10 Rue du Cloitre- Notre- Dame
Tel. 01 43 25 42 92
Subway: Cite
Open: 2:30pm- 6pm Wed, Sat, Sun
Museum of Notre Dame Cathedral is located just north of the cathedral across Rue du Cloitre- Notre- Dame. It harbours many artefacts from the site that date from the Roman- Gaelic times to modern history. It located in the house No. 10 in the Rue du Cloître Notre Dame opposite the northern wing of the cathedral. Museum of Notre Dame Cathedral was established in 1951 to present the history of the cathedral and exhibits objects from Roman times to the 19th century found in the cathedral during archaeological excavations. Apart from these, he shows other objects related to the history of the cathedral, such as drawings, plans and engravings, diminished models, modern paintings and historical documents, including a proposal to restore the temple signed by Victor Hugo and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Museum of Notre Dame Cathedral was closed in November 2008.
The archaeological Crypt of the Ile de la Cité, witness to more than
2000 years of history, reopens its doors to the public. It hosts a
tribute exhibition proposed following the fire of the cathedral which
traces the history of Notre-Dame de Paris at the time of Victor Hugo.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the cathedral, more than 500 years
old, deteriorated. Vandalized and poorly maintained, there are even
plans to demolish it. The novel Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo,
published in 1831, made the monument the main character and following
the immense success of the book, a popular movement was born in its
defence.
An ambitious restoration project was then led by the
architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc from 1844 to 1864. He wished to remain
faithful to the medieval monument but also allowed himself some
creations: when he drew the sculptures, in particular the monsters which
adorn the heights of the cathedral, the architect was inspired by Victor
Hugo's novel.
The first photographers bear witness to this
history and document many stages of the restoration. Like the famous
novel by Victor Hugo and the audacious architecture of Eugène
Viollet-le-Duc, these images contribute to inscribing the cathedral in
posterity. The building is admired around the world as evidenced by the
global emotion caused by the fire of April 15, 2019.
The course
Built from reproductions and digital devices, the route reveals the
images that have contributed to inscribing the cathedral in posterity.
The visitor goes back in time and travels through the universe of
Notre-Dame. Excerpts from films, ranging from the beginnings of the
cinema to the animated film from the Disney studios, the film
“Notre-Dame Eternal” produced by the Orange Group as well as 3D
reconstructions are to be discovered in the heart of the Archaeological
crypt on the Ile de la Cité, just below the cathedral forecourt.
Office
Vincent Gille, curator at the House of Victor Hugo
Anne de
Mondenard, chief curator, responsible for the photographic and digital
image collections of the Carnavalet museum – History of Paris
Sylvie
Robin, Chief Curator of the Archaeological Crypt of the Ile de la Cité
and of the archeology collections of the Carnavalet Museum – History of
Paris
Charles Villeneuve de Janti, chief curator, director of
collections at Paris Musées