Musée des Archives Nationales

The Musée des Archives Nationales (French pronunciation: [myze dez‿aʁʃiv nɑsjɔnal]), formerly known as the Musée de l'Histoire de France (pronounced [myze d(ə) listwaʁ də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ), is a state museum of French history operated by the Archives Nationales. The museum features exhibitions drawn from the collections of the government archives and aims to provide document-based perspective on France’s history and the evolution of French society. It is housed in the Hôtel de Soubise in the Marais neighborhood in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was first established under Napoleon III in 1867, with the direction of Léon de Laborde.

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