar with the ones we see on sandy beaches or in Californian towns, but there are several thousand species of palm, each with its own unique characteristics.

Forests, soils and animals all make use of these special plants, as have humans, who for thousands of years have benefited from palm fruit and oil, leaves, fibers and trunks... Populations have fully integrated these plants into their way of life, whether for food, housing, clothing or trade. Palms have multiple uses and benefits for their entire ecosystem.

These plants also have some astonishing peculiarities, which the plant exhibition in the Grandes Serres of the Jardin des Plantes reveals in a family-friendly tour.

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This must-do stroll enchants both the curious and plant lovers. If the experience leaves you keen to go green, a pop-up shop is also planned to let you leave with a plant and take home a keepsake from this special visit.

In the warmth of the Jardin des Plantes' Grandes Serres, amid lush greenery, we feel transported to faraway and mysterious lands. You can almost hear jungle animals moving in the trees above you... A relaxing experience not to be missed this autumn!