The Museum chronicles the history of Paris from its early beginnings to the present day.
The museum exhibits recreate entire rooms that reflect the extravagant life styles of the French Monarchy and aristocracy, as well as momentos that belonged to such people as Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI.
Other rooms tell how the reign of the French Monarch's is brought to its bloody conclusion with the French revolution. Thoughout these rooms are paintings, sculptures and exhibits telling the story of the birth of Modern France.
Musée Carnavalet occupies two adjacent mansions at the heart of the fashionable Marais district of Paris. Founded in 1866, the museum only occupied the 16th century Hôtel Carnavalet until 1989 when the adjacent 17th century Hôtel le Peletier was added.
Hôtel Carnavalet, is a renaissance town house built by Nicolas Dupuis in 1584. Its most famous inhabitant was Madame de Sévigné - a French aristocrat who is remembered for her many literary letters addressed to her daughter.
NOTE: It is easy to get lost and confused in this museum so ensure you collect a map at the entrance. There are no English descriptions. Also, avoid lunch times as several rooms are closed for lunch, and be prepared for rooms to be closed at any time because of staff shortages.
Prices
Admission: FREE for permanent exhibition
Opening Times
Tue - Sun: 10am - 6pm
Closed Monday
Address
Musée Carnavalet
23, rue de Sévigné
75003 Paris
Tel: 01 44 59 58 58
How to Get There
Métro: Saint-Paul station - line 1
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