Decorative Arts of the Far East a magnificent collection of nearly 7000 objects gathered by Clémence d’Ennery in the last century, presented in its authentical baroque “Napoleon III Hotel” architectural context. Decorative Arts of the Far East A magnificent collection of nearly 7000 objects gathered by Clémence d’Ennery in the last century, presented in its […]
Situated at the Parc Monceau, the Cernuschi Museum houses the collection of chinese art. Mansion was built by the reknown architect Bowlens for Mr. Cernuschi in 1873. In 1896, the hotel particuliar was donated to the City of Paris and turned into a museum. Collection The Collection is made up of some of the most […]
The Museum Jacquemart-André, which was once the residence of Edouard André and his wife, houses a wonderful collection of fine objects. Edouard André was an officer in the Imperial Guards and one of the most popular men at court. And in 1869, he built a handsome residence for himself in the newly laid out elegant […]
If the atmosphere and the singular cachet of this place first disconcerts, then enchants our visitors, it is because a visit to the Hotel Heidelbach, a jewel of French architecture, encloses at the same time a Buddhist sanctuary, a Museum ot Fine Arts and a Japanese Garden, a real haven of peace. Complementing all this […]
The Arab World Institute, symbol of the partnership between France and twenty-one Arab countries, generates a dialogue between cultures that have been in frequent contacts for centuries and this partnership work together there, on a day-to-day basis, to rebuild their common past. It takes you on a voyage in time and space into a complex […]
The National Museum of Natural History presents many spaces dedicated to knowledge. The Great Hall of Evolution It is a 6 000 m2 permanente exhibition, devoted to the evolution of life. It is divided into three themes : The first theme illustrates the diversity of the living world today ; The second thme shows how […]
The coin and Medal Museum is the first large museum devoted to the history of French coinage. There was nothing comparable before it was founded in 1988. The coin and Medal Museum has opted to give preference to an historical and technical approach of French coinage. Each room presents the principal coins which marked the […]
This museum houses some well-known paintings by Chardin, Watteau, Boucher, Drouais, Tiepolo, Wright of Derby, Reynolds, Lawrence and very many charming genre scenes. The 16th- century Hotel Donon has become the home of the Musee Cognacq-Jay. The facade and much of the collection is from the eighteenth-century. Covering four floors surrounding a courtyard, the twenty […]
Located in a Renaissance mansion of the Marais, medieval heart of Paris, the Carnavalet museum presents a true evocation of parisian life from Roman times to 1900. History This museum dedicated to Paris memory is formed of two famous XVIth and XVIIth mansions offering a circuit of more than 140 rooms displaying archeological remains from […]
In this mansion of the 19th century, one can discover and admire Henner works and feel his artistic evolution. In this 17th district of Paris, drawn by Haussman, this hotel built for a painter in 1878, became the property of the portraitist Guillaume Dubuffe. In accordance with the wish of her uncle, Mrs Jules Henner […]