The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) is a higher education establishment operated by the French government dedicated to providing education and conducting research for the promotion of science and industry. It has a large museum of inventions accessible to the public. Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ...

It was founded on October 10, 1794, during the French Revolution. It was first proposed by the abbot Henri Grégoire as a "depository for machines, models, tools, drawings, descriptions and books in all the areas of the arts and trades"[1] (http://itotd.com/index.alt?ArticleID=105). The deserted priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs was selected as the site of collection, which formally opened in 1802. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Originally charged with the collection of inventions, it has since become an educational institution. At the present time, it is known primarily a continuing education school for adults seeking engineering degrees, proposing evening classes in a variety of topics.

The collection of inventions is now operated as the Musée des Arts et Métiers. The original Foucault pendulum was exposed in the collection, but was moved to the Panthéon in 1995. For the novel Foucaults Pendulum by Umberto Eco, See Foucaults Pendulum (book). ... The Panthéon The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.cnam.fr/) (in French)