Musée de Cluny – Musée National du Moyen Âge in Paris
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Musée de Cluny – Musée National du Moyen Âge

Paris · France · Founded 1843

France's national museum of the Middle Ages, set on a Roman bath complex in the Latin Quarter.

About Musée de Cluny – Musée National du Moyen Âge

The Musée de Cluny opened in 1843 in the late-medieval Hôtel de Cluny, built atop the Gallo-Roman Thermes de Cluny. A major refurbishment completed in 2022 added a contemporary entrance pavilion.

Its collection is most celebrated for the six Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, displayed in a dedicated rotunda.

Collections & Highlights

The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry cycle
Gallo-Roman frigidarium
Visigothic crowns from Guarrazar
Medieval stained glass from Sainte-Chapelle

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