Musée d'histoire urbaine et sociale de Suresnes, Urban and social history museum in Suresnes, France

The Musée d'histoire urbaine et sociale de Suresnes occupies the former Suresnes-Longchamp station, whose red brick facade with light stone trim, three arched windows and a grey slate mansard roof with three dormers faces a lower white-walled extension with large glass panels. A blue sign reading "CHEMIN DE FER" remains on the old building, while the glass entrance is marked "MUSÉE D'HISTOIRE URBAINE ET SOCIALE DE SURESNES". The 220 m² extension, opened with the museum in 2013, holds temporary exhibitions.

The collection began in 1895 with a glass cabinet in the town hall's marriage hall, started by Dr. Gabriel Gillard; Edgar Fournier added his own pieces in 1900. A 1926 fair stand, "Le vieux Suresnes", led mayor Henri Sellier to create a permanent museum, and the collection became a museum controlled by the ministry of cultural affairs in 1953. It moved into the former Suresnes-Longchamp station and opened as the MUS on 7 June 2013.

The museum tells the story of how Suresnes changed over time through everyday objects like furniture, photographs, and posters that people left behind. These items show how residents lived and what mattered to them in their daily lives.

The museum is located near Suresnes-Longchamp train station, making it easily accessible by public transportation. Visitors can view current exhibitions and also access digital archives to explore local history in greater depth.

The museum's name was adopted after the death of René Sordes, the curator who designed its 1950s layout with museologist Georges Henri Rivière. The building itself is the former Suresnes-Longchamp station, and the blue "CHEMIN DE FER" sign still marks the brick facade above the glass entrance.