Musée de la Préfecture de Police

Over het museum

The museum was founded in 1909 on the initiative of Police Prefect Louis Lépine, using items gathered for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. The prefect wanted to bring the police closer to the public and to show visitors from around the world the humanity of the Paris police, through portraits of prefects and objects from the police heritage. It opened on December 20, 1909 under the roof of 36 quai des Orfèvres, then moved in June 1975 to rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, where it still is today.

The collections then grew through purchases and gifts. Two donations are especially important: that of Gustave Macé, former head of the Sûreté, who kept evidence in his office, and that of Charles Péchard, a police commissioner, who gave weapons, police equipment and burglary tools. The museum holds more than 2,000 works, including uniforms, weapons, paintings, prints, photographs, posters and evidence items.

A selection is displayed over 300 m² on the fourth floor of the police headquarters. The route runs from the creation of the lieutenance générale de police in 1667 to the present day, including the founding of the Préfecture de Police in 1800, several major criminal cases and the trades of the prefecture. A space opened in 2020 is devoted to technical and scientific policing, with the work of Alphonse Bertillon and his identification system.

Hoogtepunten

• History of Paris policing from the 17th century to today
• More than 2,000 works and objects: uniforms, weapons, posters, evidence items
• Major criminal cases, from Ravaillac to Landru and Doctor Petiot
• Space on technical and scientific policing and the work of Alphonse Bertillon
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Collections permanentes – A route through the history of Paris policing from 1667 to today, with major criminal cases, the trades of the prefecture and a space on forensic science.

Opgericht

1909

Beheerder

Préfecture de Police de Paris (service de la mémoire et des affaires culturelles)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission to the museum is free. An outside guide leading their own group must pay a speaking fee of €30.90, with a time slot booked.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum is fully accessible to visitors with reduced mobility by lift. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome. By reservation, lecture-tours and workshops are adapted to different disabilities, and tours in French Sign Language are held from time to time (€12 for the most recently announced tour). An accessibility officer can be reached on 01 44 41 52 50.

Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on the fourth floor of the police headquarters of the 5th and 6th arrondissements.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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