The museum offers an immersion into customs history,
while presenting the agents missions until nowadays.
The first part of the visit covers a large historical period, from Antiquity to the 19th century, allowing a renewed vision of the history of France through the history of customs, economics, politics and international trade. Main historical periods such as the Ancien régime, the French Revolution or Napoleon times are explored.
The second part explain the mains missions of custom, as well as the main fraud tendencies thanks to seizures achieved by customs services countrywide. Topics such as the protection of endangered species, of cultural goods, the fight against counterfeit products are explained.
The third part illustrates the day to day life of customs agents, those working in the offices as well as those on the field, their gear, tools and uniforms. In this very rich section are presented collections dating essentially from 19th and 20th century.
Eventually, a last section presents the methods of contemporary customs.
The modern and accessible exhibition enables every visitor to understand the role of customs nowadays.
Come and discover the customs, that of yesterday and of today, where its importance remains undeniable.
