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3rd Arr
Paris - 3rd Arrondissement
When people talk about wanting to live in the Marais, it's generally the quieter 3rd Arrondissement in which they are discussing. The 4th might have some of the more exquisite bits, but the 3rd is not without its must-sees. Musuem lovers will often choose Musée Picasso after the Louvre and D'Orsay, and Musée Carnavalet follows as a close fourth. Most don't even think about visiting the très-interesting Conservatoire des Arts et Métier, which has all sorts of inventions on display, including Foucault's Pendulum and some of the original planning of the Statue of Liberty. Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme and Les Archives Nationales, along with sweet little parks and yummy eateries also help to make this arrondissement one of the better places to live and visit in Paris.
Destinations in the 3rd Arr
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Musée de la Poupée
Perhaps this museum was designed to appeal to our desire for nostalgia, but having hundreds of dolls on display can have an overall creepy effect also. The unblinking eyes and human-like form, while an interesting foray into our childhood, may also tap into our fears. While this museum might seem more for adults, it also has activities for children such as educational tours, storytelling, and workshops. The permanent exhibition takes the visitor through a chronology of dolls, starting from the “fashion dolls” of the 19th century, to the character dolls of the mid 20th century, ending with the modern plastic dolls of today. -
Musée des Arts et Métiers
The Arts and Crafts Museum is a must for those who want to know how things work. Its exhibitions range from the first calculator, to the evolution of clocks, and to transportation. Starting on the second floor, the visitor can make their way through spacious rooms lined with machinery and display cases all containing historical gems such as Foucault’s mirrors used to measure the speed of light. All sorts of interesting gadgets are housed here—the tourist will find their fill of wheels, axels, and pulleys! -
Picasso Museum
Musée Picasso
Le Cubisme (cubism) anyone? The Picasso Museum houses over 3,000 works by the famous painter. -
The National Archives of France
The entire history of France in cartons
The National Archives spans three locations: Paris, Fontainebleau, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
The site of Paris, which is in the Marais, keeps all public documents produced by the State of France since the seventh century AD - C. until 1958, as well as the papers of the Heads of State of the Fifth Republic and minutes of notaries in Paris. Among other treasures included are: papyri Merovingian and Carolingian, the only contemporary portrait of Jeanne d'Arc, the trial of the Templars, the complete collection of original constitutional laws of France, the last will and testament of Napoleon, the newspaper of Louis XVI, the declaration of human rights, the rules of tennis, the keys to the dungeons of the Bastille, the Edict of Nantes, the law on separation of church and state, the law establishing paid leave, the Landru glasses, and so on.
What you can do here besides enjoy the many exhibitions? Easy! Consult databases in the Historic Centre of the National Archives. You can query and view, either separately or via several databases at a time, different documents at the Historic Centre of the National Archives. Here you will find such treasures as records of purchased art works (paintings, sculptures, prints, etc.) by the State, their distribution in public buildings (museums, city halls, churches, etc.), albums, purchased photographic works exhibitions and books recordings deposited in museums. There's an exhaustive inventory of the minutes of notaries in Paris throughout history. The archives are a wealth of information on the lives of Parisians and the economic and social history.60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003, Paris
Telephone: 33 1 40 20 09 34
