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Cabinet des Médailles Museum

Cabinet des Médailles or Cabinet de France is formally known as Le département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiquités de la Bibliothèque Nationale is a department of bibliotheque nationale de france in Paris. Cabinet des Médailles is a museum presenting numerous con collections and antiques with distant origins in treasuries of French kings of middle ages.

The term Cabinet in French implies that a small private room for the conservation and display of intimate works of art and private conservation rather than a piece of furniture took a stable shape. The museum collection includes all kinds of precious antiques, rare manuscripts, jewelry, carved stones and ancient coins. The collection of coins and antiques collected by the duke of Luynes entered in 1862 and set in its current location since 1917.

Admission/Ticket Rates Prices - Free admission

Cabinet des Médailles Museum

Location: Paris, France

Special Exhibit: Monday - Sunday

Special Exhibits/Opening Hours

Monday – Friday - 1 Pm - 5.45 Pm

Saturday - 1 Pm - 5 Pm

Sunday – 12 Noon – 6 Pm

Contact Information

Address - Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France - 58 rue de Richelieu, 75002 France

Contact - Michel Amandry

Telephone - 01.53.79.83.40

Email - monnaies-medailles-antiques@bnf.fr

Website - http://www.bnf.fr/pages/collections/dpt_monnaies.htm#

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