Reopening of the Hôtel de la Marine on Friday January 6, 2023

The old parts of the building have not been touched; no works of art or furnishings belonging to public collections, the Al Thani Collection or the collection of the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro, currently exhibited in the galleries of the Al Thani Collection, have been damaged.

As of January 1, the Center des monuments nationaux began protecting the infrastructure and repairing the damage. It is thus able to welcome visitors again to the heritage spaces of the Hôtel de la Marine (Intendants' apartments, ceremonial lounges and loggia) since Thursday 5 January afternoon. The Al Thani Collection exhibition galleries will reopen in the coming days after some technical checks. The Café Lapérouse and the Mathieu Lustrerie workshops were also able to open their doors on January 5, 2023.

Navy Hotel

The Center des Monuments Nationaux opened the heritage spaces of the Hôtel de la Marine to the public on June 12, 2021. The main courtyard, the steward's courtyard with the transparent glass roof designed by architect Hugh Dutton and the bookstore -boutique are freely accessible from rue Royale or place de la Concorde, recreating a new circulation in the district. The routes in the spaces of the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries and on the loggia can be visited, with an innovative mediation device, the "Confident".

The reception area is located in the steward's courtyard from where visitors can access the various routes available to them. They are accompanied throughout their discovery of the monument by the "Confident", an innovative and immersive device consisting of a connected headset interacting with the mediation tools of the rooms. Visitors are invited on an immersive journey through a grand palace from the Age of Enlightenment with sumptuous decorations from the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries, and presenting precious furniture and objects. A bookstore-boutique intended for all generations is open to all without paying an entrance fee. Finally, the visit is accessible for people with reduced mobility and the mediation systems are also adapted.

Since November 18, 2021, the former tapestry store of the Garde-Meuble has hosted the exhibition galleries of the Al Thani Collection, which is presented for the first time in a sustainable way to the general public. It is one of the most prestigious private art collections in the world made up of an exceptional variety of works, from Antiquity to the present day. The galleries also host biennial thematic exhibitions and loans from partner museums around the world, as well as educational events and conferences.