

What a place that invites you to feel the history of Paris in so many different ways. The Archives nationales occupy the stunning Hôtel de Soubise, where centuries of French documents unfold in elegant rooms and rotating exhibitions.
Historic documents on display
Free cultural experience
Elegant 18th-century mansion
French history deep dive
Tips
📜"What a place that invites you to feel the history of Paris in so many different ways"
🔍check out the Infernal Machine of Fieschi if it's on display
📚some exhibition books available in English
Programming of Exhibitions 2026
Le Marais


What a place that invites you to feel the history of Paris in so many different ways. The Archives nationales occupy the stunning Hôtel de Soubise, where centuries of French documents unfold in elegant rooms and rotating exhibitions.
Historic documents on display
Free cultural experience
Elegant 18th-century mansion
French history deep dive
Tips
📜"What a place that invites you to feel the history of Paris in so many different ways"
🔍check out the Infernal Machine of Fieschi if it's on display
📚some exhibition books available in English
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