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Mus\u00e9e Jacquemart-Andr\u00e9<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\nThere are a number of fabulous museums in Paris located within former mansions and this is one of the loveliest and it also has a spectacular art collection. Much of the mid-19th century development of new Paris was taking place in the west of the city and the area around new Park Monceau was becoming a highly coveted district for the wealthy Parisians. It is thus not surprising that banker Edouard Andr\u00e9 bought a plot of land here to build his flamboyant mansion. He and his future wife, Nelie Jacquemart, would dedicated the rest of their lives to filling its exquisite rooms with one of the world\u2019s most important private art collections, including works by Botticelli, Tiepolo, Rembrandt, Fragonard and Canaletto. In addition to the permanent collection, the museum hosts excellent temporary exhibits and has a chic courtyard caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
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Mus\u00e9e Nissim de Camondo<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nAlso in the Parc Monceau area, this sumptuous house museum was originally built in 1911 for Count Moise Nissim de Camondo, an influential banker and art collector. He decorated his spectacular mansion, inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles, with an impressive collection of 18th-century artwork and decorative art objects. After you tour its opulent interiors, you can take a stroll through the Parc Monceau, one of the few Paris parks which survived the French Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Mus\u00e9e](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/paris-news\/files\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-21-at-11.54.40-AM.png\")
<\/h3>\nMarmottan Monet Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nIt’s worth trekking out to the far corner of the 16th arrondissement to visit this museum dedicated to Monet. The elegant mid 19th-century mansion was bought in 1882 by the successful businessman Jules Marmottan, who was also a passionate art collector. His son Paul bequeathed the home and his art collections to the Acad\u00e9mie des Beaux-Arts in 1932. This collection was then greatly augmented upon the death of Michel Monet, Claude Monet\u2019s youngest son, who donated over a hundred of his father\u2019s paintings to the museum. This total ensemble now forms the world\u2019s largest collection of Monet\u2019s works.<\/p>\n
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Mus\u00e9e de la Vie Romantique<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\nThis lovely museum is found within the former home of Dutch painter Ary Scheffer. Built in 1830, the house became a central meeting point for the key figures of the \u201cromantic era\u201d, the house itself being in the centre of the era’s most popular neighborhood called New Athens.\u00a0 It attracted the likes of Georges Sand, Chopin, Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and Franz Liszt, who are represented in the art and objects on display in the charming museum. After your visit enjoy a coffee its alluring garden caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
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Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet (and top photo) \/ Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n
Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet<\/a><\/h3>\nAnother favourite museum located in former mansions in the Marais, the Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet, is reopening at the end of May 2021 after four years of extensive renovations. Home to the Museum of the History of Paris, it chronicles the city’s 2,000 years of history through artefacts, paintings, historic documents and decorative objects. Don’t miss the reconstruction of writer Marcel Proust’s bedroom and take a moment to enjoy its pretty courtyard garden.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nAlso in the Parc Monceau area, this sumptuous house museum was originally built in 1911 for Count Moise Nissim de Camondo, an influential banker and art collector. He decorated his spectacular mansion, inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles, with an impressive collection of 18th-century artwork and decorative art objects. After you tour its opulent interiors, you can take a stroll through the Parc Monceau, one of the few Paris parks which survived the French Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s worth trekking out to the far corner of the 16th arrondissement to visit this museum dedicated to Monet. The elegant mid 19th-century mansion was bought in 1882 by the successful businessman Jules Marmottan, who was also a passionate art collector. His son Paul bequeathed the home and his art collections to the Acad\u00e9mie des Beaux-Arts in 1932. This collection was then greatly augmented upon the death of Michel Monet, Claude Monet\u2019s youngest son, who donated over a hundred of his father\u2019s paintings to the museum. This total ensemble now forms the world\u2019s largest collection of Monet\u2019s works.<\/p>\n This lovely museum is found within the former home of Dutch painter Ary Scheffer. Built in 1830, the house became a central meeting point for the key figures of the \u201cromantic era\u201d, the house itself being in the centre of the era’s most popular neighborhood called New Athens.\u00a0 It attracted the likes of Georges Sand, Chopin, Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and Franz Liszt, who are represented in the art and objects on display in the charming museum. After your visit enjoy a coffee its alluring garden caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet (and top photo) \/ Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n Another favourite museum located in former mansions in the Marais, the Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet, is reopening at the end of May 2021 after four years of extensive renovations. Home to the Museum of the History of Paris, it chronicles the city’s 2,000 years of history through artefacts, paintings, historic documents and decorative objects. Don’t miss the reconstruction of writer Marcel Proust’s bedroom and take a moment to enjoy its pretty courtyard garden.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\nMarmottan Monet Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nMus\u00e9e de la Vie Romantique<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Mus\u00e9e Carnavalet<\/a><\/h3>\n
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