The Museum of Lost and Found

Lost a sock, a hat, or your luggage on your way to Paris? Not to worry, if you can't find it where you left it, it has probably found its way to the Museum of Lost and Found and is now sitting there, waiting for you to retrieve it.

Paris is overrun with museums but none of which may be as unusual as the Museum of Lost and Found located in 36, rue des Morillons. The museum is very small; in fact, it is no bigger than the size of a one-bedroom apartment but it houses some of Paris' most unusual and most interesting finds. The museum is maintained by the Lost and Found Department which is a division of the Paris Police and although the museum is basically a large lost and found counter, tourists do swing by from time to time to take a look at the new interesting lost treasures found by the Paris Police.

Visits were discouraged in the past but today, the Paris Police has opened the museum to the public and entrance is free for French citizens below the age of 21. A small fee may apply for tourists who want to see the museum or you may retrieve a museum pass and use that, as well. The museum if open from Mondays till Thursdays starting at 8:30 AM till 5:00 PM, but closes early on Fridays, at 4:30 PM.

Some of the museum's oddest and still unclaimed "pieces" include a wedding dress, wooden peg leg, funerary urn, a helmet, some skulls, and a presumably dead lobster. The museums racks up unusual items every week so make sure to drop by and see what they have up for exhibit. Who knows, they might have something you've lost in the subway, too.

Musée du Service des Objets Trouvés
36, rue des Morillons,
15 arrondissement
Paris, France


Mondays thru Thursdays at 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Closes at 4:30 PM on Friday