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Paris’ fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios<\/b><\/p>\n
Deyrolle was founded by well-known entomologist Emile Deyrolle in 1831, and has been at its current premises since 1881. Exotic taxidermy, entomology, and natural history collections displayed in antique wooden cases and glass bell jars have made this store a destination for Parisians ever since it opened its doors. In 2007, much of the store was destroyed in a predawn conflagration that left in its wake a haunting tableau of singed wings and charred fur.
\nWith the help of artists and collectors worldwide, the store has been largely rebuilt, and today houses a large and wide-ranging collection of natural history curios. Photographer Martin d’Orgeval created the Touched by Fire series, beautiful and pictures of the store after it had been burned, and the limited edition book (which can be bought here helps in the rebuilding process.
\nToday everything from house cats to polar bears are once again on display in Deyrolle. The store itself has also managed to maintain its 19th-century decor, with beautiful wooden cases and specimen drawers throughout. Though some of the more exotic animals are not for sale, almost everything in the store is available for rent–should one ever need a lion for a night.<\/p>\n
Read more about Deyrolle Taxidermy on Atlas Obscura…<\/a><\/p>\n Category: Purveyors of Curiosities<\/a> Deyrolle Taxidermy Paris’ fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios Deyrolle was founded by well-known entomologist Emile Deyrolle in 1831, and has been at its current premises since 1881. Exotic taxidermy, entomology, and natural history collections displayed in antique wooden cases and glass bell jars have made this store a destination for Parisians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6699,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Location: Paris<\/a>, France<\/a>
Edited by: Josh<\/a>, Dylan<\/a>, Henry<\/a>
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