The Musée de la Contrefaçon is a museum of counterfeit

Counterfeit

To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...

ing. It is located at 16, rue de la Faisanderie, in the XVIe arrondissement

XVIe arrondissement

The 16th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France...

 of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

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, and open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged. The nearest métro and RER stations are Porte Dauphine

Porte Dauphine (Paris Metro)

Porte Dauphine is a station of the Paris Métro. It is the western terminus of Line 2. Nearby, one can transfer to the RER C at Avenue Foch station...

 and Avenue Foch

Gare de l'Avenue Foch

Gare de l'Avenue Foch is a station in Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. It is situated in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It had previous been called Avenue du Bois de Boulogne as part of the Auteuil line but was renamed following the change to the road itself.- Lines serving this...

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The museum was established in 1951 by Union des Fabricants (Unifab)

Union des Fabricants (Unifab)

Union des Fabricants was created by several pharmaceutical manufacturers in 1872, when they realised that their products were being counterfeited in Germany and came together to create the "Charte de l'Union des Fabricants"....

, 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.