Musée
Jacquemart-André
158 Bd Haussmann - Phone :
01.45.62.11.59 - Metro : Miromesnil - Ouvert chaque jour 10h-18h -
Admission : 8 Euros.
This sumptuous residence, located in the plaine de Monceau, was
constructed by Edouard André in 1875. Owner of the Gazette des
Beaux-Arts, a famous artistic journal of the time, and director of the
Central Union of the Decorative Arts, André was on of the most
ardent collectors of 18th century objects, particularly paintings,
sculptures and furniture. He married Nélie Jacquemart, a young,
underrated painter, in 1881. She too had a passion for the collection
of her husband and together they amassed many Italian Renaissance
treasures. The residence itself was the ideal showcase for the stunning
works. The couple left no heirs and bequeathed the collection and house
to the Institut de France and therefore the French state itself, on the
condition that it be turned into a public Museum for the pleasure of
future lovers of classic art. Faithful to this request the museum has
not changed since its opening in 1913. One can admire the stunning
bathrooms of the era, as well as works by Botticelli, Ucello, and an
immense fresco by Tiepolo in the dining room, open for lunch and
afternoon tea.
Musée
Nissim de Camondo
63,
rue de Monceau - Phone : 01.53.89.06.40 - Metro : Villiers -Ouvert
10h-17pm. Admission : 4 Euros 60.
Situated just a few steps from the Musée Jacquemart-André
this too is a residence turned museum at the behest of its previous
owner. Like a small Parisian Trianon, this superb museum is entirely
dedicated to the 18th century, which was the passion of Moïse de
Camondo (1860 – 1935), an avid collector of Turkish origin. After the
tragic death of his pilot son, Nissim, during the First World War
Camondo lost completely the will to live. At his death in 1935 he left
his house to the French state, on condition it be preserved and
transformed into a public museum. Sadly, the last children of the
family Camondo were to lose their lives in Nazi prison camps during the
WWII.
8 mn walking from Apartment Etoile Palace
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