Musée de la Musique

Cultural events

As a meeting point between musical life and the conservation of historic collections, the museum seeks to create a dialogue between the public, historians, musicians and instrument makers. Its open and evolving approach combines music with fine art, heritage with practice and knowledge of the repertoire with the study of instruments.

In addition to offering regular tours throughout the year, enhanced by a musical interlude, the museum also stages three concerts-promenades per season, where you will encounter several musical ensembles in the course of your visit.

The museum will also be given over to storytellers and musicians during a weekend of Mandinka culture, one of West Africa’s most ancient cultures.

Concerts played on instruments from the museum are held in the Amphitheatre as part of the musical season.
Accompanying the presentation of its instrumental collections and temporary exhibitions, the Musée de la Musique also screens films enabling the public to place the instruments in their context and to enter into the worlds of composers and musicians.

The museum also holds colloquiums, forums and study days providing opportunities to share knowledge in a range of fields, including the history of music, analysis, instrumental practice and organology.
Some of these events lead to publications.

The museum offers online documentation and a collection of books and records linked to its collections.

There is also a range of activities designed for young visitors.