Musée Postal : une exposition féerique à découvrir en famille !

The exhibition Once Upon a Time... La Poste et les contes de fée takes you on a journey through the world of fairy tales to discover the history of the post office in a different way.

The adventure begins at the entrance hall. A stagecoach from the past, pulled by postal drones, welcomes visitors. To enter the exhibition, you must then dare to go through the open mouth of an ogre! Further on, young and old cross a life-size forest, where you can even smell the moss.

The course brings together more than 500 unusual works and objects. Some are loaned by major institutions such as the Louvre, the Mucem, the Cinémathèque française and the Mobilier national. Others are original creations of art artisans. Among the pieces not to be missed: the Peau d’Âne dresses (copies made by Rosalie Varda), or a braid of more than two meters high made in postal hair, in nod to Rapunzel.

Letters, messengers, travels, expectations and good news: the stories and the post often tell the same stories. The exhibition invites us to rediscover them together, to bring this heritage to life and pass it on to the youngest.

Activities to do with the family:

Workshops and narrated visits are offered throughout the exhibition.

Santa Claus visits the museum on Sunday 6 December 2026 afternoon.

On Saturday 23 January 2027, a program around the reading of stories is proposed as part of the Nights of Reading.

The « Fée-stival », the 20 and 21 March 2027: on the occasion of World Storytelling Day, two days dedicated to families with creative workshops, playful mediations and visits adapted to children.