around 6 Jeu de Paume – Paris The Jeu de Paume, located in the Tuileries Musée du Louvre Gardens, close to Place de la Concorde, is devoted to the diffusion of the image in the 20th and 21st centuries, through the media 4MAD – Musée des Arts Décoratifs of photography, video, art films and digital Located in a wing of the Louvre, the Musée technology. Open only during temporary exhi- des Arts Décoratifs offers visitors an insight bitions, the venue attracts a large and varied into the art of living. The permanent exhi- public.Film screenings, talks, seminars and bition retraces the development of tech- educational activities are also programmed. niques and styles, from the Middle Ages to 1 place de la Concorde (8th). M Concorde.o the present day: the collections include 01 47 03 12 50. Daily: 11am-7pm, except more than 6,000 pieces of furniture, every- Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec and between day objects, jewellery and textile items. exhibitions. Tues: open until 9pm. Full rate: A new layout in 2018 ‘La folle histoire du €10. www.jeudepaume.org design’ offers visitors a unique panorama of artistic creation from 1940 to the present 7 Musée de l’Orangerie day. The museum also devotes fascinating exhibitions to major figures in architecture, design, fashion and graphic design. 107 rue de Rivoli (1st). M Palais Royal –o Musée du Louvre. 01 44 55 57 50. Daily: 11am-6pm, except Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Thurs: open until 9pm (durgsoe temporary exhibitions). Full rate: €11. Nave/full rate: €11. Pass Rivoli (Musée des Arts Décoratifs + Nave)/ full rate: €15. https://madparis.fr In two vast rooms, the Musée de l’Orangerie houses a series of Claude Monet’s large- 5Tuileries Gardens format Nymphéas (Water Lilies). The mas- Its name comes from the tile factories which terpieces were donated by the artist himself once stood on the spot where Catherine de to the French State in 1922. The basement Medici had the Palais des Tuileries built in level houses the collection of Jean Walter 1564. The palace no longer exists today. André and Paul Guillaume and features many of Le Nôtre, the gardener of King Louis XIV, land- the great names of 20th century art: Renoir, scaped the gardens from 1664 onward, in the Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Soutine, etc. style of a French formal garden. The gardens Tuileries Gardens, Seine-side (1st). are a popular place to stroll and Parisians and M Concorde.o 01 44 77 80 07. Daily: 9am- tourists can also admire statues by Maillol 6pm, except Tues, 1 May, 14 July (am) and 25 Dec. alongside works by Rodin and Giacometti. Full rate: €9. www.musee-orangerie.fr The ponds are ideal spots for relaxation. From June to August, a large funfair is held in the 8 Place Vendôme gardens, attracting thrill seekers and lovers Louis XIV sought to construct a grandiose of candyfloss and merry-go-rounds. site, symbolic of absolute power, in the cen- 1st. M Concorde, Tuileries.o www.louvre.fr tre of Paris. Napoleon replaced the statue of the monarch, ousted in 1792, with a bronze column cast from 1,200 enemy canons. How- ever, since the Second Empire, the square, an octagonal jewel of classical urban design, has changed passions. Luxury has replaced politics and prestigious jewellers have trans- formed the Place Vendôme and the adjoin- ing Rue de la Paix into a sparkling stream of diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 1st. M Opéra.o HISTORIC HEART 19