Musée Carnavalet, History museum in Marais district, France
Located in two mansions from the 16th and 17th centuries, the Musée Carnavalet displays 600,000 artifacts about the development of Paris through time.
Baron Haussmann initiated the museum project in 1866 by purchasing Hôtel Carnavalet, which opened to the public as a municipal institution in 1880.
The collections include archaeological remains, scale models, street signs, paintings, furniture, and a significant set of exhibits from the French Revolution period.
The museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00, with wheelchair accessibility throughout the building complex.
The museum preserves a prehistoric dugout canoe from 4600 BC, representing the earliest evidence of human presence in the Paris region.
Location: 3rd arrondissement of Paris
Inception: December 1880
Official opening: 1880
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Operator: Ville de Paris
Part of: Paris Musées
Address: 23 rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, France 75003
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00
Phone: +33144595858
Website: http://carnavalet.paris.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.85737,2.36274
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:37
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