Musée de la Contrefaçon

Musée de la Contrefaçon, located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris

Musée de la Contrefaçon, interior

The Musée de la Contrefaçon is a museum of counterfeiting. It is located at 16, rue de la Faisanderie, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, and open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged. The nearest métro and RER stations are Porte Dauphine and Avenue Foch.

The museum was established in 1951 by Union des Fabricants (Unifab), an organization of manufacturers. It currently exhibits more than 350 items, pairing each counterfeit with its authentic original. A wide variety of items are displayed, including toys, pens, clothes, tools, toiletries, luxury goods, etc.

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Musée de la Contrefaçon

Coordinates: 48°52′13.6″N 2°16′37″E / 48.870444°N 2.27694°E / 48.870444; 2.27694

16th arrondissement of Paris

Neighbourhoods	Passy Trocadéro

Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Claude-Bernard Lycée Janson de Sailly Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say Lycée Molière Lycée La Fontaine Lycée Octave-Feuillet École Pascal Lycée René-Cassin École normale israélite orientale Institut de l'Assomption Cours privé Beauséjour École d'esthétique Yves Rocher Institut de La Tour International School of Paris Russian Embassy School in Paris Établissement Gerson Ipécom Paris Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré Saint-Jean-de-Passy Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Lycée Sainte-Thérèse Kingsworth International School

Colleges and universities	Paris Dauphine University

Landmarks	Bois de Boulogne Guimet Museum Mona Bismarck American Center Maison de Balzac Maison la Roche Musée Arménien de France Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard Musée Baccarat Musée Clemenceau Musée de la Contrefaçon Palais de Tokyo Parc des Princes Pavillon de l'eau Passy Cemetery Place Charles de Gaulle Russian Embassy in Paris Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Roland Garros Tenniseum

Paris Métro stations	Argentine Boissière Chardon Lagache Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Église d'Auteuil Exelmans Iéna Jasmin Kléber La Muette Michel-Ange – Auteuil Michel-Ange – Molitor Mirabeau Passy Porte d'Auteuil Porte Dauphine Porte de Saint-Cloud Porte Maillot Porte Molitor Ranelagh Rue de la Pompe Trocadéro Victor Hugo

Paris RER stations	Charles de Gaulle – Étoile

The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990

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Musée de la Contrefaçon

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