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art&attractions<br />
Address Book<br />
Musée de la Vie Romantique<br />
A lovely 19 th century home and garden with<br />
mementos of George Sand and paintings by Ary<br />
Scheffer. Tue-Sun 10 am-6 pm. 16 rue Chaptal (9 th ),<br />
01.55.31.95.67. M° Blanche<br />
Musée des Arts Décoratifs<br />
A semi-private museum with a fabulous<br />
collection of decorative arts-furniture,<br />
housewares, ceramics and porcelain, paintings<br />
and objets d’art, dating from the late Middle<br />
Ages to 21 st century design, including a dozen<br />
sumptuously furnished period rooms. Tue-Fri 11<br />
am-6 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-6 pm, Thu until 9pm.<br />
107 rue de Rivoli (1st), 01.44.55.57.50. M° Palais Royal<br />
Musée des Arts et Métiers<br />
A marvelous display of some 3,000 scientific<br />
and technological discoveries and inventions<br />
through the centuries, including Pascal’s 1642<br />
calculator and Foucault’s 1855 pendulum. Tue-<br />
Sun 10 am-6 pm, Thu 10 am- 9:30 pm. 60 rue<br />
Réaumur (3rd), 01.53.01.82.00. M° Arts et Métiers<br />
Musée des Lettres et des Manuscrits<br />
Created in 2004, by ‘The International Academy<br />
of Arts and Collections’, this romantic museum<br />
houses the original document of Einstein-Besso<br />
regarding the theory of relativity, a rare partition<br />
from Mozart, letters from Napoleon and poems<br />
from Paul Eluard, Voltaire and Manet. Tues-Sun<br />
10am-6pm, Thurs until 8pm. 222 blvd St-Germain<br />
(7 th ), 01.42.22.48.48. M° Rue du Bac<br />
Musée du Louvre<br />
One of the world’s most important art collections,<br />
including the Mona Lisa, European painting<br />
and sculpture, large-format 19 th century French<br />
paintings, Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities.<br />
Open Wed-Mon 9 am-6 pm (to 9:45 pm Wed &<br />
Fri, reduced price after 6 pm). 99 rue de Rivoli (1 st ),<br />
01.40.20.53.17. M° Palais-Royal/Louvre-Rivoli<br />
Musée du Parfum<br />
Discover the world of perfume and perfume<br />
making in this delightful museum operated by<br />
Fragonard, the legendary Grasse-based perfume<br />
and essence maker ensconced in a superb<br />
Napoleon III town house. This year Fragonard is<br />
celebrating the lily of the valley. Free. Mon-Sat<br />
9am-6pm, Sun and holidays 9am-5pm. 9 rue Scribe<br />
(9 th ), 01.47.42.04.56. M° Opéra<br />
Musée du Quai Branly<br />
An extensive and dramatically displayed<br />
collection of indigenous arts from Africa, Asia,<br />
Oceania and the Americas. Tue, Wed & Sun<br />
11am-7pm, Thur, Fri & Sat 11am-9pm. 37 Quai<br />
Branly (7 th ), 01.56.61.70.00. M° Alma Marceau<br />
Musée du Vin<br />
Opened in 1984, the Wine Museum is a cultural<br />
center exhibiting the rich and varied collections<br />
of French wine housed in one of Paris’ oldest<br />
limestone quarries. Tue-Sat 10 am-6 pm. 5 Square<br />
Charles Dickens(16 th ), 01.45.25.70.89. M° Passy<br />
Musée Galliera<br />
Formerly the 19 th century Palais de la Duchesse<br />
de Galliera, this is the city’s fashion museum. Tue-<br />
Sun 10 am-6 pm. 10 ave Pierre 1er de Serbie (16 th ),<br />
01.56.52.86.00. M° léna/Alma-Marceau<br />
Musée Grévin<br />
A wax museum displaying more than 300<br />
life-sized historical and modern French and<br />
international figures. The restored Palais des<br />
Mirages plunges the visitor into a giant, mirrored<br />
kaleidoscope. Mon-Fri 10am-6:30pm, Sat-Sun,<br />
bank and school holidays 10am-7pm (last tickets<br />
one hour before closing). 10 blvd Montmartre (9 th ),<br />
01.47.70.85.05. M° Grands Boulevards<br />
Musée Guimet<br />
This museum houses one of the most extensive<br />
collections of Asian art in Europe, displaying<br />
over 4,000 works of art from the continent’s<br />
myriad cultures and civilisations, spanning<br />
five millennia. Daily 10am-6pm, last entrance<br />
at 5:30pm, closed Tues. 6 Place d’Iéna (16 th ),<br />
01.56.52.53.00. M° Iéna/Boissière<br />
Musée Jacquemart-André<br />
The mansion of 19 th century magnate Edouard<br />
André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, whose<br />
stunning collection of furniture and art includes<br />
an Italian section with works by Mantegna,<br />
Uccello and Botticelli. Daily 10am-6pm, Mon & Sat<br />
until 9:30pm (for temporary exhibitions only). 158<br />
blvd Haussmann (8 th ), 01.45.62.11.59. M° Miromesnil<br />
Musée Maillol<br />
A museum created by Dina Vierny, the former<br />
model and muse of sculptor Aristide Maillol,<br />
displaying his sculptures and drawings along<br />
with works by Kandinsky, Matisse and others.<br />
Daily 10:30am-7pm, Fri until 9:30pm. 59-61 rue de<br />
Grenelle (7 th ), 01.42.22.59.58. M° Rue du Bac<br />
Musée Marmottan Monet<br />
A beautiful and delightful museum in a private<br />
mansion housing the world’s largest collection<br />
of works by Claude Monet. Tues-Sun 10am-6pm<br />
(last tickets at 5:30pm), Thurs until 8pm. 2 rue<br />
Louis Boilly (16 th ), 01.44.96.50.33. M° La Muette<br />
Musée National de la Marine<br />
France’s fascinating maritime museum, with<br />
superb scale models of ships dating as far back<br />
as Louis XV. Mon-Fri 11am- 6pm/Sat & Sun<br />
11am-7pm. Palais de Chaillot, 17 pl du Trocadéro<br />
(16 th ), 01.53.65.69.69. M° Trocadéro<br />
Musée Picasso<br />
A major collection of Picasso’s works - paintings,<br />
drawings, sculptures, ceramics - displayed in a<br />
beautifully restored 17 th century mansion in the<br />
trendy Marais district. Tues-Fri 11:30am-6pm,<br />
Sat & Sun 9:30am-6pm, late night until 9pm,<br />
the third Friday of the month. 5 rue Thorigny (3 rd ),<br />
01.42.71.25.21. M° St Sébastien Froissart<br />
Musée Rodin<br />
Sculpture by Auguste Rodin, with works by his<br />
pupil and muse Camille Claudel, in a former private<br />
mansion, with its famous gardens and chapel.<br />
Tue-Sun 9:30am-5:45pm (last tickets 5:15 pm), late<br />
night Wed until 9pm; garden closes at 5:00 pm.<br />
79 rue de Varenne (7 th ), 01.44.18.61.10. M° Varenne<br />
Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle<br />
A natural history museum famed for its Grande<br />
Galerie de l’Evolution, a stunning display of<br />
thousands of animal species with an area<br />
devoted to children. Other galleries house the<br />
rich collections of paleontology, comparative<br />
anatomy, mineralogy and geology. The galleries<br />
and exhibition halls are surrounded by the<br />
botanical gardens of Paris and one of the oldest<br />
zoological gardens in the world, the Ménagerie.<br />
The restored tropical greenhouses have reopened<br />
after a five-year face-lift. The Galerie des<br />
Enfants is a space geared for children aged 6-12<br />
devoted to biodiversity and the environment.<br />
Wed-Mon 10 am-6 pm, Sat late night until 8 pm.<br />
Jardin des Plantes, 36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (5 th ),<br />
01.40.79.54.79. M° Censier-Daubenton/Austerlitz<br />
Petit Palais<br />
The city’s fine arts museum, in a beautifully<br />
renovated 1900 building. The extensive<br />
permanent collection offers a panorama of art<br />
from antiquity to the early 20th century. Tues-<br />
Sun 10am-6pm, late night Thurs until 8pm.<br />
Ave Winston Churchill (8th), 01.53.43.40.00.<br />
M° Champs-Elysées Clemenceau<br />
Pinacothèque<br />
An exhibition space dedicated to the various<br />
forms of art showcasing superb exhibitions.<br />
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun 10:30am-6:30pm &<br />
Wed, Fri 10:30am-9:30pm. 28 Place de la Madeleine<br />
(8 th ), 01.42.68.02.01. M° Madeleine<br />
Passes & Practical information<br />
Le Kiosque Théâtre<br />
Offers tickets for shows on the same day at<br />
half price. Seats are available for most shows in<br />
theatres, café-théâtres and prestigious cabarets.<br />
Tues-Sat 12:30pm-8pm/ Sun12:30pm-4pm.<br />
Kiosque Madeleine: facing 15 Place de la Madeleine<br />
(8 th ). M° Madeleine; Kiosque Montparnasse: on<br />
the esplanade between the Tower and the Gare<br />
Montparnasse. M° Montparnasse-Bienvenue<br />
©M Hasson<br />
Musée Grévin | Museums & Fondations (9 th )<br />
©Di Messina<br />
Musée Carnavalet | Museums & Fondations (3 rd )<br />
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