National Museum of Natural History, France
The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution. Its origins lie in the  (royal garden of medicinal plants) created by King Louis XIII in 1635, which was directed and run by the royal physicians. The royal proclamation of the boy-king Louis XV on 31 March 1718 removed the purely medical function. This allowed the garden, the  (King's garden), to focus on natural history.