8 rue Elzévir (3rd). M Saint-Paul.o 30MAISON EUROPÉENNE 01 40 27 07 21. Daily: 10am-6pm, except DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE Mon and some public holidays. Permanent The Maison Européenne de la Photographie collections free. Charge for temporary has been located in the Hôtel Hénault de exhibitions. www.museecognacqjay.paris.fr Cantobre, a majestic 18th-century building, since 1996. Its collection focuses on French 28MUSÉE NATIONAL PICASSO – PARIS and international photographic creation The Hôtel Salé, a 17th-century mansion sit- since the 1950s. Works by Henri Cartier- uated in the Marais, is a fine setting for the Bresson, Raymond Depardon, Martin Parr, collections of the Musée Picasso Paris. The Robert Franck and Larry Clark may be dis- refurbishment of the spaces, by the archi- covered during the temporary exhibitions tect Jean-François Bodin, facilitates the organized by the ‘MEP’ bothon and off-site. circulation of visitors in a historic setting 5-7 rue de Fourcy (4th). Mo Saint-Paul. with pared down interiors, beautifully show- 01 44 78 75 00. Daily, except Mon, Tues, casing the prolific work of Picasso: sculp- public holidays and outside exhibition periods. ture, ceramics, photographs and, of course, Wed to Fri: 11am-7.45pm. Sat and Sun: 10am- paintings. 7.45pm. Full rate: €10. www.mep-fr.org 5 rue de Thorigny (3rd). M Saint-Paul.o 01 85 56 00 36. Daily, except Mon, 1 Jan, 31MÉMORIAL DE LA SHOAH – PARIS 1 May and 25 Dec. Tues to Fri: 10.30am-6pm. The Mémorial opened its doors 60 years Sat, Sun, school holidays (Paris zone) and public after the liberation of Auschwitz concen- holidays: 9.30am-6pm. Full rate: €14. tration camp, on the site of the Mémorial to www.museepicassoparis.fr the Unknown Jewish Martyr. This memorial retraces the history of French Jews. One of the more poignant moments of the visit is the Wall of Names, on which are engraved the names of 76,000 Jews deported from France. 17 rue Geoffroy-l’Asnier (4th). M So aint- Paul. 01 42 77 44 72. Daily: 10am-5.30pm. Thurs: open until 10pm. Closed Fri, Sat, 1 Jan, 29MUSÉE D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE 1 May, 14 July, 15 Aug, 25 Dec and on certain DU JUDAÏSME Jewish holidays. Free. The museum presents the evolution of the www.memorialdelashoah.org Jewish communities through their some- times tragic history, their cultural heritage plus… and ancestral traditions, with an impor- tant focus on the history of Jews in France. The private mansion of Saint-Aignan houses FONDATION HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON the collections: cult art objects, textiles, The Foundation houses the collections of f re manuscripts, and rare documents on intel- photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and his lectual movements. Many renowned artists wife Martine Franck. ée are also exhibited, such as Marc Chagall, 79 rue des Archives (3rd). n Chaïm Soutine and Christian Boltanski. M Arts et Métiers.o 01 40 61 50 50. Hôtel de Saint-Aignan. 71 rue du Temple (3rd). www.henricartierbresson.org M Rambuteau.o 01 53 01 86 53. Daily, except Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May, on Rosh Hashanah and PAVILLON DE L’ARSENAL is Yom Kippur. Opening times vary according to Dedicated to Parisian and Île-de-France temporary exhibitions. Permanent collections architecture and urban design, the Pavillon + temporary exhibition/full rate: €10. houses a permanent installation and organ- www.mahj.org izes temporary exhibitions. A fine selection ofbooks on sale in the bookshop. 21 bd Morland (4th). M Sully – Morland.o r 01 42 76 33 97. www.pavillon-arsenal.com e 30| HISTORIC HEART e V euR i t