Description
The museum exhibits a remarkable collection of ancient Chinese art (pottery, jade items, ivories, bronzes, statuettes), and a beautiful collection of contemporary paintings. It often organizes exhibitions on art from the Far-East.
Library (by appointment), readings, literary meetings, calligraphy and oriental painting demonstrations.
Architectural style
- Neo classique
Collections
- Archéologie
- Bronzes
- Céramique
- Histoire
- Peinture
- Sculpture
Services
Services and facilities of the establishment
- Educational activities
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Visitor tools
Documentation in a foreign language
- English
Visitor tools
Audio guides available in French, English and German for €5.Educational activities
Demonstrations of Chinese calligraphy. Literary meetings.Prices and times
Entrance fees and modalities
Independent tour
Guided tour
Group tour
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 96 21 72, Monday to Friday 10am-12pm and 2.30pm-5pm, dac-reservationcernuschi@paris.fr.Closing times
MondayOpening times
Exceptional opening
- Easter
- Ascension Day
- 8 May
- Whitsuntide
- 14 July
- 15 August
- 1 November
- 11 November
Contact
Voir la carte
Musée Cernuschi - Musée des arts de l'Asie de la Ville de Paris
7 avenue Vélasquez
75008
Paris
Tel.. +33 (0) 1 53 96 21 50
http://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/
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Subway - Villiers
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Bus - 30, 84, 94
Disability
Offer adapted to disabled visitors
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Hearing
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Mental
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Physical
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Visual
Access facilities
- Loan of wheelchairs
- Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Free admission for the accompanying person
Accessibility information
- wheelchair users can visit the museum in its entirety thanks to 2 lifts, including 1 providing step-free entry to the museum.
- a wheelchair and folding seats are available on request at the museum's welcome desk.
- 2 seats are reserved for wheelchair users in the conference room.
- the majority of works on display are visible from a sitting position.
- a tactile table is located near the welcome desk, it is currently inaccessible to wheelchair users (reached by climbing steps).
- the pavement is lowered by 4 cm at its lowest between the disabled parking area and the museum entrance.
- some temporary exhibitions allow to turn back and travel back to the start of the visit.
- men's and women's disabled toilets are located on the below-ground floor of the building and are accessible by lift. To reach the lift and disabled toilets, visitors must leave the exhibition and be accompanied. Please note that the wall grab rail is currently out of place.
Visual impairment:
- a visit guidebook in large font (Arial 18) and booklets in braille are available for free at the welcome desk.
- multi-sensory visits.
- for security reasons, visitors should alert staff in order to be accompanied in the lift, as the stairs are not adapted.
- glass walls and cases at chest and head height may be dangerous.
Hearing impairment:
- an amplifier is installed at the museum's welcome desk.
- lip-reading visits/talks on the last Saturday of every month at 10am (lasts 1hr30, no reservation required).
Mental disability:
- the Musée Cernuschi follozs the 'Musées et Monuments en Liberté' guidelines created by the assocation PEP 75, and offers 2 bookets (children and adults), 1 walk card and 1 audioguide to download.
- multi-sensory visits.
- the museum is located along an alley leading to the Parc Monceau (closed space).
More details on accessibility
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Museum in the same arrondissement: 8th arrondissement
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