Musée national du moyen âge

Middle Ages

The Musée de Cluny – National Museum of the Middle Ages invites you to the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris to go on a journey through 1,000 years of artistic creation within a unique architectural setting.

La Dame à la licorne, Mon seul désir, Cl. 10834
La Dame à la licorne, Mon seul désir, Cl. 10834 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Happening now

View of the exhibition “Nicolas Flamel, Alchemist of Paper”
View of the exhibition “Nicolas Flamel, Alchemist of Paper” (2026) © Dubontemps / musée de Cluny – musée national du Moyen Âge

Nicolas Flamel, Alchemist of Paper

A new exhibition to discover from 13 October

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A museum like you

Wether with family, alone, or in a group, the museum opens its doors wide for you. Do you have specific needs ? Read our dedicated pages.

Our activities

Explore the collections

Room 5, The sculptures of Notre-Dame de Paris
Room 5, The sculptures of Notre-Dame de Paris © Élisa Haberer / musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge

Virtual tour

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Take a look at our virtual tour
Illumination depicting a pope offering a golden rose to a kneeling man before him. Front view.
Miniature, a pope presenting a golden rose, Cl. 23990 © Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge

Recent acquisitions

Our collections keep growing every year.

Discover our latest acquisitions
Sculpture of Adam, standing with a swayed hip and nude, holding a fig leaf to cover himself. Detail of the bust, front view, on a neutral background.
Adam, Cl. 11657 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Our masterpieces

What are the must-see works in our collections?

Let us guide you
Metal key. Front photograph.
Colmar Treasure, Key, Cl. 20675 © GrandPalaisRmn / Mathieu Rabeau

Spotlight on...

Are you looking for keys to understand the Middle Ages?

Choose your topic in French
Room 18, Arts of combat
Room 18, Arts of combat © Michel Bourguet / musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge

1,000 years of history

Do you know the key dates from Antiquity and the Middle Ages?

Explore the chronological timeline

A museum looking to the future

The only national museum dedicated to the Middle Ages, the Musée de Cluny has been completely renovated and reopened in 2022. Find out how we are continuing our efforts to best adapt to the challenges of the 21st century.

  • 273 733 visitors welcomed in 2024

  • 99 154 visitors to the exhibition "Arts in France during the time of Charles VII"

  • 103 327 visitors to the exhibition "Making stones speak. Notre-Dame's medieval sculptures"

  • 197 664 followers on social medias

  • 74 artworks loaned in 2024

  • 6 artworks acquired in 2024

Your support brings the Middle Ages to life today

Become a patron of the Musée de Cluny and contribute to promoting the glory of the Middle Ages. Your assistance is invaluable in supporting us in organising exhibitions as well as our artistic and cultural mediation and education projects. We are also seeking support to carry out work on the monuments or the garden.
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