Musée Carnavalet
#134🏛️ History & CivilizationParis, France

Musée Carnavalet

Paris told through its own history museum

About the museum

In two Marais mansions, Carnavalet narrates the entire history of Paris from prehistory to today, with reconstructed interiors, Revolutionary artefacts and Marcel Proust's bedroom.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Proust's bedroom
  • ◆Revolutionary memorabilia
  • ◆Belle Époque interiors
  • ◆Free permanent collection

Recognition

🏆 Free entry

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