Musée Cognacq-Jay

The Cognacq-Jay Museum, in the heart of the Marais, recreates the atmosphere of a Parisian residence during the Age of Enlightenment. Housed in a beautiful 16th-century townhouse, nestled between a courtyard and a garden, the museum features an exceptional collection of 18th-century artworks: paintings by Boucher, Chardin, and Fragonard; drawings by Watteau; sculptures; hallmarked furniture; and precious objects (jewelry, snuffboxes, Saxon porcelain, etc.). Ernest Cognacq and his wife Louise Jay, founders of the La Samaritaine department store, bequeathed the collections to the City of Paris in 1928.

Opening times and prices

- 18 years old

The permanent collections of the City of Paris’s museums are open to the public free of charge. Temporary exhibitions are free for visitors under 18.

There is an admission fee for temporary exhibitions.

The Paris Musées card provides unlimited, skip-the-line access to all temporary exhibitions at the City of Paris’s museums for one year.

For more information, visit www.parismusees.paris.fr

Group reservations can be made online at: www.billetteriegroupe-parismusees.paris.fr

For information about activities or to book a speaker, please contact:
+33 (0)1 40 27 07 21
[email protected]
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Closed on May 1, December 25, and January 1

Closings

Services

• Gardens
• Shop/bookshop
• Educational activities
• Visitor support

Check with the museum.

German, English, Spanish

5 €

Disability

Priority access

Trained staff
Accessible reception area
Adapted exhibition spaces
Tactile tours
Tours in LL, LPC, or LSF
Adapted outreach services

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Adapted activities and workshops

Free for the accompanying person

Free for people with disabilities on presentation of valid ID

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