One of the best things about being an archivist is that you can often get behind-the-scenes tours of archival repositories. I visited the Archives Municipales in Metz and met with its director to get information for an article I'm writing about French archives. 
After asking the director a number of questions, the fun began. The Archives Municipales are housed in a renovated 13th century cloister, with a very inviting and sunny reading room.
The best part of our tour was visiting the storage area, which is comprised of two former water reservoirs built in 1863. We saw tax records and a list of sentences from the 13th century as well as building permits from the 20th century, among other records.
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