Bona Ventura

3rd arr. (Marais) · Paris

Musée Carnavalet – History of Paris

Musée Carnavalet

Museum

Free city-history museum in two Marais mansions: shop signs, Revolution relics, Proust's bedroom and Fouquet's Art Nouveau jewellery shop by Mucha reassembled whole.

Address
23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris
Hours
Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00; closed Mon
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 1.5 h
Price
Permanent collection free (2026)
Price level
€
Free entry
Free for everyone
Permanent collections only; temporary exhibitions are paid

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Good to know

  • Permanent collection free; temporary exhibitions paid.
  • Courtyard garden is a quiet rest stop in the Marais.

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