Description
Housed in a resolutely modern building designed by architect Frank Gehry, the Cinémathèque Française is entirely devoted to cinema. It continues to convey a passion for cinema through its many resources and activities, notably the Musée Méliès, exhibitions, screenings, meetings and talks, library, and a bookshop. Georges Méliès is known throughout the world as one of the first great cinema geniuses. Matin Scorsese pays a touching tribute to him with his film 'Hugo', and the image of the rocket in the eye of the Man in the Moon is now engraved on everyone's memory. The museum invites visitors to explore the life and work of this extraordinary character, and to embark on a magical journey through the history of cinema, where magic, wonder and science fiction combine, from the first films with special effects to more recent ones.
Architectural style
- Contemporain
Collections
- Affiches
- Appareils
- Bibliothèque
- Cinéma
- Costumes
- Curiosités
- Dessins
- Films
- Iconographie
- Lettres autographes
- Lithographies
- Magie
- Manuscrits
- Maquettes
- Objets d'art
- Optique
- Photographie
- Publicité
- Vidéo
Epoque des collections
- Mouvement (XXe)
- Contemporain (XXe - XXIe)
Garden
Bercy gardens
Services
Services and facilities of the establishment
- Educational activities
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Member of the Paris Museum Pass
- Restaurant
- Visitor tools
- Free Wifi
Languages spoken
- English
Educational activities
Film workshopsRestaurant
Currently closed. Reopening in spring 2023Prices and times
Entrance fees and modalities
Independent tour
Permanent collections: €10 / €7.50 (concessions) / €5 (under 18s). Temporary exhibitions: price variable.
Group tour
Guided tour for adults = €180 for a group of 15 people + €12 per additional person. Guided tour for school groups = €140 for a group up to 21 participants / €170 for a group from 22 to 30 participants. Reservations for guided tours can be made via the Cinémathèque Française websiteFree
Until 5 years old
Free for young people and children
Until 5 years oldMethods of payment
- CB/Visa
- Eurocard/Mastercard
- Chèque Vacances
Closing times
TuesdayExceptional closure
Annual closure in August.
Opening times
Monday noon - 7pm;
Tuesday closed;
Wednesday noon - 7pm ;
Thursday noon - 7pm ;
Friday noon - 7pm ;
Saturday 11am- 8pm ;
Sunday 11am - 8pm.
Tuesday closed;
Wednesday noon - 7pm ;
Thursday noon - 7pm ;
Friday noon - 7pm ;
Saturday 11am- 8pm ;
Sunday 11am - 8pm.
Late opening
2nd Thursday of the month reserved for under 26s on compulsory registration
Exceptional opening
- 1 January
- Easter
- Easter Monday
- Ascension Day
- 8 May
- Whitsuntide
- Whit Monday
- 14 July
- 1 November
- 11 November
Contact
Voir la carte
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Subway - Bercy
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RER - Gare de Lyon
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SNCF - Gare de Paris - Bercy - Bourgogne - Pays d'Auvergne
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Bus - 24, 64, 71, 77, 87, 215
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By car: A4, exit Pont de Bercy Vélib' station nearby.
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
- Adapted activities and visits
- Reduced rates for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Reduced rates for the accompanying person
- Priority admission
Accessibility information
Motor disability:
- The Cinémathèque is accessible to wheelchair users. The movie theatres have reserved spaces.
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Visual impairment:
- Sound signals.
- Floor guidance strips.
- Tactile maps.
- Multi-sensory terminals.
- Audio guides with contrasted keypads available at the entrance to the museum.
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Hearing impairment:
- Guided tours of temporary exhibitions in French Sign Language
- On the Cinémathèque website, each film projection mentions the version of the film shown (subtitled films, silent films).
- On the 1st Friday of each month at 8.30pm there is a film screening with subtitles.
- The Henri Langlois film projection room is equipped with a magnetic loop.
- Guided tours of the museum in French Sign Language are organized.
- In addition to foreign films with subtitles, the video library offers films with special subtitles for deaf people, and for people with hearing impairments.
- It also has DVDs with audio-description.
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Contact:
accessibilite@cinematheque.fr / +33 (0)1 71 19 33 33 (from 12 noon to 7pm, every day except Tuesday).
- The Cinémathèque is accessible to wheelchair users. The movie theatres have reserved spaces.
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Visual impairment:
- Sound signals.
- Floor guidance strips.
- Tactile maps.
- Multi-sensory terminals.
- Audio guides with contrasted keypads available at the entrance to the museum.
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Hearing impairment:
- Guided tours of temporary exhibitions in French Sign Language
- On the Cinémathèque website, each film projection mentions the version of the film shown (subtitled films, silent films).
- On the 1st Friday of each month at 8.30pm there is a film screening with subtitles.
- The Henri Langlois film projection room is equipped with a magnetic loop.
- Guided tours of the museum in French Sign Language are organized.
- In addition to foreign films with subtitles, the video library offers films with special subtitles for deaf people, and for people with hearing impairments.
- It also has DVDs with audio-description.
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Contact:
accessibilite@cinematheque.fr / +33 (0)1 71 19 33 33 (from 12 noon to 7pm, every day except Tuesday).
More details on accessibility
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Museum in the same district: Gare de Lyon - Bercy
Museum in the same arrondissement: 12th arrondissement
Museum in Paris and in the Paris Region: Museum
