Museum of Arts and Crafts
Located in Paris, this museum houses the collection of the the National Conservatory of arts and Industry. Since the bicentenary of the museum, in 1994, the Museum of Arts and Crafts metro station has taken on the apperance of Jules Verne’s submarine the “Nautilus”, complete with copper walls and portholes. In this faithfully-renovated abbey, the history of technology from the 16th century onwards is split into seven domains: communication, construction, energy, scientific instruments, materials, engineering and transport.
Visitors will learn all about great inventions and stand in wonder before the automatons and velocipedes., Lavoisier’s late-18th-century laboratory or clement Ader’s airplane, just a century older. Museum‘ openning times: daily – 10am-9.30pm except Mon and some public hols. Entrance fee: € 6.50. Official website: www.arts-et-metiers.net
