Sceau de la Confrérie de Saint-Jacques de l'Hospital, 1319-1324

In the Middle Ages, burgher confraternities organized hospitality for the “Jacquets”, pilgrims who were walking to the tomb of the apostle St. James in Compostela, Spain. A church and a hospital with nearly 40 beds were built for this purpose in Paris on Rue Saint-Denis between 1319 and...

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

Statue head from the ancient ampitheatre

This head is the only figurative vestige of the architectural decor of the Antique amphitheater that has come down to us. It was discovered on September 11, 1885, next to numerous sculpted fragments, a cornice, a scale-patterned column, and a composite and Doric capital. It is...

Family

The Musée Carnvalet tells one thousand and one tales of Paris and its inhabitants. We do all we can to help families discover the museum: free access to the collections and temporary exhibitions for under-18s, activities for children and families, itineraries with objects at children’s...

JOLI, chic bistro, hedonistic dining

Joli is a unique address with a resolutely Parisian soul, blending chic bistro, hedonistic brasserie, and festive dining, in the very heart of the Marais. ...

statère des Parisii de la classe II.

Around the mid-3rd century B.C., the Parisii Gauls settled in a territory that now corresponds to part of Ile de France. Several gold coins minted by this tribe have been found in the Seine at Paris. Lutetia, their capital, which was mentioned by Julius Caesar, was built on an island in...

Pirogue monoxyle P03

This prehistoric dugout canoe was cut from a sole block of wood. Over five meters of it have been conserved. It was found on the bank of a fossilized arm of the Seine, near a group of Neolithic dwellings. A dozen boats were unearthed during the archeological diggings at Bercy from 1991 to...

1776-2026: 250 Years of Franco-American Friendship

The 4 July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. From the reception for Benjamin Franklin in 1778 until the end of the Revolutionary War, signed in Paris on 3 September 1783, France played a special role in these events....

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The Bastille, in the early days of its demolition

In the collective imagination, the Bastille state prison symbolized absolutism and the monarchy. Until 1785, signet letters from the king allowed imprisoning without judgment anyone who displeased royal power. On the day following the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, its demolition...