Updated May 22nd, 2021 at 15:24 IST
Paris: Carnavalet Museum to reopen for first time post renovation, 625000 works at display
Treasures spanning millenniums of French history will get a fresh airing next week as the Paris museum reopens on May 29 after four years.
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Treasures spanning millenniums of French history will get a fresh airing next week as the city’s famous Carnavalet museum reopens on May 29 after four years of renovations. Located in the heart of the French capital, Musée Carnavalet will now display a total of 625,000 works, many of which have been brought out of its storage for the first time. From Emperor Napoleon’s tea sets and toiletries to early photographs of the iconic Eiffel tower and coins from around 2 century BC, the enhanced collection is set to bring the city’s history back into the limelight.
🗓️Le #musée rouvre le 29 mai, réservez votre #billet dès maintenant !
— Musée Carnavalet (@museecarnavalet) May 17, 2021
L'entrée est #gratuite pour tous, la réservation d'un créneau de #visite est obligatoire.
👉réservation ici : https://t.co/bwXgx18Lnc@QueFaireAParis @Paris #museeCarnavalet #histoiredeParis
📸Cyrille Weiner pic.twitter.com/Z2N5tWi9fJ
En attendant la #réouverture du #musée découvrez différentes étapes de la #restauration de l’#escalier de #Luynes #MuséeCarnavalet #Carnavalet #Paris #patrimoine #architecture
— Musée Carnavalet (@museecarnavalet) May 7, 2021
📸Antoine Mercusot pic.twitter.com/lR5wZJoFRI
For months, Paris’ iconic history and art museums have been teetering between closures and reopening. With coronavirus contagion slowly reducing its wrath on the city of lights, President Emmanuel Macron recently gave a green signal to museums and galleries to reopen from May 19. It is worth acknowledging that Paris hosts roughly 130 museums including the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay amongst others.
L’ŒUVRE DE LA SEMAINE
— Musée Carnavalet (@museecarnavalet) April 19, 2021
Ce #panneau de #sarcophage daté du 6 ou 7e s. provient de l’#abbaye de Sainte-Geneviève. Il présente un #décor de croix inscrite dans un cercle de perles Il a été trouvé en 1873 lors de #fouilles menées rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève.#Paris5 pic.twitter.com/3BM9ZjsMlX
🖼️La plus inspirante, la plus symbolique, la plus fashion... Voici les dix œuvres en vedette des collections des musées de la Ville de Paris selon @le_Parisien !
— Paris Musées (@parismusees) March 10, 2021
👉https://t.co/yb7DlMnv6K@museecarnavalet @PetitPalais_ @PalaisGalliera @MuseeCernuschi @museecognacqjay pic.twitter.com/0N0vPchtoa
The Revamp
According to a report by the Guardian, the dramatic revamp of the Carnavalet museum cost a whopping €58m (£50m) to the administration. The museum’s renovation was primarily financed by Paris city hall and overseen by François Châtillon, the architect in charge of France’s historic monuments. The artefacts, which are now organized in chronological order, include interactive displays such as filmed interviews and documentaries to coins, medals, posters and other artefacts testifying the city’s rich history. In addendum, items from Mesolithic to Renaissance Period, medieval shoes to wooden bowls, pre Neolithic jawbones to items from 2019 Notre Dame fire all add to its spectacular collection. The display also gives a special seat to items from the French revolution including a slipper belonging to Marie-Antoinette and the last order signed by Louis XVI.
L’OEUVRE DE LA SEMAINE Vers 1836 le peintre Domenico Ferri, réalise cette vue composite de #Paris. De gauche à droite : le #PontNeuf, l’École de médecine, le #ValdeGrâce, l’École militaire, I’#Institut, le #Panthéon, l’#Observatoire, les Invalides et l’église de la #Madeleine. pic.twitter.com/HpBT6YE3Q7
— Musée Carnavalet (@museecarnavalet) March 29, 2021
Starting May 19, France's museums, theatres and cinemas have reopened along with outside areas of eating and drinking establishments that have been closed since the end of October. The French government is lifting restrictions incrementally to stave off a resurgence of COVID-19 and to give citizens back some of their signature "joie de vivre."
All Images: museecarnavalet/Twitter
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Published May 22nd, 2021 at 15:24 IST
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