The Musée de Cluny, officially known as Musée National du Moyen Âge, is a museum in Paris, France, at 6 Place Paul Painlevé, south of the Blvd St. Germain, between the Blvd St. Michel and the Rue St. Jacques. A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

The structure, built in the late 1400's and early 1500's, combines Gothic and Renaissance elements. It is perhaps the most outstanding example still extant of civic architecture in medieval Paris. Besides its original meaning, of or relating to the Goths, a Germanic tribe and thus the Gothic language and the Gothic alphabet, and aside from its Early Modern connotations of rough, barbarous, the word Gothic has been used since the 18th century to refer to distinctly different things. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Over the centuries the structure has been many things. Most recently, in 1843, Alexandre du Sommerard, an avid collector of medieval artifacts, bought the property and had it converted into a museum. However, the building he purchased had in turn been partially constructed on the remains of Gallo-Roman baths dating from the 3rd century (known as the "Thermes de Cluny"), which are famous in their own right and which may still be visited. In fact, the museum itself actually consists of two buildings: the frigidarium ("cooling room"), where the remains of the Thermes de Cluny are, and the Hôtel de Cluny itself, wherein reside its impressive collections. 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul. ... Kids bathing in a small metal tub Bathing is the immersion of the body in fluid, usually water, or an aqueous solution, such as the asses milk favored by Cleopatra VII of Egypt. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ...

This museum houses a variety of important artifacts dating to the Middle Ages. In particular, it is renowned for its tapestry collection, which includes La Dame à la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn) from the so-called tapestry cycle of the same name, consisting of a series of six. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article is about tapestry the textile. ... The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La dame à la licorne) is the title of a cycle of French tapestries often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe. ... The Lady and the Unicorn (French: La dame à la licorne) is the title of a cycle of French tapestries often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe. ...

Other notable works stored there include Gothic sculptures from the 7th and 8th centuries. There are also works of gold, ivory, antique furnishings, and illuminated manuscripts. (6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript, often of a religious nature, in which the text is supplemented by the addition of colourful ornamentation, such as decorated initials, borders and the like. ...

North of the museum there is a garden ("Forêt de la Licorne") inspired by the tapestries.

Mistaken Notions

The Hôtel Cluny Sorbonne, at 8 Rue Victor Cousin, 5e, famously haunted by Verlaine and Rimbaud in the early 1870's, is something else entirely. For the Television guitarist and solo artist, see Tom Verlaine. ... Rimbaud can refer to: Arthur Rimbaud, 19th century poet and literary figure Penny Rimbaud, founder and drummer of the anarchist punk rock band Crass This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

References in Literature

Herman Melville visited Paris in 1849, and the Hôtel de Cluny evidently fired his imagination. The structure figures prominently in Chapter 41 of Moby Dick (also called "Moby Dick"), when Ishmael, probing Ahab's "darker, deeper" motives, invokes the building as a symbol of man's noble but buried psyche. Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Moby-Dick book cover Moby-Dick - the official title of the first edition - is a novel by Herman Melville. ... For Daniel Quinns book Ishmael, see Ishmael (novel) Ishmael in Islam Arabic إسماعيل , In the Quran, Ishmael is known as the first-born son of Abraham from Hagar and an appointed Prophet of God (also mentioned in the Bible). ... Ahab or Achaav (אַחֲאָב Brother of father, Standard Hebrew Aḥaʾav, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḥăʾāḇ) was King of Israel, and the son and successor of Omri (1 Kings 16:29-34). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• Official website, in French: [1] (http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/)
• Official website, in English: [2] (http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/ang/index.html)