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The Carnavalet Museum

One of the most beautiful Parisian museums in the heart of historical Paris and moreover it is free.

The Carnavalet museum is dedicated to the history of Paris but it can be of interest to everyone because the history of Paris is often linked to the history of France and the French. The rooms are organized according to the periods. The diversity of the objects presented is really the strong point of the museum, there are not only paintings and pictures, there are also many objects of the daily life.

The Carnavalet museum reopened in 2021 after 5 years of restoration, the content of the museum has not really changed but the indications on the History of France have become clearer and more concise. It is unfortunately a little difficult to find your way in all these rooms, it is the only small reproach that we could make (for information if you are looking for the toilets you must follow the indications "checkroom").

An essential visit if you come to Paris.

Practical information for the visit of the Carnavalet museum

The restaurant of the Carnavalet museum

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Duration: 3 h.
Practical information

The inner courtyard of the museum

The Carnavalet Museum is located in two former mansions in the Marais district: the Hôtel de Carnavalet and the Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau,
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Signs

As you enter the first room of the museum you will find a magnificent collection of Parisian shop signs from different periods.
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The music room

You then pass through a series of rooms decorated in the style of a particular period, for example a music room dating from 1750. The furniture comes from other mansions that were destroyed.
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Cabinet of the hotel Colbert de Villacerf

A room entirely made of painted wood panels, characteristic of the Louis XIII style.
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The bridges of Paris

Several paintings show the bridges of Paris, we see very well that in the Middle Ages the houses were built directly on the bridge.
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The rope ladder

A rope ladder that would have allowed the escape of a certain Latude from the Bastille prison, this one would have spent more than 35 years in prison.
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Marie-Antoinette leaving the Conciergerie

Marie-Antoinette climbs into the cart that takes her to the guillotine. Magnificent painting of a very great precision in the expressions of the faces.
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The wheelchair of Georges Couthon

Georges Couthon was a lawyer and politician during the French Revolution, he was guillotined on July 28, 1794 with his friend Robespierre.
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Art Nouveau

A French jeweler Georges Fouquet donated the decor of his jewelry shop to the museum in 1941. The store has been completely reassembled in the museum, it was made by the great master of Art Nouveau: Alfons Mucha
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Painters of the Belle Époque

Magnificent paintings by Jean Béraud and Henri Gervex, painters who are unfortunately not recognized for their true value.
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Marcel Proust's bed

You can then admire the bed of Marcel Proust, he spent most of his time there and even wrote his novels in his bed.
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Other walks

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Walk in the Marais from Beaubourg to the Place des Vosges

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The National Archives Museum - Hôtel de Soubise

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Walk in the Marais district in Paris

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Department stores in Paris
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