Description
Nearly 1,600 masterpieces of medieval art are presented on a chronological tour that spans more than 1,000 years of history. Among the jewels of the museum's collections are the famous tapestries of the Lady of the Unicorn, the heads of the Kings of Judah from Notre-Dame Cathedral and stained glass windows from the Sainte-Chapelle, as well as one of the finest collections of Limousin enamel.
After several years of modernization and accessibility work, the museum reopened in May 2022 with a brand new museography.
Architectural style
- Gothique flamboyant
Collections
- Archéologie
- Arts décoratifs
- Céramique
- Décors intérieurs
- Enluminures
- Histoire
- Joaillerie
- Littérature
- Mobilier
- Objets de la vie quotidienne
- Peinture
- Reliques
- Sculpture
- Tapisseries
- Techniques
- Textiles
- Vitraux
Epoque des collections
- Rome antique (VIIe av JC au Ve ap JC)
- Byzance (IVe - XVe)
- Moyen Age (Ve - XVe)
- Gothique (XIIe - XVe)
- Renaissance (XVe - XVIe)
Garden
Services
Services and facilities of the establishment
- Educational activities
- Gift shop
- Bookshop
- Member of the Paris Museum Pass
- Restaurant
- Visitor tools
- Cloakroom
Languages spoken
- English
Documentation in a foreign language
- English
- Spanish
Visitor tools
Tour map, tour companion (digital mobile tool), display panels, labels, tactile table, tactile model.Educational activities
Guided tours for adults and young people, workshops, singing tours, dancing tours, theatrical tours, concerts, lecturesRestaurant
A café for light meals, operated by La Table de Cana in the museum. Indoors and on the terrace in fine weather, La Table de Cana offers table and counter service, for a lunch break (dish of the day, salads, quiches, desserts and drinks) or a simple gourmet break. The menu is adapted to the seasons and includes medieval inspired dishes. The café is open during the opening hours of the museum and is accessible to all visitors with an admission ticket.Prices and times
Methods of payment
- CB/Visa
- Eurocard/Mastercard
Closing times
MondayExceptional opening
- Ascension Day
- Whitsuntide
- Whit Monday
Contact
Voir la carte
Musée de Cluny – musée national du Moyen Âge
28 rue du Sommerard
75005
Paris
Tel.. +33 (0) 1 53 73 78 00
contact.musee-moyenage@culture.gouv.fr
https://www.musee-moyenage.fr
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Subway - Cluny - La Sorbonne
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RER - Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame
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Bus - 21, 27, 38, 63, 85, 86, 87
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Parking: Rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, rue Soufflot and Parc Saint-Michel (entrance place Saint-André-des-Arts). Taxis: rue Soufflot / place Saint-Michel / place Maubert . Vélib stations: 20 rue Du Sommerard / 42 rue Saint-Jacques / 5 rue de la Sorbonne
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
- Free admission for disabled visitors on presentation of proof
- Free admission for the accompanying person
- Priority admission
Accessibility information
- The garden of the museum is accessible
- The course of the visit is now accessible (lifts available), allowing access to the rooms open during the renovation works
- Only one hallway in the Salle Notre-Dame is not accessible (steps)
- The welcome desk is an appropriate height for wheelchair users but there is no leg room under the desk
- Renovation works underway throughout the museum's 3 floors to improve accessibility (works end Feburary 2021)
- Disabled toilets in the new welcome building (transfer of weight to the left in the women's toilets, seat height 43 cm)
- Places to sit down throughout the museum
Visual impairment:
- Due to current renovation works, activities designed for visitors with visual and hearing impairments are unavailable until 2020
- Glass display cases throughout the museum, but their stands are large and can be found using a cane
- Visioguides (tactile navigation) available at the welcome desk in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese for €3; soundtracks
- Some fact cards and plaques have good colour contrast but font size is relatively small
Hearing impairment:
- Due to current renovation works, activities designed for visitors with visual and hearing impairments are unavailable until 2020
- Certain videos have subtitles in French and English (according to current temporary exhibitions)
- Museum maps available at the welcome desk
- Visioguides (tactile navigation) available at the welcome desk in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese for €3; mostly sound-based but has some text information
- Magnetic induction loops for visioguides can be borrowed
Mental disability:
- 'My Interior Garden' workshop
- Booking required
- By telephone: +33 (0)1 53 73 78 27 or +33 (0)1 53 73 78 16 (9.15am-5.30pm)
- By fax: +33 (0)1 46 34 51 75
- Fridays at 1pm and 2.30pm
- Duration: 45 minutes
More details on accessibility
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