Musée d'art et d'histoire Paul Éluard

Over het museum

The Carmelite convent of Saint-Denis was founded in 1625; the foundation stone of its first church was laid in 1628 by Queen Marie de Médicis. In 1770, when the convent was in serious financial difficulty, the arrival of Madame Louise de France, daughter of Louis XV, saved it from seizure. She had numerous works carried out and in 1779 entrusted the reconstruction of the chapel to the architect Richard Mique, with a richly carved decoration by Joseph Deschamps. The chapel then served as a district court from 1895 to 1993.

The Musée de Saint-Denis was founded in 1899 and opened in 1901; it was first housed in the former Hôtel-Dieu, later together with the municipal library. In 1972 the city bought the Carmel, which had been saved from demolition, and restored it to house the museum of art and history, which opened in May 1981. The design sought a balance between presenting the collections and respecting the original architecture: a cloister with the gravestones of the nuns, austere cells and 174 mystical sentences painted on the walls. The arrangement received the European Museum of the Year Award in 1982.

The collections cover medieval archaeology, industrial history, the Hôtel-Dieu and its apothecary, the siege of Paris and the Commune of 1871, the collections of Francis Jourdain and Albert André, and the holdings devoted to the poet Paul Éluard. The museum also has gardens, including the Jardin des cinq sens.

Hoogtepunten

• Former 17th-century Carmel with cloister, cells and painted sentences
• Carmelite chapel by Richard Mique, decoration by Joseph Deschamps
• Hôtel-Dieu and apothecary
• Collection on the siege of Paris and the Commune of 1871
• Collections of Paul Éluard, Francis Jourdain and Albert André

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes du Carmel – Medieval archaeology, industrial history, Hôtel-Dieu and apothecary, the Commune of 1871, and the Francis Jourdain and Paul Éluard collections.

Opgericht

1899

Beheerder

Ville de Saint-Denis

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 35.110

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of each month; reduced rate on other Sundays (excluding guided tours and workshops)

Admission is also free, on proof of status, for job seekers and recipients of social minimum benefits, tour guides, artists affiliated with the Maison des Artistes, holders of the Carte Culture, the ICOM card and the Pass Éducation, members of the Carmel de France, and journalists holding a national press card. School groups from Seine-Saint-Denis: free; from outside Seine-Saint-Denis: €25 per session for schools in REP or REP+ areas, €40 for all others.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum lends visit aids and folding chairs.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Family workshop-visits one Sunday per month (1 hour 30 minutes), for children and their parents; visits with an educator or an artist followed by a workshop. A playful quiz with three levels of questions for young children, children and pre-teens helps families discover the museum.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Bike racks on the museum grounds; Vélib' station Franciade.

Service & horeca

The museum has gardens, including the Jardin des cinq sens. Handbags are checked at the entrance (Vigipirate security plan); large luggage is not permitted.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

The website has a dedicated page for businesses.

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