Come and take advantage of guided tours to discover the history of the Crédit Municipal de Paris (former Mont-de-Pité)!
The Crédit Municipal is the oldest financial institution in Paris: founded in 1777 and located in the heart of the Marais, it is modelled on the Monte di Pietà created in 1462 in Perugia, Italy. Its primary purpose was to fight poverty by allowing the poorest to escape usurers through the pawn system. After developing a range of new services, the establishment is now at the crossroads of the banking, social and solidarity economy and art worlds.
The place also has a rich history: there are among others remains of the enclosure of Philippe-Auguste, constructions dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth century...and for the Heritage Days, the institution will present the registers of secret engagements, containing the names of the many personalities who passed through the Parisian Mont-de-Painty during the 19th century!
Entrance via 57bis rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004 Paris
5 visits per day: 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Guided tours will take place upon prior reservation and subject to availability.
Booking at: https://www.desmotsetdesarts.com/visites-guidees/visite s-guidees-paris/visite-du-credit-municipal-journees-du-patrimoine
info: the property can also be visited freely, excluding guided tours. To learn more about the program: https://institution.creditmunicipal.fr/actualites/journees-du-patrimoine-au-credit-municipal-de-paris