Musee National du Moyen Age aka Museum of the Middle Ages

This museum is dedicated to the Middle Ages set in the Hotel Des Abbés De Cluny (Cluny Seminary) from the 15th century.

This part I found very very interesting. Back story: During the French Revolution the people revolted against the Catholic church because they saw it as a visual reminder of the reign of the kings and queens and wanted to distance themselves from that 'ancient' regime. They revolted by chopping off the heads of the statues at the churches in Paris most notably Notre Dame.  These pictures (the one above and the three below) show what they looked like after the people chopped off their heads during the Revolution.  They were discovered in 1977 as the third picture says and donated to the Musee National du Moyen Age because Notre Dame was built during the middle ages.  Interesting thing to see coming from someone who spent a semester reading and learning about the French Revolution.

All those pieces were carved out of Ivory.

Original wall from the 1400s

depiction of the death of Jesus Christ dating to the 1200s

The museum had rooms dedicated to the tapestries created during the Middle Ages. I did not get the exact dates on each tapestry but I know they were between the 1200-1400s. I found that period to have very interesting details woven into their works.

Book of hours 1400s

Book covers 

Binding of a Gospel from the 1100s

Pix 1220-1240

 5 plaque cross, 1185

Ciborium and Pix from 13/14 century

 Eucharistic Dove 13th century

 Golden Roses 1330

Used for Palm Sunday services during the Middle Ages

Anybody want to play a game? I found it interesting that we think that game sets with multiple games in one is a new idea when obviously during the Middle Ages those in the upper classes had the option of a one in all game set.

War! How I am glad I was not a boy in the Middle Ages.... That stuff looks heavy

Its spurs! One could have a knight in shining spurs :)

I think it is all in Latin and music for catholic mass but I have no idea what it says nor how to read sheet music from the Middle Ages

I found this room on random, no one was around so I don't think many visitors know it exists but it was cool to see the mural.

a true sword from the Middle Ages, I wonder if the owner of that sword fell in love with a noble lady and fought his battles for her??