Saint-Germain-des-Prés...
Les Musées
Musée
d'Orsay: |
The Musée d'Orsay houses a magnificent art collection which dates from 1848 to the beginning of the 20th century, placing it neatly between the Louvre's and the Pompidou Center's. It is mainly known as an impressionist and neo-impressionist museum, but there are many other things to be seen here. Originally a train station dating from 1900, the building itself is interesting and gorgeous. |
Musée
Eugène Delacroix |
The Eugene Delacroix Museum is located where the painter himself lived and died. The building remains mostly unchanged. The collection contains drawings and sketches of his grand works and a number of paintings including "La Madeleine au Désert". |
| Musée de
la Monnaie 11 quai de Conti (6è) M° Pont Neuf;Odéon Tel: 01 40 46 55 35 Open: 13h-18h thursday-sunday and tuesday; 13h-21h wednesday |
The Hôtel des Monnaies (the Mint) is located in an 18th century building; it has been ever since Louis the 15th gathered all the state Coin Services in one spot. It was built in 1777, and the Coin Museum was established in 1827. The museum displays a fine collection of coins and medals and also houses workshops on minting. |
| Musée de
la Légion d'Honneur 2 rue de Bellechasse (7è) M° Solférino Tel: 01 45 55 95 16 Open: 14h-17h everyday except monday |
This museum, the only one of its kind, is dedicated to the highest honors awarded by all the countries of the world. They have a wide collection of the art of the gold- and silversmith, as well as a number of medals from orders of Knighthood. The museum is found in the left wing of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur. |
