The Postal Museum, a dive into the heart of the history of French post boxes in Paris

The Postal Museum, located in the Montparnasse district, is one of those museums where you could easily lose track of time, exploring how mail was delivered a hundred years ago, what the stamps looked like, and the life of a postman. A unique, offbeat visit to learn everything about France’s postal service, one of a kind in Paris!

The Postal Museum is a temple to the history of our French Post Office: from how our mailboxes evolved to how our stamps did, not to mention registered mail, parcel forms and other special letters... The institution spans six centuries of the Post's history, dating back to its founding in 1477. So, discover this insolite museum, engaging and particularly fascinating for visitors of all ages!

In this unusual museum in Paris, you'll discover a wide range of objects, including letterboxes and stamps, as well as the first telephones and banking products such as the Livret A passbook savings account. Yes, all generations are represented here, and (grown-up) children can't help but be fascinated by the transformation of society, which takes up 1,000 m² of permanent exhibition space.

Among the quirky items to discover at the Postal Museum, there are counter scales from post office desks dating back to 1900, stamp dispensers, a money order dated October 14, 1902, a scale-model of a postal wagon, a Minitel terminal, an Itinéris phone, and, also, stamp presses!

The museum holds 450,000 items of great patrimonial interest, including 370,000 items from the archives of French postage stamp production since 1849, when the first French postage stamp was issued, as well as a large collection of contemporary art, developed by the corporate foundation since the 1990s, which now includes 5,000 works.

In addition to the collection, only part of which is on display at the museum, La Poste also offers permanent exhibitions, conferences and workshops, with an attractive program for young visitors.

The Postal Museum is closed on Tuesdays and open the rest of the week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Expect to pay €11 per person at full price, €6 at a reduced rate, and anyone under 26 enjoys free admission. Note that the guided tour of the permanent collections, offered every other Saturday, is included with the museum ticket. The Postal Museum is also free on the first Sunday of every month!

To reach the Musée Postal, you can take metro lines 4, 6, 12, or 13 (Montparnasse exit), or lines 10 and 13 (Duroc exit), or line 12 (Falguière exit). Several bus routes (28, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96) also service the museum.

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