The exhibition Il était une fois… La Poste et les contes de fées invites you to travel into the world of fairy tales to discover the history of the post office in a different way.
The adventure begins in the entrance hall. A stagecoach of times past, pulled by postal drones, welcomes visitors. To enter the exhibition, you must then dare to pass through the wide-open mouth of an ogre! Further on, young and old walk through a life-size forest, where you can even smell the moss.
The route brings together more than 500 unusual works and objects. Some are on loan from major institutions such as the Louvre, the Mucem, the Cinémathèque française and the Mobilier national. Others are original creations by art craftspeople. Among the pieces not to be missed: the dresses of Peau d'Âne (copies made by Rosalie Varda), and a braid more than two metres high made of postal hair, a nod to Rapunzel.
Letters, messengers, journeys, waiting and good news: fairy tales and the post often tell the same stories. The exhibition invites you to rediscover them together, to keep this heritage alive and pass it on to the younger generation.
Family activities:
Workshops and storytelling visits are offered throughout the exhibition.
Father Christmas visits the museum on Sunday 6 December 2026 in the afternoon.
On Saturday 23 January 2027, a programme of story reading is offered as part of the Nuits de la lecture.
The "Fée-stival", on 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 for children.