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Fine Arts Exhibition
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Madame de Sévigné : Lettres parisiennes (Musée Carnavalet, 2026)

Le Marais

The Musée Carnavalet dedicates its 2026 major exhibition to Madame de Sévigné, the 17th-century aristocrat whose vivid, intimate letters immortalized Parisian high society. Through manuscripts, portraits, and period objects, discover how one woman's correspondence became a timeless window into the city's soul.

Literary History
Epistolary Art
17th Century Paris
French Nobility

Tips

📜Bring reading glasses—the original manuscripts are displayed in cases with magnifying aids, but the cursive is authentic 17th-century script.
Weekday mornings are quietest; the exhibition draws literary pilgrims and history buffs who linger at each letter.
🎧Audio guide includes dramatic readings of selected letters—worth the extra €3 for the full epistolary experience.

Madame de Sévigné : Lettres parisiennes (Musée Carnavalet, 2026)

23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, France

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