Monnaie de Paris
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- Monnaie de Paris
Description
The Paris Mint has undergone a major renovation. Today this venerable institution, housed in an immense building completed in 1775 and facing the Louvre Museum across the Seine, has become one of the key cultural destinations in Paris.
A success due in part, perhaps, to its resplendent setting. Between the monumental staircase and the succession of rooms adorned with elegant woodwork and mirrors, art gets a royal reception here.
Medals for collectors
France’s oldest institution - founded in 864 and housed inside the Hôtel de Conti since the 18th century - continues to fulfil its initial mission: minting coins. Though official coinage of currency has taken place in Pessac since 1973, the Parisian workshops continue turning out commemorative, collectable coins available for sale in the boutique. A tour of the workshops shares all their artisanal manufacturing secrets, while highlighting French heritage and craftsmanship.
Guy Savoy at the Monnaie de Paris
Finally, the Monnaie de Paris offers you two lovely gastronomic parentheses. The great chef Guy Savoy has indeed transferred his eponymous three-star restaurant to the magnificent rooms on the first floor of the west wing, redesigned by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. The café frappé by Bloom offers you a lighter gourmet break with a la carte, products grown by local farmers. Excellence always!
Community facilities
Access and contact
Metro Pont Neuf (line 7) Odéon (lines 4 and 10) Saint Michel (line 10)
RER Châtelet (RER A and B) Saint Michel (RER B and C)
BUS Lines 24, 27. Stop: Quai des Grands Augustins Lines 58, 70. Stop: Pont Neuf
Days and opening hours
Every day throughout the year between 11 am and 6 pm. Closed on Monday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. Late opening on Wednesdays until 9pm.
Prices
- Full price: 12 € Reduced price: 8 €.
Free entry for children < 26 years.
Free on the first Sunday of the month.
Tour
Spoken languages
- English
- French
Guided tour languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Russian
- Chinese
- Japanese
Documentation languages (home)
- English
- French
Bulletin board languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
Accessibility
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- Physical disability
- Deaf / Hard of Hearing
- Visual impairment
- Mental / Cognitive
- Family
- Senior
Access
Pratical informations
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- access to the establishment: graspable outside call button
- floor-level pathways
- pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
- adapted access control to the car park
- reserved and adapted parking space located close to the entrance of the site
- parking spaces laid out and connected to the road or building by an accessible pathway
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- free admission for one accompanying person
- free admission on presentation of proof of entitlement
- the accessible entrance is the main entrance
- the accessible entrance is the secondary entrance (indicated)
- staff informed or trained
- specific tariff policy
- revolving entrance door
- automatic entrance door
- manual entrance door
- accessible information plates
- all documentation graspable
- accessible cloakroom
- multimedia content access system
- spaces equipped with reserved spaces and adapted to people in wheelchairs
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- seated area available
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- présence d’un lave main dans les sanitaires adaptés
- accessible communal toilets
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the right
- toilets: transfer direction onto the toilet seat to the left
- Communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- adapted elevator
- elevator
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- acceo: instant speech transcription and visio-interpretation in French sign language (LSF)
- reception/information desk equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
- reservation/contact via SMS and/or email
- reservation possible by webcam
- staff trained in French sign language (LSF)
- uniform signage to help people find their way around
- text/image signage
- performance or tour assistance aids
- visual alarm with flashing light in isolated spaces
- intercom equipped with a hearing assistance system with a magnetic loop
- audiovisuals are in French sign language (LSF)
- subtitled audiovisuals
- adapted elevator
- independent visit possible
- guided tour in French sign language (LSF)
- guided tour in international sign language (ISL)
- guided tours with lip reading
- guided tours with an amplifying device
- guided tours with a magnetic loop device
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- exterior pathways identifiable by touch
- exterior pathways visually identifiable
- exterior lighting control system in communal areas
- interior pathways identifiable by touch
- interior pathways visually identifiable
- Braille documentation
- documentation in enlarged characters
- swell paper documentation
- floor-level establishment
- offset or no obstacles at face height
- navigation assistance tool (e.g. map/model - in relief/large characters/contrasting colours)
- possibility to control the lighting
- magnifying glass loan
- glass surfaces identifiable via contrasted elements in relation to the immediate surroundings
- audiodescription system
- elevator with audio announcements for each floor
- elevator with identifiable call buttons
- Legible information plates
- specific accessible information plates
- tactile tour
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- the dangers identified have been addressed
- brochures/documentations classified by topic
- simplified adapted documentation (illustration through images, photos, drawings)
- adapted signage
- adapted activities
- educational workshops
- adapted room cards
- specific tours
- floor-level pathways
- adapted opening hours (morning performances)
- children's programme
- childcare service
- family tariffs/free admission for children
- secure and closed establishment
- large lockers or left luggage lockers for pushchairs
- possibility to leave pushchairs at the cloakroom
- floor-level establishment
- baby carrier loan
- pushchair loan
- toilet facilities suitable for children (toilet seat and washbasin height)
- changing table
- children's/family applications for the tour
- children's visit booklets/games
- pushchairs accepted for the tour
- floor-level pathways
- Pathways that change levels are offset by a sloping surface
- pets accepted on site and during guided tours
- reception desk easily identifiable and accessible
- reception/information desk equipped with a sound amplification system
- free admission for persons aged over 60
- Offer adapted to seniors
- cloakroom
- documentation in enlarged characters
- floor-level establishment
- wheelchair loan
- magnifying glass loan
- cane wheelchair loan
- seated areas available (several spread out across the entire site)
- horizontal support rail
- diagonal support rail to enable the seated person to raise themselves up easily
- communal staircase adapted for secure movement
- stairs compensated for by a lift or an elevator
- Legible information plates
- Specific accessible information plates (large characters)
- Copyright image:
- Bernard Touillon