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The French are famous for their cheese and now it’s being celebrated with the launch of a new cheese museum in Paris - the first in the country
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2024
The museum features a real working dairy so visitors can see the cheesemaking process up close Credit: La Fabrique Créative
An immersive and interactive experience has opened its doors in Paris, with the Musée du Fromage representing France’s first-ever museum dedicated to cheese.
Offering visitors a chance to discover France’s cheesemaking heritage and regions, the “living” Musée du fromage not only features exhibits and educational spaces but also a real dairy established to promote cheese-making know-how and to encourage young people to take up vocations in the cheesemaking industry.
Of course, being a cheese-themed attraction, visitors can also sample finished products, which could be a lengthy list considering the 1,200 different cheeses made in France across 56 official cheese appellations.
A decade in the making, the museum sits inside a 17th-century building on Île Saint-Louis - close to Notre Dame Cathedral. The location was chosen because of the appeal of Paris to both the French and tourists.
The museum is the work of Pierre Brisson and his company Paroles de Fromagers, which was created at the end of 2013 to offer professional training, give cheese and wine-tasting workshops, and provide cheesemaking classes for the general public.
“I realised that lots of things were already organised in Paris to promote wine,” said Brisson, speaking to Euronews.
“Wine culture is developed in France. Cheese is also a big thing, but there were no places where people could learn more deeply about the processes of making cheese.”
Entry to the museum costs €20 for adults and €10 for teenagers aged 15 and over. Under 14s receive free entry. Farmers and agriculture students will also be allowed in for free.
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