European Museum Night 2023

In the heart of the Salle des Gens d'Armes, which served as a refectory in medieval times, the exhibition "Paris, Capital of Gastronomy, from the Middle Ages to the Present" offers a journey through the gastronomic legend of the French capital, from the Middle Ages to the present day. From the memorable banquet of Charles V when the court still resided in Paris, to the contemporary success of the capital from its wide and renowned culinary repertoire, mixing haute cuisine, bourgeois and popular traditions, and innovations.

Works of art, manuscripts, illuminations, original menus, as well as a selection of tableware, paintings, culinary creations, videos and photographs will serve this retrospective. These works and objects come from the collections of the most prestigious French institutions (the BnF, the Louvre Museum, the Carnavalet Museum, the Château de Fontainebleau, the National Renaissance Museum in Ecouen, the Historical Library of the City of Paris ...), and many private collections.

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