Inaugurated by André Malraux in the Hôtel de Guénégaud (François Mansart's 17th century historic building) on February 21, 1967, the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature was extended in 2007 to the adjacent Hôtel de Mongelas (18th century). Thanks to this renovation and extension, the museum "exposes" the relationship between man and animal through the ages (from Antiquity to the present day) and relies on the exceptional collections of ancient, modern and contemporary art assembled by the founders and constantly increased for nearly half a century.