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Maison de Balzac 47, rue Raynouard, Paris, 75016 |
, où dominent les lettres aux éditeurs, journalistes ou directeurs de théâtre, la maison soit peu décrite. Seule une lettre à Laure Surville de novembre 1840 indique, pour la cham... more
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Maison de Victor Hugo 6 Place des Vosges, Paris, 75004 |
even those who haven't read anything by Paris's 19th-century novelist, come to place des Vosges to see where Hugo lived and wrote. Some thought him a genius, but Cocteau called him a madman, and an American composer disc... more
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Maison Europeenne de la Photographie 5-7 Rue de Fourcy, Paris, 75004 |
A magnificent mansion built in 1706 in the heart of the Marais area, the Hotel Henault de Cantobre was transformed during the last century into a vast exhibition space, dedicated to contemporary photography. It contains ... more
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Musee Antoine Bourdelle 16, rue Antoine-Bourdelle, Paris, 75015 |
Here you can see works by Rodin's star pupil, Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), who became a celebrated artist in his own right. Along with changed exhibits, the museum displays the artist's drawings, paintings, and sculptu... more
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Musee Carnavalet 23 Rue de Sevigne, Paris, 75003 |
Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris These Grand-Siècle-style hôtels particuliers are stunning with their beautiful pre-French-Revolutionary period rooms you walk thru to view arts decoratif. You'll even see a model of t... more
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Musee Cernuschi 7 Avenue Velasquez, Paris, 75008 |
The museums's undisputed masterpiece of early bronze art is The Tigress, a rather elaborate lidded jub in the form of a kneeling feline, its open jaws protecting an ancestor of the clan. Fashioned in Anyang (the China's ... more
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Musee Cognacq-Jay 8 Rue Elzevir, 8, rue Elzevir, Paris, 75003 |
The Cognacq-Jay's collection is now beautifully installed in four floors of the restored Hôtel Donon. It doesn't take a big leap of the imagination to see and feel what daily home life for members of the ancien régime ... more
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Musee Dapper 35 Rue Paul Valery, Paris, 75116 |
On a rainy afternoon in November 2001, I visited the new locale of the Musee Dapper at 35 rue Paul Valery in Paris. After considerable renovation, the museum had opened a year earlier with an inaugural show containing 15... more
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Musee de Cluny 6 Place Paul-Painleve, Paris, 75005 |
Cluny Museum 14th- and 15th-century Gothic and Renaissance structure in Paris, built by Pierre de Chaslus, abbot of Cluny, and rebuilt by Jacques d'Ambroise. The site is that of the ancient Roman baths of Emperor Julian.... more
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Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature 60 Rue des Archives, 60, rue des Archives, Paris, 75003 |
Located in the Marais district, the beautiful Hôtel de Guenegaud, built by François Mansard in 1654, houses today the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum...
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