The French Revolutions

17 December 2008 ¡V 16 March 2009 (Closed on Tuesdays)
Special Arrangements on Christmas and Chinese New Year
Special Exhibition Gallery

Admission Fee (including "The Hong Kong Story" permanent exhibition):

• General Opening Days¡GHK$20
  30% discount for group of 20 or more¡GHK$14 each
  50% discount for full-time students / senior citizens /
  people with disabilities¡GHK$10 each
  
  
• On Wednesday s¡GHK$10
  30% discount for group of 20 or more¡GHK$7 each
  50% discount for full-time students / senior citizens /
  people with disabilities¡GHK$5 each
  
  
• Free Admission for holders of Museum Pass and Weekly Pass
  
  

Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the City of Paris Department of Culture
In collaboration with the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau
Co-organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History and Paris Musˆmes
Collections from the Musˆme Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris and the Bibliothˆoque Historique de la Ville de Paris

In the 18^th and 19^th century, a number of revolts and revolutions broke out in France. Among them, the French Revolution that lasted from 1789 to 1799 brought an end to the absolute monarchy. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen adopted by the National Assembly on 26 August 1789 set forth the equality and liberty of individual. Such notion had been widely spread in Europe since the outbreak of French Revolution. Subsequent revolutions were triggered throughout the Continent in the 19th century. Featuring some 180 items selected from the collections of the Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris and the Bibliothˆoque Historique de la Ville de Paris, this exhibition introduces the revolutions of France in the 18^th and 19^th century through such paintings as The Tennis Court Oath, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, the storming of the Bastille, together with other memorabilia of the 1830 and 1848 revolutions and the invaluable photographs recording the 1871 revolution.

The Museum offers public guided tours and pre-booked group visit with docent services from 24 December 2008 (Wed) onwards.

Group Visits

Public Guided Tours (in Cantonese)
Each tour lasts for about 1 hour and admits 30 persons on a first come, first served basis. Please gather at the¡§Docent Stop¡¨at the entrance of the Special Exhibition Gallery according to the following schedule¡G
Session 1¡G11:30am daily
Session 2¡G3pm daily

Exhibition Pamphlet

Educational Pamphlet of "The French Revolutions"

Special Exhibition Lectures

Programmes for Special Exhibition

The Interactive Game ¡§The French Revolutions¡¨

Highlight Exhibits

Clock with an Argument between Voltaire and Rousseau Ac. 1770 H: 44 L: 30 D:14 cm Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris	© Lyliane Degraces / Musˆme Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
The Tennis Court Oath, 20 June 1789 After David Oil on canvas H: 72 L: 102 cm Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris	© Musˆme Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
The Storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789 Anonymous Oil on canvas H: 67 L: 83 cm Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris	© Musˆme Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 After Le Barbier l¡¦Ainˆm Oil on canvas H: 119.5 L: 96 cm Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris	© Musˆme Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
Execution of Louis XVI, 21 January 1793 Anonymous Oil on copper H: 46.5 L: 58 cm Musˆme Carnavalet ¡V Histoire de Paris	© Musˆme Carnavalet / Roger-Viollet
Law Court after Destruction Hippolyte Blancard 1871 Bibliothˆoque Historique de la Ville de Paris	© Hippolyte Blancard / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Last revision date: 31 March, 2009