Musée des Plans-reliefs

Over het museum

The collection of plans-reliefs began in 1668, when Louis XIV commissioned models of fortified places to follow the fortification works carried out by his engineers, particularly in the towns conquered in Flanders. These models served as strategic tools: they helped prepare the defense of the kingdom and study sieges. From the 1690s the engineers codified the techniques, using a scale of about 1:600.

The collection was installed in 1700 in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre, then moved in 1777 to the attics of the Hôtel des Invalides, where it remains today. It was first opened to the public in 1799. In 1815 the Prussians carried off nineteen plans-reliefs of fortified places in the east and north. Production of new models ended in 1870, and the collection was listed as a historic monument in 1927.

The Musée des Plans-Reliefs was created in 1943. Two renovated galleries reopened to the public in 1997, and the collection was the subject of an exhibition at the Grand Palais in 2012. Fourteen plans-reliefs are now on loan in Lille.

Today these models show the gradual construction of the French state from the 17th to the 19th century, but also the history of towns, fortification and land planning. The museum is a national collection, and its ticket is shared with the other museums of the Invalides.

Hoogtepunten

• Models of fortified cities made from 1668 onward
• Collection kept at the Invalides since 1777
• Models of fortified places on France’s borders and coastline
• Tactile tours and tours in sign language
• Joint ticket with the Musée de l’Armée and the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération

Vaste collectie

• Galerie des plans-reliefs – Models of fortified cities and fortified places in France, made since the 17th century for the king and his engineers.

Opgericht

1943

Beheerder

Ministère de la Culture (musée national)

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Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The ticket office is run by the Musée de l’Armée. The ticket gives access to the three museums of the Invalides site: Musée des Plans-Reliefs, Musée de l’Armée – Tomb of Napoleon and Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération. Entry is also free for job seekers, RSA recipients, holders of the minimum old-age allowance (minimum vieillesse), holders of the Pass Éducation, journalists, ICOM members and military personnel, among others, upon proof.

Toegankelijkheid

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

A lift leads to the museum entrance on the 4th floor of the Orient wing, and a platform lift serves the permanent gallery. Wheelchairs can be borrowed at the reception counters of the south ticket office (identity document required); folding chairs on request. Tactile discovery tours and tours in French Sign Language are free for those concerned, by reservation. Magnetic induction loops are available. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are admitted. Practical information booklet in easy-to-read language.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Verschoonruimte
• Kinderfeestjes

Workshop-visits, storytelling visits from age 3 and detective-style visits (visites-enquêtes) for ages 6 to 10. Birthday parties are organized at the museum; the Quartier 1670 restaurant offers afternoon snacks (goûters). Games to download from the website. Baby-changing area in the toilets on the ground floor.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the Orient wing of the Hôtel national des Invalides, on the 4th floor. Vélib’ stations nearby.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Free cloakroom of the Musée de l’Armée on presentation of the ticket (bags up to 55 x 35 x 25 cm). Bookshop under the north porch, open from 10:00 to 18:00 and until 22:00 on the first Friday of the month. The Quartier 1670 restaurant is located at the Invalides.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 100 personen.

Private hire of the great gallery of the plans-reliefs for cocktails, receptions and evening events for about 100 people, with a guided tour possible.

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