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Musée Carnavalet

Musée Carnavalet (musée, 3rd arrondissement): €17.9M paid by the City in 2019, 43 Paris Council deliberations about it and municipal bulletin extracts. The source of each item is given.

Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.

€17.9M
paid by the City for this place in 2019

The Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris is the Paris municipal museum devoted to the history of Paris from the city's origins to the present day. Wikipedia ↗

One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City

What the City funds here

Works and renovation
€41M
paid · 2012–2022

€67k in 2012 · €17.9M in 2019 (the highest) · €351k in 2022

2010

Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.

The 7 projectsEP MUSEES: MUSEE CARNAVALET ACCESSIBILIT2016–2022 · City accounts€38.5MCARNAVALET ACCESSIBILITE ACCUEIL RENOVA2014–2016 · City accounts€1.5MCARNAVALET ACCESSIBILITE ACCUEIL RENOVA2012–2013 · City accounts€392kEP MUSEES: MUSEE CARNAVALET ACCESSIBILIT2014–2021 · City accounts€298kEPM : MUSEE CARNAVALET ACCESSIBILITE2016–2018 · City accounts€154kCARNAVALET ACCESSIBILITE ACCUEIL RENOVA2015–2017 · City accounts€111kCARNAVALET ACCESSIBILITE ACCUEIL RENOVA2012–2013 · City accounts€109k
The 20 contracts · 2014–2020, €39.8 M ceilingRénovation du musée Carnavalet : travaux de bâtiment tous corps d'étatBOUYGUES BATIMENT ILE DE FRANCE · 2017€26MRénovation Partielle Musée Carnavalet Aménagement MuseographiqueVITRINEN-UND · 2018€3.6MMarché Subséquent 2 maîtrise d’œuvre Rénovation Musée Carnavalet 3eCHATILLON ARCHITECTES · 2016€3.3MMarché Subséquent maîtrise d’œuvre Rénovation du Musée Carnavalet 75003CHATILLON ARCHITECTES · 2015€1.9MTravaux Rénovation Partielle Musée Carnavalet lot 1AVENIR DECONSTRUCTION · 2017€784kRénovation Partielle du Musée Carnavalet lot 07ARTECHNIC · 2018€603kRénovation Partielle du Musée Carnavalet lot 05ENVIRONNEMENT SERVICES CONSTRUCTION · 2018€562kMarché Suséquent 3 maîtrise d’œuvre Rénovation Musée Carnavalet 3eCHATILLON ARCHITECTES · 2017€555kTX Facades Musée Carnavalet lot 1EIFFAGE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPEMENTS · 2014€498kRénovation Partielle du Musée Carnavalet lot 06VIDELIO IEC · 2018€337kTX Menuiserie Musée Carnavalet lot 4LES ETABLISSEMENTS GIFFARD · 2014€314kSubséquent Rénovation Musée Carnavalet 23 RUE de Sévigné 3ÈCHATILLON ARCHITECTES · 2020€219kRénovation Partielle Musée CarnavaletMEDICIS · 2019€214kTX Facade Musée Carnavalet lot 3BALAS · 2014€214kSubséquent Restructuration Musée Carnavalet 75003 SamoARTELIA · 2019€204kSubséquent N°5 maîtrise d’œuvre Études Muséographiques Musée CarnavaletCHATILLON ARCHITECTES · 2020€179kÉtude de Programmation Rénovation Globale Musée CarnavaletSEBAN · 2014€156kMarché Subséquent BCT Restructuration Musée CarnavaletQUALICONSULT · 2016€101kTX Maconnerie Facade Musée Carnavalet lot 2LITHOS FRANCE · 2014€63kCsps Rénovation /restructuration Partielle Musée CarnavaletCOORDEF INGENIERIE · 2018€60k

A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.

At the Conseil de Paris

6 moments chosen from the 43 deliberations about this place.

MAY 2018Motion asks for a progress report on the works before reopeningA motion from the PPCI group called for a progress report on the works, programming, and objectives of the new Musée Carnavalet ahead of its reopening.Read the decision ↗
FEBRUARY 2013€350,000 voted for the planning study of the full renovationThe Council unanimously adopted the launch of a project-owner assistance contract (350,000 euros) for the programming study of the comprehensive renovation.Read the decision ↗
OCTOBER 2008€170,500 from the Getty Foundation to restore the woodworkThe Council authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement with the Getty Foundation funding the restoration of the paneling in the former Hôtel du duc de Richelieu, for revenue of 170,500 euros.Read the decision ↗
SEPTEMBER 2001Portrait of Madame Tallien by Gérard acquired for 5,000,000 FThe Council authorized the Mayor to acquire the portrait of Madame Tallien by Baron François Gérard for 5,000,000 francs, with an agreement involving the Société des Amis du musée and the Baroness Elie de Rothschild.Read the decision ↗
APRIL 1999Orangery restoration approved, two design contracts launchedThe Council approved the principle of restoration and interior fit-out works at the Orangery of the Hôtel Le Peletier-de-Saint-Fargeau and authorized two project management contracts.Read the decision ↗
OCTOBER 1996Bercy excavations transferred to the museum, agreement signed with the StateThe Council approved the program for the Bercy archaeological operation and the transfer of the excavation finds to the Musée Carnavalet, and authorized the Mayor to sign the agreement with the State.Read the decision ↗
2 more moments, 2003–2010
FEBRUARY 2010State of the city museums criticized, city policy defendedDuring the debate on bookshops, Hélène MACÉ de LÉPINAY criticized the architectural condition of the City's museums; Danièle POURTAUD defended the City's policy.Read the decision ↗
JULY 2003Authenticity and appraisal of an acquired painting disputed in sessionDuring the examination of an art acquisition, Yves POZZO di BORGO challenged the lack of information on the painting's expert appraisal and provenance.Read the decision ↗

Further back, in the municipal bulletin: 1926 · 1905 · 1902

All deliberations ↗

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