Manifestations privées

For enterprises, this section presents services specifically dedicated to them.

Private Events

The Heart of the Latin Quarter, the Museum of the Middle Ages is housed in two exceptional Parisian monuments: the Gallo-Roman thermes (1st-3rd centuries) and the Cluny Abbey hotel (late 15th century). It was founded in 1843 with the collections of an art amateur fascinated by the MIddle Ages who lived in the Cluny hotel, Alexandre Du Sommerard.

These collections grew over the years thanks to the arrival of major tapestry, goldsmithing and sculpture artefacts from a variety of origins ) France, England, Spain, Sicily, Constantinople, the Rhine Valley, Flanders, etc.). Today they offer an exceptional view of the art and history of man from Roman Gaul to the beginning of the 16th century and enable you to discover fifteen centuries of European art and history in one location.

Whenever possible, the Museum may become a prestigious and unusual venue for private business or organisation events. Cluny Abbey and the Lutèce thermes will be the backdrop to meetings, receptions, cultural events, or private tours.

All 23 rooms displaying the medieval art collections (sculpture, painting, tapestries, including the Lady with the Unicorn wall hanging, stained glass, goldsmithing, cloths, etc.) may be discovered via guided or non-guided tours. Given their underground galleries, the antique thermes are explored with a tour guide. You may organise these professionally guided tours of the length of your choice for groups of 25 to 30.

Theme tours are offered on request :
- Foods of the Earth ... The Medieval Dining Table
- Women in the Middle Ages
- The 5 Senses: In Search of Harmony
- Ladies and Courtly Love
- Life in the Late Middle Ages
- Red and Gold: Heraldry at the Museum of the Middle Ages
- Clothing in the Middle Ages

Reception Areas

The Notre-Dame de Paris Hall

Dinner in the Notre-Dame de Paris Hall

The museum has collected sulptures and parts of the carved decoration of the cathedral. The cathedral's sculpted decorations, mutilated and ripped from the monument at the time of "the terror", have been brought together by a series of extraordinary coincidences, particularly the discovery in 1977 of dozens of statues and fragments in the basement of a Parisian bank.

214 m², 170 m² available

For a cocktail reception : 150 standing;
for dinner, or a luncheon: 85 seated (maximum);
for a conference or meeting (press conference, etc) with a P.A. system: up to 110 seated.

The Frigidarium

Cocktail Reception in the Frigidarium

Notice: a temporary, fixed scaffoling has been erected in this area (until further notice), to allow researchers and restorers to work on the vault of this monument.
Available for private events; certain conditions apply.

During the Franco-Roman era, the Cluny baths were the most important public baths in Lutèce. Despite its present state of partial ruin, the volume and height (13 m 50) of the cold room, the frigidarium, convey the grandeur and ambition of Roman architecture.

Capacity (with scaffolding)
Special Event Type L :

For a cocktail reception : 150 standing;
for dinner: 100 seated;
for a concert: 150 seated.

Capacity (without scaffolding) - For information purposes
365 m2, 300 m2 available

For a cocktail reception or buffet: 300 standing;
for dinner: 150 seated;
for a concert or show, trade conference, etc., : up to 270 seated.

Two Other Rooms

Cocktail reception in Room 10

Room 10, where among others the capitals of Saint-Germain-des-Prés are located and where a small buffet with a few pedestal tables can be set up.

Room 11, with the Apostles of the Sainte-Chapelle, serves as a foyer with the option of adding a cloak room.

Outdoor choices

Cocktail party in the garden, under the chapel Cocktail party in the Garden of Love

The medieval garden, adjoining the Notre-Dame de Paris Hall with an entrance to it, is also available in the summer months.

Availability

The Museum is available every evening starting at 6 p.m. The Museum closes to the public at 5:45 p.m.
It may be available during the day, Tuesdays only, the one day of the week the Museum is closed.
Set-up and dismantling operations (material installation, caterer's preparation, etc...) may be done in time shifts to be agreed upon with the Museum's administration.

Financial Terms

The private use of any or all of the museum is done by contract signed between the beneficiary (or intermediary), the Museum and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, in exchange for a donation.

The amount of this sponsorship may be defined with regards to the set-up of your event, its duration, the number of guests and planned facilities.

All of the funds collected in this manner go towards the restoration or acquisition of works of art. You can thus actively participate in the life of the Museum and in the increase in the value of its museographical heritage.

Surcharges, mainly for the cost of reception, cleaning and security personnel, are the organiser's responsibility.

Security personnel charges are established according to a rate structure set by a departmental order published in the Journal Officiel, which applies to all establishments of the Ministry of Culture. The current charge applied by the agent is 18,45 € per hour before midnight, and 28,20 € from midnight to 7 am. Prices do not include taxes.

An estimate is available based on the size and set-up of your event. The sum - charges and VAT included - of this invoice is established in advance by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux based on a report of past schedules.

Tours led by speakers of the National Museums are available based on an agreed-upon flat rate.

L'Association pour le Rayonnement du Musée

The Association pour le Rayonnement du Musée du Moyen Age (ARMMA) plays an active role in increasing the establishment's collections and enhancing its cultural life through publications, literary and musical events, educational activities, tour materials for the blind, etc. It is also heavily involved with the creation of the medieval garden in the Museum square as well as future projects such as the renovation of museographic areas. We would be most grateful for any support you could offer the ARMMA, as a benefactor (from 400 €) or a patron (from 3 000 €). Of course this is not mandatory.

Additional Information

As the available rooms are museographic areas, the events coordinator requires that certain conditions be met to ensure the security and preservation of the exposed art.

- Insurance coverage (civil responsability + multirisk on buildings only) is required as per the conditions of the donor contract.

- Smoking is strictly forbidden in the museum rooms.

- Parking is not permitted in the courtyard. Materials and equipment should be delivered and collected at place Paul Painlevé. If special parking is needed near the entrance an application my be obtained from the police station in the 5th arrondissement.

- Parking garages (underground) for tour vehicles can be found nearby, for example parking Saint-Michel, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, rue Soufflot.

- The various contractors, particularly the caterer, are asked to take an overview of the space and its facilities such as the electrical outlets, etc.

- Any special set-up in the museographic rooms requires advance configuration and approval from the the Museum's administration.

The Museum team is ready to meet with you and answer any questions you may have.

A specifications book explaining the various technical aspects and constraints of setting up in the Museum is available.

Contact : Elisabeth Loison 01 53 73 79 00 or by fax on 01 46 34 51 75

E-mail: elisabeth.loison@culture.gouv.fr