A new museum

Parisian faces

The people of Paris, 1926-1936

Taking three Parisian population censuses as a starting point, the exhibition The People of Paris,1926-1936, through the lens of population censuses offers a fresh perspective on the Parisian population during the interwar period.

Henri Cartier-Bresson - Paris Revisited

For its first exhibition after reopening, the Musée Carnavalet - History of Paris has joined forces with the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the greatest French photographers of the 20th century. The exhibition is revisiting the links between the artist and the city where he always...

The Seine, from 1977 to the present days

Paris 1793-1794

For the first time, the Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris, renowned worldwide for its collections on the French Revolution, has decided to single out one year in the revolution—without a doubt the most complex of them.The “Year II” of the republican calendar, which covers the period...

Paris, Impressions of Life, 1880 - 1925

Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery, Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925 takes visitors on a journey through the lively and picturesque streets of historic Paris. 

The Fontaine des Innocents

This exhibition invites you to delve into the eventful history of the Fontaine des Innocents, on the occasion of the large-scale restoration carried out by the City of Paris. 

The Régence in Paris (1715-1723)

 The Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris is holding an exhibition on the Régence, a forgotten period in history, marking the return of the King and of political, economic and cultural life to Paris.

Henriette Bouvier bequeaths her collection to Museum

The collection bequeathed by the Parisian antiquarian Henriette Bouvier (1887-1965) to the Carnavalet-History of Paris Museum contains a wide array of 18th century Parisian decorative art and pieces of furniture. Comprising over 300 works, it is presented here in its entirety by means of a