Centre national du costume de scène
The leading museum in the world dedicated to theatrical costumes and set designs
Set in restored 18th-century military barracks, the CNCS is the leading museum in the world dedicated to theatrical costumes and set designs. It boasts a unique and prestigious collection of over 10,000 theatre, opera and dance costumes dating from the mid-19th century to the present. Thanks to two temporary but original, creative and spectacular exhibitions put on every year, visitors can admire the costumes and see behind the scenes of the Comédie-Française, the Opéra National de Paris and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Certain pieces on display may also come from the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation or from great theatrical costumiers such as Christian Lacroix. Interpretive spaces in a further building focus on set designs, adding to the scope of the visit.
