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Major Paris Museums and Galleries (2)

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Musée Marmottan-Claude Monet

Paris: Museums and Galleries Musée Marmottan-Claude Monet Musée Picasso Musée Rodin Maison de Victor Hugo Espace Dali à Montmartre The Claude Monet Foundation at Giverny Musée Marmottan-Claude Monet 2, rue Louis-Boilly, Paris, France 75016 tel: 42-24-07-02 www.marmottan.com Métro : Muette (Line 9 : Pont de Sèvres – Mairie de Montreuil) RER : Boulainvilliers (line C) […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Claude Monet Foundation at Giverny, Espace Dali à Montmartre, France, galleries, Maison de Victor Hugo, Musée Marmottan-Claude Monet, Musée Picasso, Musée Rodin, museums, Paris

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Paris Museums and Galleries Here is a somewhat arbitrary and eclectic selection of 20 of the more unusual and noteworthy museums and exhibits to be found in Paris. Click on the links to go to our page on each one with details and comments (or follow the link at the bottom of each section to […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: France, noteworthy, Paris, paris galleries, paris museums, unusual

Major Paris Museums and Galleries (1)

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Paris: Museums and Galleries Centre Georges Pompidou Maison Européenne de la Photographie Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Musée d’Orsay Musée du Cinema Musée du Louvre Musée de l’Orangerie (re-opened May 2006!) Musée Jacquemart-André Centre Georges Pompidou pl Georges Pompidou, Paris, France 75191 tel: 44-78-12-33 www.cnac-gp.fr/Pompidou Metro: Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet Open: […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Centre Georges Pompidou, France, galleries, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée du Cinema, Musée du Louvre, Musée Jacquemart-André, museums, Paris

Paris Museums and Galleries List

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Paris: Museums and Galleries The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau provide a complete listing of 532 Paris museums, or you can go straight to the relevant website with our alphabetical listing of 37 major Paris art museum website links: Centre Georges Pompidou Louvre Museum Musee d’Orsay Bibliotheque Nationale de France Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: France, Paris, paris galleries, paris museums, paris museums galleries list

Musée de la Serrure – Bricard

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Chamberlain's keys - Bronze gilt

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries Update: The Musée de la Serrure – Bricard is now unfortunately closed, and I have no news of whether it will ever re-open. Carla Polastro-Nigro has contacted me (May 2009) to say that there is now an art gallery (Galerie Libéral Bruand) there now, so if it does open again […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: baroque, France, Libéral Bruant, locks, Musée de la Serrure, museums, noteworthy, Paris, unusual

Musée du Romantisme ( Museum of Romantic Life)

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

George Sand

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries Le Musée du Romantisme, the Museum of Romantic Life, in a rather romantic garden off the street, recreates the atmosphere of the times of the famous novelist Georges Sand and her circle. Aurore Dupin, baronne Dudevant (1804-1876), was a pioneer feminist who chose George Sand as a “nom de plume” […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Alfred de Musset, Chopin, France, George Sand, Musée du Romantisme, Museum of Romantic Life, museums, noteworthy, Paris, unusual

Palais de Tokyo, Site de Création Contemporaine

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Palais de Tokyo

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries The Palais de Tokyo is the first art institution in the world to remain open from noon to midnight, everyday except Monday. You can drop by after seeing a movie or dining out! The most avant-garde art museum in Western Europe, it makes a point of showing cutting – in […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: avant-garde, conceptual art, France, gallery, modern art, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, performance art, video art

Musée de la Musique

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Musée de la Musique

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries The Musée de la Musique is the "jewel in the crown" of the Cité de la Musique, in the Parc de la Villette; it houses one of the richest collections of musical instruments in the world – over 4500 pieces from the 200 year old National Conservatory on five floors […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Cité de la musique, Django Reinhardt, France, Frank Zappa, Musée de la Musique, museums, Music Museum, musical instruments, noteworthy, Paris, unusual

The Musée de la Monnaie (The French Mint)

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 1 Comment

The French Mint

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries The Musée de la Monnaie (The French Mint) is conveniently located in the suitably impressive neo-classic Hôtel de la Monnaie facing the Louvre, and offers tours and activities that are especially orientated toward a young audience. It also regularly organizes exhibits, private sales, concerts and auctions for numismatists and medal […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: coins, France, French Mint, hello kitty, medals, Musée de la Monnaie, museums, noteworthy, Paris, regalia, unusual

Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Musée de la Mode et du Textile

June 3, 2013 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Musee des Arts Decoratifs

Unusual Paris Museums and Galleries There’s also another fashion museum in Paris at the Louvre: the Musée des Arts Décoratifs was created after the success of the historic Expositions Universelles, and the Musée de la Mode et du Textile opened in the Marsan wing of the Louvre in 1905, moving in 1997 to the Rohan […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: designers, dresses, fashion, fashion accessories, France, Louvre, Musée de la Mode et du Textile, museums, noteworthy, Paris, unusual

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