The Museum of Arts and Crafts, founded in 1794, is housed in the Abbey of Saint-Martin-des-Champs. With a total area of 10,000 m², 6,000m² is devoted to permanent exhibitions. 3,000 objects are displayed out of a total collection of 80,000 objects and 15,000 drawings.
There are various areas for different topics: scientific instruments, materials, construction, communication, mechanics, and transport. The museum also displays the original model of Foucault’s Pendulum.