National Gendarmerie Museum
Description
In a former barracks in Melun, behind the Gendarmerie’s trademark flaming grenade insignia, sits the Musée de la Gendarmerie Nationale.
A museum and an unusual visit for young and old alike
On a site spanning more than 1,400 m², discover the old police force through some 30,000 objects and documents on display. Period cars, firearms, uniforms and even the rifle from the Dominici affair will take you back in time on the trail of one of the oldest French institutions.
The visit is sprinkled with amusing anecdotes, games, sound and light. Thanks to a modern scenography, visioguides, game booklets, learn in a playful and educational way, the missions and history of the national gendarmerie. This unique collection covering the period from the Middle Ages to the present day can only pique the curiosity of young and old alike! A nice visit in perspective!
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Practical info
Access and contact
Days and opening hours
From 01/04 to 30⁄09 between 10 am and 6 pm.
Closed on Tuesday.
Closed exceptionally on May 1st.
From 01/10 to 31⁄03 between 10 am and 5.30 pm.
Closed on Tuesday.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
Prices
Full price: 10 € (Full price: €10)
Reduced price: 7 € (Reduced price: €7 (upon presentation of proof):
- Seniors over 65
- Holders of a "Large Families" card
- War veterans
- Residents of the CAMVS (Melun Val de Seine Urban Community)
- Holders of a Navigo pass)
Group adults: Contact the Melun Val de Seine Tourist Office on 01 64 52 64 52 or by email at [email protected]
Group children: Contact us by email at [email protected].
Group rate available for > 10 people.
Free entry only valid outside groups (upon presentation of proof):
- Under 26s from the EU or EEA
- People with disabilities and their companions
- Job seekers
- Beneficiaries of minimum social benefits
- Holders of minimum old-age benefits
- Wards of the nation
- Teachers
- Journalists
- Members of ICOM and ICOMOS
- Curators of French national museums
- National tour guides
- Tourism professionals from Île de France
- Agents of the Ministry of Culture
- Active or retired military personnel, military reservists, citizen reservists
- Civilian agents of the national gendarmerie and the Ministry of the Armed Forces
- Civil servants of the national police (police officers, administrative agents)
- Members of the SNHPG-SAMG (National Society of the History and Heritage of the Gendarmerie - Society of Friends of the Gendarmerie Museum) and the FDMGN (Endowment Fund for the Museum) of the National Gendarmerie)
- 1st Sunday of each month.
Facility
- Lift
- Auditorium
- Toilets
- Exhibition space
- Car park
- Entertainments room
- Free car park
Services
- Pets welcome
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Wi-fi
- Guided tours
- Checkroom
Activities
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Concert
- Temporary exhibition
- Handicrafts workshops
Tour
Spoken languages
- French
Guided tour languages
- English
- French
Documentation languages (home)
- English
- Spanish
Bulletin board languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
Single mean time tour
90 minsSingle services tour
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
Accessibility
- Hearing disability
- Mental disability
- Visual disability
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site
- Magnetic loop available at the reception
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