Musée des Arts Forains

The Musée des Arts Forains (French pronunciation: [myze dez‿aʁ fɔʁɛ̃], Fairground Museum) is a private museum of funfair and fairground objects located within the Pavillons de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at 53, avenue des Terroirs de France, Paris, France.

[1] The museum was created by Jean Paul Favand, an actor and antiques dealer, from his private collection.

The collections include merry-go-rounds and carousels, German swings, hundred-year-old bicycles, Japanese billiards, a Parisian Waiter Race and a Hooghuys Organ, and the grand vizier Ali Pasha.

In 2009, the Musée des arts forains was listed as a Living Heritage Company.

The permant collection is composed of three thematic rooms (covering about 2000 square meters each): "The Venetian Lounges" (Les Salons Vénitiens), "The Theatre of Marvels" (Le Théâtre du Merveilleux) and "The Fairground Art Museum" (Le Musée des Arts Forains).