Paris Museum reopens after brief closure

By Casandra Turnbull

The Paris Museum and Historical Society has officially opened the doors to 2024. After a brief closure to reorganize, catalogue and prepare for the year ahead, Museum staff announced on February 14th that they were open and ready for visitors.

In a Social Media post announcing the reopening, staff revealed “We got some things done while we were closed. Others are still in progress. We organized things behind the scenes that you will never notice, like filing papers, organizing the art shelves, tracking down items without object numbers on them, and reassigning locations. We also did some things you are more likely to notice, like moving the cobblestone houses into the foyer, moving the diorama, and moving the Paris industries into a case.”

All this shifting and rearranging will leave some open space for guest speakers, workshops and meetings.

The timing is impeccable as the Museum prepares to welcome speaker Abel Land on February 25, who will discuss Napoleonic Military in Pop Culture. Abel is the assistant Curator at the Fashion History Museum in Cambridge. Join Abel at 2 pm as they discuss how pop culture has interpreted the Napoleonic British Military, and how it is so far from the actual truth!

Admission is by donation only. Donations help the Museum preserve Paris’ rich history. If you haven’t visited the Museum before or are new to town and would like to learn more about this quaint community (maybe your fascination is fulled by the Paris Independent’s Chris Whelan who brings his Paris Past column to life each week?) drop by the facility located at 51 William Street – aka – the old Syl AppsArena.

To learn more about the Museum and its services, or to follow its events visit them online. You can even sign up for a quarterly newsletter to stay in tuned!

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A peak inside the newly rearranged Paris Museum. Staff spent the first 6 weeks of the new year reorganizing and cataloguing to improve your experience!