Earlier this winter, we sang the praises of Paris’s Musee National du Moyen Age, particularly for its entry fees in the neighborhood of 5 Euro.

Use that 5 Euro for a crepe sucre and an Orangina, as the Cluny (MNdMA) along with the Musee des Arts et Metiers (Museum of Arts and Sciences) have joined the ranks of the free museums in Paris. So far, they’ve announced that they won’t charge admission through June 2008 but could extend indefinitely. Let’s hope that they opt for indefinitely. In that time, you’ll get to check out a really cool exhibition on Benjamin Franklin (yes, I used cool and Ben Franklin in the same sentence and it wasn’t related to an old episode of The Office). Celebrate both President’s Day and the man who had one foot in the US and one foot in France with artifacts and inventions from Franklin’s life.

Now’s a great time to kick the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay (although I do have a soft-spot for the latter) habit and get in touch with the other museums that make Paris a capital of art and design. And who thought the French could be so lovable?


Thanks, ChaosAndAdventure!

Musee des Arts et Metiers
60, rue Réaumur
75003 Paris
Metro to Arts et Metiers or Reaumur-Sebastopol
http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/