Citéco – Cité de l'économie

Over het museum

The Hôtel Gaillard was built between 1878 and 1884, near the Plaine Monceau, for the banker and collector Émile Gaillard. The architect Jules Février gave it the appearance of a neo-Renaissance château, inspired by the châteaux of Blois and Gien. The house was to accommodate the family, receptions and a collection of medieval and Renaissance art.

In 1919 the Banque de France bought the hôtel to open a branch there. The architect Alphonse Defrasse adapted it to this use, with a public hall in the inner courtyard and a strongroom in the basement, while keeping much of the original décor. The building is listed as a monument historique. The branch closed in 2006.

In 2011 the Banque de France announced a project for a museum of economics, developed with the Ministry of National Education, Universcience and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. After several years of work, the museum was inaugurated on May 15, 2019 and opened to the public on June 14, 2019.

The permanent route unfolds in six sequences: exchange, actors, markets, instabilities, regulations and treasures. It combines interactive displays, videos, games and archive documents, with content in French, English and Spanish. The strongroom displays old banknotes and coins as well as coin-striking machines.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent route in six sequences, from barter to economic crises
• Strongroom with banknotes, coins and coin-striking machines
• Council chamber, a simulation of a collective decision
• Photo booth that prints a banknote bearing your own likeness
• Neo-Renaissance Hôtel Gaillard, listed as a monument historique

Vaste collectie

• Exposition permanente de Citéco – Immersive route in six sequences, from exchange to regulation, with interactive displays, games, archives and the strongroom.

Opgericht

2019

Beheerder

Banque de France

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free evening opening on the first Thursday of the month, October to June, from 18:00 to 22:00 (permanent exhibition).

The prices shown apply to the permanent exhibition. The conditions for the reduced rate are listed in a list of discounts and free admissions published on the website. Payment at the counter is by card or cash only.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: niet aanwezig
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie

Wheelchairs are lent and lifts serve the floors; the building entrance is accessible. Reserved spaces are on rue Berger, to the left of the Hôtel Gaillard. Part of the audiovisual resources of the self-guided visit is translated into French Sign Language and subtitled, but the guided tours are not. Guided tours with audio receivers and induction loops by reservation; the guided tour “L’hôtel Gaillard, un château en plein Paris” is adapted for visitors with visual impairments. Contact: accessibilite@citeco.fr or 01 86 47 10 10.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig
• Verschoonruimte

Family activities from age 6, the creative workshop “Fabrique ton billet”, the playful guided tour “Mes premiers pas en économie” and multiplayer games. Free admission for under-6s. Strollers are not admitted into the exhibition rooms, but baby carriers suitable from birth are lent free of charge.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Reserved spaces for disabled visitors are on rue Berger, to the left of the Hôtel Gaillard.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

The Inform Café in the Hôtel Gaillard is open from 09:30 to 17:45 (coffee, tea, pastries, brunch by reservation). Museum shop with bookshop. Free cloakroom at reception for personal belongings.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten

The spaces of the Hôtel Gaillard can be privatised through the partner Moma Sélection.

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