Redesigned Carnavalet Museum celebrates Paris

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The\u00a0Carnavalet Museum\u00a0has reopened its doors in the French capital after an extensive, four-year renovation, and it is a majestic\u00a0celebration of the city of Paris \u2013 one achieved through a gentle touch that\u00a0priotises\u00a0respect and openness. The works, led by\u00a0Chatillon Architectes, in association with Sn\u00f8hetta and Nathalie Crini\u00e8re\u2019s Agence NC,\u00a0focus on...

– one achieved through a gentle touch that priotises respect and openness. The works, led by Chatillon Architectes, in association with Snøhetta and Nathalie Crinière’s Agence NC, focus on ‘magnifying the building’, explains the team. ‘[We had to] to reinvent everything, without changing anything.’

The museum is a long-term staple of Paris’ cultural scene, focusing on the city and its history, arts and transformations through the ages. First opening in 1880 and set mostly within two mansions, called Carnavalet and Le Peletier Saint-Fargeau, the institution had been affected by confusing layout additions and changes over the years, which meant that a redesign and refocus of its tour and narrative were becoming a pressing matter.

The architectural team was appointed to work with the existing historical architecture, the displays, and some clever new interventions, in order to refresh the experience and create a home for the museum’s extensive collections of furniture, objects and artwork that would be fit for the 21st century. Opening up the interior, and improving accessibility and legibility of the trajectory and displays were crucial.

‘The Carnavalet Museum is not a monument, it is a small city, or rather an ecosystem with its stratifications, its fauna of

 

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