Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration

About

The Museum of Immigration History is a French national museum located in the Palais de la Porte-Dorée in the 12th arrondissement, east of Paris. It has been open to the public since October 2007 and was officially inaugurated on 15 December 2014 by President François Hollande, seven years after its opening. It has been administered by the "Public Institution of the Porte-Dorée Palace" since January 2012.

Its official name is the National Museum of Immigration History and Cultures. According to its statutes, the institution's mission is "to gather, safeguard, enhance and make accessible the elements relating to the history of immigration in France, especially since the 19th century; thus contribute to the recognition of the pathways of integration of immigrant populations into French society and to the evolution of views and attitudes on immigration in France". It is the only museum dedicated to immigration in France.

It includes a permanent exhibition presenting two centuries of immigration history by crossing historical, anthropological and artistic perspectives. In addition, the museum offers regular programming...