Through its collections and the chronological breadth of its history, the Musée des Monuments Français is one of the main and oldest museums dedicated to architecture and monumental heritage. A Comparative Sculpture Museum was born in 1882, transformed into a Museum of French Monuments in 1937, then became part of a new cultural institute created in 2004, the City of Architecture and Heritage.
The City of Architecture and Heritage is today an essential actor in the dissemination of architectural culture, whether it is to transmit knowledge, support architectural quality, or contribute to the protection of the remarkable elements of our built heritage, or to help creativity. and innovation. This multifaceted place wants to give food for thought and awaken the critical spirit, in order to make citizens architectural and urban actors for the future.
The museum responds extensively to these missions, being the reference place for the art of building and its challenges. It is a means of raising awareness of architecture and heritage, which is addressed in an educational way to all audiences, whether they are looking for an initiation or a professional or scientific study. The museum offers a story of the history of architecture, from the Middle Ages to the present day: how are the major buildings of our time and the past built? Why and for whom were they built?
The visitor will find a global understanding of architecture, at the scale of the city and the development of the territories and a differentiated approach, through the deepening of some masterpieces or through transversal stories about the home, public buildings, techniques, architectural actors or urban planning.
The Musée des Monuments Français reminds us that architecture and heritage are everyone's business: architecture allows us to understand the organization and aspirations of a society over time and must take into account the challenges it faces today: demographic pressure, growth of cities, evolution of the family and its impacts on housing, environmental pressure linked to climate change, creation of cities and sustainable development ... Built heritage, that of historical monuments or historical interest, is inseparable from architectural creation , bearer of social cohesion and sharing, affects all citizens, who can discover the jewels, from the oldest to the most recent, as well as all the problems of their restoration, at the Museum of French Monuments.
City of Architecture and Heritage
Address: 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116
Phone: +33 1 58 51 52 00
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https://www.citedelarchitecture.fr/frLocation inserted by
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