Carnavalet Museum

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The vast Carnavalet Museum, devoted to the history of Paris, occupies two adjoining mansions (the Hôtel Le Peletier de St-Fargeau and the Hôtel Carnavalet). They include entire decorated rooms with panelling, furniture and many works of art.

The main building, The Hôtel Carnavalet, was built as a town house in 1548 by Nicolas Dupuis. The Hôtel Carnavalet is a Renaissance jewel that in the mid-1600s became the home of writer Madame de Sévigné. The 17th century Hôtel le Peletier was added to the museum in 1989 to contain the larger part of the museum's 20th century interiors.

Some particularly interesting exhibits are:

• Madame de Sévigné's Gallery;
• The 20th century, Ballroom of the Hôtel de Wendel;
• The Charles Le Brun Ceiling;
• The Hotel d'Uzès Reception Room;
• An ancient recipe for frog-leg soup, and;
• Robespierre's final Letter

[edit] See also

• List of museums in Paris

[edit] External links

• Carnavalet entry from Official Paris tourism website (in English).
• 55 photos of the museum
• Musee Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Coordinates: 48°51′27″N, 2°21′44″E