Museum
Located about 20km north of Paris, on a rise overlooking the Ile-de-France plain, the Château d’Ecouen, built for the supreme commander of the French army Anne de Montmorency, is one of the most beautiful châteaux built in France during the Renaissance and also one of the few to have been preserved without major mutilation and retaining some of its original decorations (painted fireplaces, ceremonial paving, ceilings and friezes, etc). It contains one of the most prestigious Renaissance collections. It includes furniture, ceramics, enamels, glasswork, stained glass, silver and gold work, paintings, weapons and tapestries, including the exceptional hanging of Story of David and Bathsheba.
Useful information
Musée de la Renaissance
Château d’Ecouen
95440 Ecouen
Switchboard
Tel: +33(0)1 34 38 38 50
Fax: +33(0)1 34 38 38 78
Information
Tel: +33(0)1 34 38 51 51
Reservations for groups, workshops and guided tours
Tel: +33(0)1 34 38 38 52
Online
Visit the museum’s website: www.musee-renaissance.fr
Access
By car: 19km from Paris, A1 motorway, exit 3, Amiens Beauvais (N1), towards Chantilly (N16)
By train: Gare du Nord, towards Persan-Beaumont-Luzarches, Ecouen-Ezanville station, then 20 mins on foot (through the forest) or bus 269 (get off at Mairie d’Ecouen).
Opening times
The museum is open everyday except Tuesdays:
from 9.30am to 12.45pm and 2pm to 5.15pm, from 1st October to 15th April;
from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5.45pm, from 16th April to 30th September;
Closed: Tuesdays, 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.
Admission
Full rate: €4.50
Reduced rate: €3
Supplement of €2 during temporary exhibition(s)
Permanent collections free everyday for visitors aged under 26, and every first Sunday of the month for everyone.
Services
Reception for disabled visitors
Guided tours in French, English, German, Italian and Spanish
Restaurant-café
Bookstore-shop
Find out more about the bookstore-shop
