Musée de la Contrefaçon

Over het museum

The museum has its origins in the Union des fabricants (Unifab), an association founded in 1872 to defend intellectual property, particularly trademarks. To support its lawsuits against counterfeiters, the association gathered pairs of objects, each consisting of an original and its copy; these pieces first formed a legal archive and then became the core of the collections.

The museum opened in 1922, on the association's fiftieth anniversary, but was then reserved for professionals. Unifab moved in 1951 into the mansion on Rue de la Faisanderie, where the museum is still located. For the association's centenary in 1972, the museum opened to the general public.

A reorganization took place in 1992: the route was expanded, the first guided tours and temporary exhibitions appeared, and the subject was broadened to the consequences of counterfeiting for health, safety, the environment and the economy. A room devoted to fakes in the art world opened in 2008, with pieces from judicial seizures. In 2021, a room on the fight against counterfeiting explains cooperation between professionals and states.

Today the collections include industrial objects from all sectors, historical pieces ranging from Gallo-Roman amphorae to copies from the 1980s, and forged works of art.

Hoogtepunten

• Pairs of authentic and counterfeit objects from real cases
• Historical collection, from Gallo-Roman amphorae to 1980s copies
• Fake paintings, sculptures and drawings removed from the art market
• Former smoking room of the mansion, with carved wood paneling
• Archives of trademark registers predating the INPI

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes – Authentic objects and their copies, historical pieces and forged works of art, displayed in the rooms of the mansion.

Opgericht

1951

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission is free upon proof for job seekers and recipients of social minimum benefits, working journalists, customs, gendarmerie, police and DGCCRF officers, and holders of the ICOM card. Payment by card, cash or check; tickets are available online or on site.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• 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

Access to the rooms is via a staircase of seven steps; staff can help carry a wheelchair. The rest of the museum is at ground level.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnenAanbevolen vanaf 8 jaar

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Workshop visits for groups and classes (“Dans la peau des douaniers”, “Apprendre à identifier le vrai du faux”). The museum recommends the visit from age 8.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Nearby Vélib' stations: 2 boulevard Lannes, 1 rue Crevaux, 68 boulevard Flandrin. Taxi stand at 12 place Victor Hugo.

Service & horeca

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

The website has a page on private hire, without details.

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