Musée Cernuschi

Over het museum

The museum owes its existence to Henri Cernuschi, a financier, republican and collector. After a long journey in Asia, he brought back numerous objects, notably Chinese and Japanese bronzes, and had a mansion built near the Parc Monceau to display them. The architect was William Bouwens van der Boijen. On his death in 1896, Cernuschi bequeathed the house and its collections to the City of Paris, and the museum opened to the public in 1898.

Over time the collections grew with paintings, ceramics, jades and art objects from China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. The museum is one of the Musées de la Ville de Paris, run by Paris Musées, and bears the “Musée de France” label. It was renovated in 2005, and its permanent display was redesigned and reopened in March 2020.

After around six months of thermal improvement works, the permanent collections welcomed the public again in July 2023. On this occasion the Great Buddha Hall presents a wooden dragon nearly twelve metres long, restored for the anniversary of Henri Cernuschi’s return from Asia. The museum also offers workshops, lectures and temporary exhibitions devoted to Asian art.

Hoogtepunten

• Amitābha Buddha in the great hall
• Wooden dragon nearly twelve metres long
• Tiger sculpture
• Route devoted to the arts of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
• 19th-century mansion near the Parc Monceau

Opgericht

1898

Beheerder

Ville de Paris (Paris Musées)

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 46.028

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Gratis toegang: Free admission during Museum Night and European Heritage Days.

The permanent collections are free and need no booking, subject to capacity. Temporary exhibitions are paid; booking a timed ticket online is strongly recommended, even for free admissions. Free admission to exhibitions for job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits, journalists and other audiences on proof. The Paris Musées card (€40 full price, €35 reduced, €60 duo formula, €20 for young people) gives one year’s access to the exhibitions of the City of Paris museums.

Toegankelijkheid

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

All areas of the museum are wheelchair-accessible, with two lifts, one of them on the façade, allowing step-free entry. Two wheelchair spaces are reserved in the auditorium. Wheelchairs and folding seats are lent at the ticket desks. Large-print documents and audioguides with induction loops are available. Tactile, multisensory and lip-reading tours are offered. Two accessible toilets are located in the basement.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig

Visit-activities for children aged 5 to 7 and 7 to 11, calligraphy, seal-engraving and origami workshops, and family weekends. Colouring books, an activity booklet about animals for children from age 7, and audio stories are available to download. Strollers are not admitted to the museum.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The visitors’ entrance is at 7 avenue Vélasquez; on foot, you can also arrive from the Parc Monceau via the allée Comtesse de Ségur, at 111–113 boulevard Malesherbes. By car, the exits from the Périphérique are Porte de Champerret and Porte d’Asnières. Nearest Vélib’ station: 75 rue de Monceau.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Cloakroom available; bags with any dimension over 40 cm are prohibited in the museum. A bookshop is present. Hand sanitising gel is available at reception.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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