Cabinet des Médailles part II: Salle de Luynes, your Gateway to a Forbidden Area
1 Comments Published by Cedric Benetti on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 3/18/2010 06:38:00 PM.![](https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif)
Part II
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Portrait of Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4443674854_9266fdd408.jpg)
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surveilance screens without purpose
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note the metallic window shutters to secure the collections
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the door leading back into the museum rooms
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working spaces
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ah someone still uses a typewriter?
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fascinating pieces that have been kept out of sight for far too long
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the library register book for new acquisitions
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the original display case for the Grand Camée de France, the museum's most notable piece
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chinese lacquer coin display case
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we love rings
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4443693372_90f166cf4e.jpg)
some Egyptian heads...
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4443690450_fd2150f624.jpg)
...though not from the Luynes collection
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a box of Islamic combs
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cuttlery
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a bust of the Duc de Luynes
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and now a sneak peek at the space explored in part III: the numismatic reference room
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Welcome to the Salle de Luynes, a hidden realm behind the door that says "Public not allowed". This is where a good part of the Cabinet's collections are stored, in the old original wooden display cases, not in those hideous metal casesfrom the accessible rooms that have about as much charm as ATM machines.
The room was formerly accessible to the general public, as part of the Cabinet, and the prestigious collection of the Duc de Luynes, given to the museum in 1862, was put on display here. But then somehow people decided the room had to close to function as anteroom to the numismatic reference collection that is situated one door further (and where we'll go explore in part III).
At this moment the public is being robbed of its right to see this space, which is cramped in storage boxes, office desks with the collection personnel working behind them, old chairs and stacks of books.
The room was formerly accessible to the general public, as part of the Cabinet, and the prestigious collection of the Duc de Luynes, given to the museum in 1862, was put on display here. But then somehow people decided the room had to close to function as anteroom to the numismatic reference collection that is situated one door further (and where we'll go explore in part III).
At this moment the public is being robbed of its right to see this space, which is cramped in storage boxes, office desks with the collection personnel working behind them, old chairs and stacks of books.
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4443678002_86b08b73af.jpg)
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4442903637_415618e390.jpg)
Portrait of Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4443674854_9266fdd408.jpg)
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![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4443695898_75a690fc35.jpg)
surveilance screens without purpose
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4443692512_91e9e878c8.jpg)
note the metallic window shutters to secure the collections
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4443684914_a69cab2721.jpg)
the door leading back into the museum rooms
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4443685500_37efc76b05.jpg)
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working spaces
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4442902717_563dcbdd16.jpg)
ah someone still uses a typewriter?
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4443677008_c62c76f540.jpg)
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4443680810_d3e0cfecda.jpg)
fascinating pieces that have been kept out of sight for far too long
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the library register book for new acquisitions
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the original display case for the Grand Camée de France, the museum's most notable piece
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4443682376_1149ab5a47.jpg)
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chinese lacquer coin display case
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we love rings
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4443693372_90f166cf4e.jpg)
some Egyptian heads...
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4443690450_fd2150f624.jpg)
...though not from the Luynes collection
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/4443690586_59b7c0c767.jpg)
a box of Islamic combs
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2748/4443690876_e77c300169.jpg)
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4442917509_9601b3f92e.jpg)
cuttlery
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a bust of the Duc de Luynes
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4442913803_56d6a5ec3b.jpg)
and now a sneak peek at the space explored in part III: the numismatic reference room
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4442912935_130b254a54.jpg)
![cabinet des médailles, salle de luynes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4442914075_69e8d32bfb.jpg)
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