About
The Musée Cluny is a museum in Paris, France, in the Île-de-France region. It is built on Roman ruins and housed in a medieval mansion, so a visit doubles as a walk through layers of the city's past, from the stonework underfoot to the rooms that hold the collection.
The museum is devoted to medieval art, and its galleries bring together a wide range of objects that give a sense of everyday and sacred life across the Middle Ages. The description of its holdings calls the collection among the finest of its kind in the world, and it is the home of the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, the crown jewels of the museum.
What a visit offers
- Medieval art and objects displayed in a historic mansion setting
- The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, the museum's best-known works
- Roman ruins that form part of the building itself
The setting is part of the appeal. Moving between rooms built in medieval stone and the older remains beneath them gives the visit a particular atmosphere, and it suits anyone who enjoys seeing art in the place where it was shaped by its history.
Planning your visit
Because the museum sits in Paris, it is easy to combine with other stops in the city. Allow enough time to see the tapestries slowly, since they are the reason many visitors come, and leave room to explore the rest of the collection at your own pace.
