Museums

The museum opened its doors to the public in 1982 and is housed in the home and studio where the sculptor Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) lived and worked. The museum shows a selection of his work, starting with his sculptures influenced by primitivism in the early years of the twentieth century. He then went through a … Read more » “Zadkine Museum”

The famous French writer Victor Hugo (1802-1885) lived on the second floor of the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée from 1832 to 1848. He wrote some of his major works here: Marie Tudor, Ruy Blas, Les Burgraves, Les Chants du crépuscule, Les Voix intérieures, a large part of Les Misérables, and was visited by Lamartine, Vigny, Dumas … Read more » “Maison de Victor Hugo”

The John the Fearless tower (Tour Jean-sans-Peur) was part of the Hôtel de Bourgogne (palace of the Dukes of Burgundy) and was built between 1409 and 1412. The museum reveals the daily life in a ducal palace, medieval architecture and the Hundred Years War. The building is in Gothic style. Within it are a spiral … Read more » “Tour Jean-sans-Peur”

The French National Library (Bibliothèque nationale de France) has an outstanding collection of books, manuscripts, documents and archives. The Union Catalog of France is one of the most powerful online bibliographic and document research tools in France. Mandragore is the database of iconographic collections. The French National Library also shows visual exhibitions on a permanent … Read more » “The French National Library”

Whether in the Grand Palais, the Musée du Luxembourg, or our partner museums, we are passionate about organizing major international art exhibitions, ringing the changes across classical, modern and contemporary art. The Grand Palais in Paris is the iconic monument of the cooperating museums.

The Museum permits a broad public to look back at the roots of the current issues in architectural creation and urban policies through its collections displayed in a dynamic comparison between the past and the present. The museum now has its space divided into three galleries. The Mouldings Gallery, the heart of the collection, is … Read more » “Palais de Chaillot”

The collection of the Museum (Musée Eugène Delacroix) contains works from nearly every phase of Delacroix’s career, covering many of his themes. The museum also boasts the artist’s only three attempts at fresco. The collection of drawings consists primarily of studies for paintings now in the museum and his last decorative projects. It also includes … Read more » “Museum of Eugene Delacroix”