Address: 11 quai de Conti, 6e
Ticket Price: adult/child €10/free
Operation Hours: 11am-7pm Tue & Thu-Sun, to 9pm Wed
Metro/RER: Pont Neuf
Metro/RER: Pont Neuf
The 18th-century royal mint, Monnaie de Paris, houses the Musée du 11 Conti, an interactive museum exploring the history of French coinage from antiquity onwards, plus edgy contemporary-art exhibitions.
The Building
The impeccably restored, neoclassical building, with one of the longest façades on the Seine stretching 116m long, squirrels away five sumptuous courtyards, the Hôtel de Conti designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1690, engraving workshops, the original foundry (now the museum boutique) and Guy Savoy’s flagship restaurant.
The Mint
Coins were minted at the Monnaie de Paris until 1973 when manufacturing was moved to the town of Pessac on the Atlantic Coast. The Ministry of Finance still uses the Paris mint however to produce commemorative medals and coins, many of which are sold in the museum’s stylish boutique alongside glass jars of honey from hives on the building’s rooftop, medallions featuring the Louvre or Eiffel Tower, and other classy souvenirs.
地址：11 quai de Conti，6e
门票价格：成人/儿童十欧元/免费
营业时间：周二至周四上午十一点至晚上7点，周三至周九晚上9点
地铁 / RER：Pont Neuf
18世纪的皇家薄荷Monnaie de Paris拥有Musée du 11 Conti博物馆，这是一个互动博物馆，探索古代法国造币的历史，以及前卫的当代艺术展览。
建筑物
无可挑剔的新古典主义建筑，拥有116米长的塞纳河上最长的外立面之一，松散的五个豪华庭院，1690年由Jules Hardouin-Mansart设计的Hôtel de Conti，雕刻工作室，原始铸造厂（现为博物馆精品店）和Guy Savoy的旗舰餐厅。
铸造
在Monnaie de Paris铸造硬币，直到1973年制造业搬到大西洋海岸的Pessac镇。财政部仍然使用巴黎薄荷制作纪念奖章和硬币，其中许多都在博物馆的时尚精品店出售，玻璃瓶蜂蜜来自建筑物屋顶的荨麻，卢浮宫或艾菲尔铁塔的奖章，以及其他优雅纪念品。
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