Musée des arts et métiers

Former monastery church of St-Martin-des-Champs, now part of the Musée des arts et métiers

The Foucault pendulum in the Musée des arts et métiers

The Musée des arts et métiers is a museum in Paris ( 3rd arrondissement ) that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (art and trade school) founded in 1794 . Among other things, it occupies the church and refectory of the former St-Martin-des-Champs abbey . The museum is part of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM).

There are many scientific instruments and inventions in the collection, such as B. the original of Foucault's pendulum or the Fardier by Nicholas Cugnot . 80,000 exhibits are exhibited over 6,000 square meters.

In the order of the visitor tour, the collection comprises the following departments:

• 2nd Floor
  • scientific instruments
  • materials
• 1. floor
  • energy
  • mechanics
  • architecture
  • communication
• ground floor
  • transport
  • the church (with Foucault's pendulum and Blériot's plane)

In his book The Foucault Pendulum, Umberto Eco placed the climax of the event in the Musée des arts et métiers.

See also

• Decauville train in the Musée des arts et métiers
• List of Paris museums
• List of engineering museums

Web links

Commons : Musée des arts et métiers  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official site (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 58 ″  N , 2 ° 21 ′ 19 ″  E