The first museum to play from 0 to 7 years old!
To transmit a taste for reading to children
Sèvres-Babylone district – Paris 6th
To transmit a taste for reading to children
Sèvres-Babylone district – Paris 6th
- WE LIKE: this place where the little ones can exercise their imagination and where almost anything is allowed
- OPENING: Wednesday to Sunday only by RESERVATION
- CLOSED : Monday and Tuesday
- HOURS : 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. – 3 to 4 sessions per day
- LOCATION : 11 rue de Sèvres, Paris 6th at the back of the Chantelivre children’s bookshop
- AGE: for all up to 7 years old
- DURATION : each session lasts 1h30 and gives access to all the spaces
- COURSE OF A SESSION: 25 minutes of reading show with the mediators actors + exploration of the exhibition around 9 famous books
- TARIF : Gratuit jusqu’à 6 mois
- Ticket prices from €10 child / €8 adult
- COFFEE BREAK : to sit down, you will find a very nice coffee corner under a glass roof
A magical place in the world of books
- It is at the back of the famous children’s bookshop Chantelivre in the 6th arrondissement of Paris that “the house of stories” is revealed, the museum for children from 0 to 7 years old to play
- This museum, designed to transmit a taste for reading, allows children to take over the place as they see fit
- Jumping, running, crawling, touching… anything goes in this totally immersive and interactive place
- It is designed for little ones to manipulate and explore their imagination
- Enter the books to play pretend ! There are (almost) life-size sets such as a 4-meter pirate ship, Cornebidouille’s kitchen or the mouse family tree…
- Creative workshops and musical readings with noise or play, film readings take place all year round
- During the holidays it is also an opportunity to discover new worlds, new books and new stories.
- A selection of books is renewed every month
- Please note: for available sessions and you must reserve your place. Each session lasts 1h30 and gives access to all the spaces + to a reading show or a creative workshop. Some sessions are special for babies. 40 places per session.
The exhibition around the books that children love
- Cornebidouille, by Magali Bonniol and Pierre Bertrand.
- Bonjour Pompier, by Michaël Escoffier and Matthieu Maudet.
- The Mouse Family, by Kazuo Iwamura.
- Minusculette, by Kimiko and Christine Davenier.
- The Pirate Dogs, by Clémentine Mélois and Rudy Spiessert.
- Blaise and the Castle by Anne Hiversère, by Claude Ponti.
- Max and the Maximonsters, by Maurice Sendak.
- Jules and the Fox by Joe Todd-Stanton.
- The Giant of Zeralda, by Tomi Ungerer
It’s a museum to play around books. The children enter the installation around the 9 books that the children they adore. They get on the pirate ship, play in Cornebidouille’s kitchen or in the mouse family tree…
