The Medieval Garden of the Cluny Museum is a public garden located in the Latin Quarter, adjoining the Musée de Cluny, the National Museum of the Middle Ages. Designed in a medieval style, it features square planting beds, herbs, and flowers, with views over the adjacent Gallo-Roman ruins of the Thermes de Cluny.
The garden dates back to the late 15th century, when it served as the grounds of the abbots’ residence and was used to grow medicinal plants. The garden as it exists today, spanning roughly 5,000 square meters, was redesigned in 2000.
It is divided into two sections: a resting area with a lawn and small playground, and the medieval garden itself, planted with the same species depicted in the museum’s Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. This includes a medicinal herb section, a “garden of love” with thyme and carnations, and a “celestial garden” with violets and daisies symbolic of the Virgin Mary.
The garden is free to enter and does not require a museum ticket. It is open daily, from 8am to 5:30pm in winter and until 9:30pm in summer. The nearest metro station is Cluny-La Sorbonne, on Line 10.