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Musée de la Marine Museum In Paris France

The Musée de la Marine is one of the largest maritime museums in the world and has a vast collection that relates to seafaring through the ages, but pays particular attention to the French Navy.

The museum was founded in December 1827 through the initiative of King Charles X and since around 1940 has been located in the west wing of the Palais de Chaillot.

Prior to the late 1600's there were no plans drawn up for the construction of ships and it was around that same time that it became law that models were required to be produced, but like a blueprint with all the fine details and because these were just like a masterpiece in themselves, they became sought after as collectors pieces.

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Through a collection of model ships owned by royalty, the idea of a museum was born, but never came about until many years later, but during the 1700's there were already avid collectors of these model ships.

One such collector, Henri Louis Duhamel, who became the Inspector General of the Navy, created the Naval School of Engineering and Construction in 1741 and in 1748 offered King Louis XV his entire collection of model ships to be displayed in The Louvre.  Then later on in 1801 the whole collection along with many other maritime objects was moved to a naval gallery at the Place de la Concorde.

King Charles X decided to create the maritime museum in 1827, which he named the Musée Dauphin but after 1830 the name was changed to what we know it as today, the Musée de Marine.

The Palace du Trocadéro was built for the World Fair in 1878 and the Musée de Marine was established within this building, but when the Palais de Chaillot was built for the 1937 World Fair, the Musée de la Marine was relocated and has remained at the Palais de Chaillot ever since.

You will be able to find the museum and the Palais de Chaillot on the right bank of the River Seine facing the Eiffel Tower situated in the 16th Arrondissement of Paris, which is known as The Trocadéro.

The Musée de la Marine includes models of merchant ships, sailing boats, fishing boats and pleasure craft from the last few centuries along with maritime paintings, weapons like canons, navigational instruments, sculptures and mementoes from shipwrecks are exhibited within the permanent collection presented in two large galleries.

There are also more up to date models such as those of aircraft carriers and a nuclear submarine, plus this museum explores the progress of the Navy and marine research and is a fascinating place not to be missed by anyone who is interested in boating, history, the Navy or model making.

And yes, the Musée de la Marine also has a model ship building studio, where you can watch the restorers at work, and the main purpose of this workshop is to restore models that are in the museum collection, by only using the original materials such as ebony and Oregon pine.

There is also a gift shop and bookshop, plus you can also arrange for a guided tour and the admission allows you to see both the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

The museum is open from 10am through to 6pm on a Wednesday to Monday but is closed on a Tuesday and on national holidays.


Address & Contact Details:

Musée de la Marine
Palais de Chaillot
17 Place du Trocadéro
75116
Paris
France

Telephone: 1 53 65 69 64


Musée de la Marine Museum In Paris



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