Musée du Fumeur

About the museum

The Musée du Fumeur is a non-profit association founded in 2001 by Michka Seeliger-Chatelain and Tigrane Hadengue in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Its permanent exhibition brings together, in a human-scale space, objects, plants and artworks linked to smoking on every continent.

The route places everyday objects from different eras and regions of the world alongside plants smoked across the globe: tobacco leaves, hemp, 18th-century clay pipes, copper pipes used by Chinese dignitaries for opium, snuff boxes (tabatières) and cigar moulds. The museum also addresses the sacred dimension of smoke in several cultures and the evolution of behaviour.

The building also houses a gallery that presents sales exhibitions every year, a specialist library and a bookshop. A shop sells accessories for smokers, vaporisers and e-cigarettes. The museum also distributes prevention leaflets.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on smoking practices around the world
• Pipes, snuff boxes, hookahs and dried tobacco leaves
• Gallery with sales exhibitions renewed every year
• Specialist library and bookshop
• Prevention leaflets available free of charge

Permanent exhibition

• Exposition permanente sur l'univers du fumeur – Objects, plants and artworks showing smoking practices in different cultures and eras.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Association à but non lucratif Musée du Fumeur

Admission & discounts

Entry to the shop and bookshop is free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop and bookshop on site (accessories for smokers, vaporisers, books), plus a library.

Events & venue rental

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