Musée Carnavalet
Musée Carnavalet is a museum of the history of Paris. Its home town is Paris 3e. It was listed in 1846 as a classé historic monument (in part).
Museum in Paris 3e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#136 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 3e
Musée Carnavalet is in the commune of Paris 3e, with 1,578 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1846; built in the 16th, 19th and 20th centuries (Mérimée record PA00086125). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
Afternoons in Paris 3e reach 18–27°C from April to October.
Musée Carnavalet
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 32 languages. Top of the 2,172 other places within 15 km is Musée du Louvre, 1.8 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1846
- Built
- 16th, 19th and 20th centuries
- Covered in
- 32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 3e, Paris
- Official site
- carnavalet.paris.fr
When it is open
Locating Musée Carnavalet
The places near Musée Carnavalet are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 3e. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list Musée Carnavalet
The 8 towns are led in size by Paris 11e, with 138,170 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Paris 3e
Paris 4e
Paris 11e
Paris 2e
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée Carnavalet is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 3e | It’s in this commune | 32,179 |
| Paris 4e | 300 m southwest of it | 27,332 |
| Paris 11e | 1.4 km east of it | 138,170 |
| Paris 2e | 1.6 km northwest of it | 19,847 |
| Paris 5e | 1.7 km southwest of it | 55,252 |
| Paris 1er | 1.8 km west of it | 15,114 |
| Paris 10e | 2 km north of it | 83,873 |
| Paris 6e | 2.6 km southwest of it | 40,389 |
Make a day of it near Musée Carnavalet
Nearby, 2,172 places within 15 km include 5 attractions and 3 museums.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1 km southwest, in Paris 4e3
AttractionTour Eiffel5 km west, in Paris 7e4
MuseumMusée d'Orsay2.6 km west, in Paris 7e5MuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou800 m northwest, in Paris 4e6AttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault1.7 km southwest, in Paris 5e7
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées4.4 km west, in Paris 8e8
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise2.3 km east, in Paris 20eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Musée Carnavalet
Where is Musée Carnavalet?
Musée Carnavalet is in Paris 3e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Musée Carnavalet?
Museum of the history of Paris.
Is Musée Carnavalet a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1846, Mérimée record PA00086125.
How well known is Musée Carnavalet?
Musée Carnavalet has 32 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #136 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Musée Carnavalet?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 3e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée Carnavalet?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (1.8 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1 km), Tour Eiffel (5 km) and Musée d'Orsay (2.6 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Musée Carnavalet: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.