Daily Management Review

Valérie Guillaume: Head of the Newly-Renovated Musée Carnavalet


06/25/2021


Paris's oldest museum has reopened in a completely refurbished building, where the collections are now strikingly set off. For its director, both everything and nothing has changed at the Carnavalet.



by Marie-Laure Castelnau

The wood paneling of the study in the Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf, acquired by the City of Paris in 1867. Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris © Pierre Antoine
The wood paneling of the study in the Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf, acquired by the City of Paris in 1867. Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris © Pierre Antoine
What was the initial aim of this refurbishment?
The project, which cost €58 M, was very extensive. It involved two aspects. One side is seen by those who enter the museum and admire its new circuit, the restored permanent collections and buildings, and the areas open to all visitors. And an invisible but equally important part lies behind the scenes. Considerable work has gone into the content provided by the various multimedia terminals. Read more