Carnavalet Museum

Category: Lieu Culturel > Musées

L´Histoire de Paris des origines à nos jours est présentée dans deux hôtels historiques parisiens dont l´ Hôtel Carnavalet fait parti. L'Hôtel Carnavalet où vécut Mme de Sévigné de 1677 à 1696 est consacré à la période allant de la préhistoire à nos jours. Outre son jardin, l´hotel Carnavalet renferme d´ importantes collections révolutionnaires. Cabinet d´ estampes, Collection d´ objets d´art, de peintures, de dessins et de maquettes. L'entrée des expositions permanentes est libre.

Practical information

Place
23 Rue de Sévigné
75003 Paris 3
+33144595858

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Accessibility info

Opening hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday

Website
www.carnavalet.paris.fr

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Current and upcoming events

Le musée Carnavalet dévoile l'histoire de la Fontaine des Innocents dans une exposition inédite - IMG20240423153442

Madame de Sévigné, Parisian Letters: A Unique Exhibition at the Carnavalet Museum

The Carnavalet Museum pays tribute to Madame de Sévigné with an engaging exhibition full of surprises, running from April 15 to August 23, 2026.

Les Gens de Paris 1926-1936, l’exposition au Musée Carnavalet - A7C08783

Les gens de Paris, 1926-1936: the historical exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet is unveiled

What if you could find your great-grandparents in the streets of Paris? The exhibition Les Gens de Paris 1926-1936 at the Musée Carnavalet delves into unpublished census records to reveal the Parisians of the interwar period. From October 8, 2025 to February 8, 2026.

Joli, Musée Carnavalet - Terrasse jardin musée

Lovely terrace restaurant set up permanently in the gardens of the Musée Carnavalet

Fabula is dead, replaced by Joli, the now-permanent terrace restaurant at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris. An interlude in a magnificent historic and bucolic setting, but lacking in personality on the plate, all at a truly excessive price.

Musée Carnavalet rénové et repensé, les photos

Musée Carnavalet, Paris's oldest museum dedicated to the capital's history

The Musée Carnavalet invites you to discover the history of the capital. Discover what awaits you in Paris' oldest museum, which has the advantage of being free...

Past events

Pour fêter ses 150 ans, une fontaine Wallace fait son entrée au Musée du Carnavalet

Heritage Days 2025 at the Musée Carnavalet: guided tour and stroll

The Musée du Carnavalet is taking part in the 42nd Heritage Days on the weekend of Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025. The Musée de l'Histoire de Paris will be offering tours of its collections.

Marcel Proust, un roman parisien, nos photos de l'exposition au musée Carnavalet

A walk in the footsteps of Marcel Proust, in search of Proustian Paris

Marcel Proust, author of À la recherche du temps perdu, left many traces in Paris, from his apartments on Boulevard Haussmann to his tomb in Père-Lachaise. A literary stroll that starts now.

Nuit des Musées 2025 in Paris: Queer Paris in the spotlight at Musée Carnavalet

For Nuit des Musées, which takes place this Saturday, May 17, 2025, the Musée Carnavalet is organizing a number of artistic events to showcase its collections. It's sure to be a great cultural evening!

Exposition Le Paris d'Agnès Varda au Musée Carnavalet - DSC 2753

Agnès Varda's Paris: our photos from the exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet

Agnès Varda cinéaste... everyone knows, but Agnès Varda photographe? The Musée Carnavalet is devoting an exhibition to THE filmmaker of the Nouvelle Vague, entitled "Le Paris d'Agnès Varda, de-ci, de-là", from April 9 to August 24, 2025. A tribute to her work, highlighting her close ties with Paris and the courtyard-atelier on rue Daguerre, through photographs, films and previously unseen archives.

Weekend of free events at the Musée Carnavalet on March 29 and 30, 2025: a good idea for the whole family

How about some free entertainment at the Musée Carnavalet? The Parisian museum in the heart of the Marais district is offering a festive weekend for the whole family on Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2025. Shows, workshops, interactive tours and theater take place over two days in the museum's halls, all free of charge. A great opportunity for children and adults alike to discover the history of Paris in a whole new way.

Did you know: which is the oldest museum in Paris?

Paris is home to over a hundred museums. But do you know which is the oldest? Here's the answer...

Le musée Carnavalet dévoile l'histoire de la Fontaine des Innocents dans une exposition inédite - IMG20240423153648

Family tips: free activities on children's rights at the Carnavalet museum

To celebrate the centenary of the Declaration of Children's Rights, the Musée de l'Histoire de Paris - better known as the Musée Carnavalet - is offering a festive day out for young and old alike.