Renaud Huynh holds a master's degree in biology (UPMC) and a post-graduate diploma (DEA) in the museology of natural and human sciences (MNHN). He joined the Musée Curie in 1999 as a scientific mediator, then as head of museography and exhibitions. He was appointed Director of the Museum and Archives in 2007.
He is the author of numerous articles, conferences and exhibitions on the ‘family of five Nobel Prize winners’, as well as on the history of radioactivity and its first medical uses.