around 6 JEU DE PAUME – PARIS MUSÉE DU LOUVRE The Jeu de Paume, located in the Tuileries Gardens, close to Place de la Concorde, is devoted to the diff usion of the image in the 20th and 21st centuries, through the media 4MAD – MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS of photography, video, art films and digital Situated in a wing of the Louvre, the per- technology. Open only during temporary exhi- manent exhibition of the Musée des Art s bitions, the venue att racts a large and varied Décoratifs retraces the changes in tech- public.Film screenings, talks, seminars and niques and styles, from the Middle Ages to educational activities are also programmed. the contemporary period: the collections 1 place de la Concorde (8th). M Concorde.o include more than 6,000 pieces of furni- 01 47 03 12 50. The Jeu de Paume is closed ture, everyday objects, jewellery and tex- for renovation work. Reopening scheduled for tile items. A modern and contemporary spring 2021. www.jeudepaume.org layout off ers visitors a unique panorama of art istic creation from 1940 to the present 7MUSÉE 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 (during some temporary exhibitions). Full rate (permanent collections + temporary exhibition): €14. Joint ticket for Musée des Art s Décoratifs and Musée Nissim de In two vast rooms, the Musée de l’Orangerie Camondo (valid 4 days)/full rate: €20. houses a series of Claude Monet’s large- htt ps://madaris.frp format Nymphéas (Water Lilies). The mas- terpieces were donated by the art ist himself 5TUILERIES GARDENS to the French State in 1922. The basement Its name comes from the tile factories level houses the collection of Jean Walter which once stood on the spot where Cath- and Paul Guillaume and features many of erine de Medici had the Palais des Tuileries the great names of 20th century art : Renoir, built in 1564. The palace no longer exists Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Soutine, etc. today. André Le Nôtre, the gardener of King Tuileries Gardens, Seine-side (1st). Louis XIV, landscaped the gardens from M Concorde.o 01 44 77 80 07. Daily: 9am- 1664 onward, in the style of a French formal 6pm, except Tues, 1 May, 14 July (am) and 25 Dec. garden. The gardens are a popular place Full rate: €12.50. www.musee-orangerie.fr to stroll and Parisians and tourists can also admire statues by Maillol alongside works by 8 PLACE VENDÔME Rodin and Giacomett i. The ponds are ideal Louis XIV wanted a grandiose site, symbolic spots for relaxation. From June to August, a of absolute power, in the centre of Paris. large funfair is held in the gardens, att ract- Napoleon replaced the statue of the mon- ing thrillseekers and lovers of candyfloss arch, ousted in 1792, with a bronze column and merry-go-rounds. cast from 1,200 enemy canons. However, 1st. M Concorde, Tuileries.o www.louvre.fr 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 20| HISTORIC HEART