
Museum
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Paris, France
Clocks by Berthoud and Le Roy, marine timekeepers, automata and Foucault's pendulum in a former priory.
Founded during the Revolution as the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers to preserve inventions and machines, the museum holds one of the oldest technical collections in the world.
- Type
- Museum
- Location
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1794
- Specialities
- French marine chronometry · Scientific instruments · Automata
- Official website
- www.arts-et-metiers.net
Opening hours, admission and accessibility change; please check the official website before visiting.



