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  • Discover the museum's permanent collections





    The permanent collections are free of charge and can be accessed without booking.

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  • Agnès Varda’s Paris, from here to there




    Coming soon - Exhibition from 9 April 2025 to 24 August 2025

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From Tuesday to Sunday : 10 am - 6 pm
Closed on Monday

The ticket office closes at 5:15 pm and the sales counters at 5:55 pm.
The exhibition rooms close at 5:45 pm.

The museum is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.

23, rue Madame de Sévigné
75003 Paris
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Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen.

Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (dit l'Aîné), né en 1738 à Rouen, décédé en 1826 à Paris

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Portrait de Juliette Récamier, née Bernard (1777-1849).
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Portrait of Louis XIV (1643-1715)

Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)

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PARIS/ 1937/ MAI. NOVEMBRE/ EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE

Colin, Paul, né en 1892 à Nancy, décédé en 1985 à Nogent-sur-Marne, Imprimerie Jules Simon S. A.

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Statue head from the ancient ampitheatre
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"Chat noir".Sign of a cabaret.

Adolphe Willette (1857-1926)

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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696)

Lefèbvre, Claude, né en 1632 à Fontainebleau, décédé en 1675 à Paris

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Sceau de la Confrérie de Saint-Jacques de l'Hospital, 1319-1324
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"One hopes that this game will end soon"
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L’hôtel Carnavalet vers 1740 par Westermann  CARP2006
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The Carnavalet-History of Paris Museum is the oldest City of Paris museum.

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  • Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
  • Balzac's house
  • Bourdelle museum
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    History of Paris
  • The catacombs
  • Cernuschi museum,
    Museum of asian art
  • Cognacq-Jay museum,
    museum of 18th century art
  • Archaeological crypt
    of Notre-Dame
  • Palais Galliera, museum of fashion
  • Musée Jean Moulin => General Leclerc museum,
    Jean Moulin museum
  • Petit Palais,
    museum of fine arts
  • Museum of romantics
  • Victor Hugo's houses
  • Zadkine museum

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