Musee du Barreau Front View
One of Paris Attractions – the Musee du Barreau de Paris is a museum dedicated to the Paris bar and its lawyers. It is located near the Eglise St Eustache in the 1st arrondissement at 25 rue du Jour, Paris, France, and open weekends by appointment; admission is free.
The museum is located within the vaulted cellars of the 17th century Hotel de la Porte, named for its owner, Antoine de la Porte (1641-1697), fresh fish merchant and mayor of Paris, and restored 1980-1981. Its collections include the order of Philip III of France, dated 23 October 1274, marking the origin of the Bar of Paris, with further items of historical interest representing the legal history from the 17th century to the present, including manuscripts and printed materials from the trials of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Emile Zola at the Dreyfus affair, Michel Ney, Pierre Cambronne, Villain (assassin of Jean Jaurès), and Alexandre Stavisky, as well as a fine collection of notes of oral arguments by lawyers including Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde (defender of Marie Antoinette), Fernand Labori (defender of Zola), Leon Gambetta, Raymond Poincare, and Jacques Isorni (lawyer for Marshal Philippe Petain). It also contains numerous works of art related to the bar, including paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs.
- Website of Musee du Barreau :www.avocatparis.org
- Email: yozanam@avocatparis.org
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