4 PALAIS DE TOKYO 5 av. Marceau (16th). M Alma – Marceau.o In the west wing of the Palais lies one of 01 44 31 64 00. Thurs to Sun: 11am-6pm. Europe’s largest centres of creation and Closed 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Full rate: €10. contemporary art. With a surface area of https://museeyslparis.com 22,000 m, spread over four floors, the Palais2 de Tokyo hosts exhibitions, talks, screenings, 7 PALAIS GALLIERA – MUSÉE DE LA MODE concerts and performances. The museum DE LA VILLE DE PARIS also has a restaurant, a bar, a bookshop and Built in 1894, the Palais Galliera is a gem a club. of neo-Renaissance architecture. This 13 av. du Président Wilson (16th). M Iéna.o museum of fashion conserves a wealth of 01 81 97 35 88. Daily: 12 noon-9pm (6pm more than 250,000 exceptional and unique 24 and 31 Dec), except Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May and items. Through temporary monographic 25 Dec. Full rate: €7. www.palaisdetokyo.com or themed exhibitions, the museum show- cases some of its priceless and fragile tex- 5MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE DE PARIS tile treasures — from the 18th century to the present day — and now offers new exhibition galleries making it possible for the first time to present a permanent exhibition dedi- cated to fashion. 10 av. Pierre Ierde Serbie (16th). M Iéna.o 01 56 52 86 00. Daily: 10am-6pm, except Mon and some public holidays. Thurs and Fri: until 9pm during exhibitions. Permanent collections free. Charge for The ‘MaM’ occupies the east wing of the temporary exhibitions. Palais de Tokyo. The museum is dedicated www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr to modern art in all its forms. The perma- nent collections, with over 15,000 works, illustrate the various art movements of the 20th century (Fauvism, Cubism, École de Paris, Abstraction, Narrative Figuration, Con- ceptual Art, etc.). Over the course of your visit, admire works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy and Alberto Giacom- etti.Major temporary exhibitions are also organized. 8 MUSÉE NATIONAL DES ARTS ASIATIQUES – 11 av. du Président Wilson (16th). M Iéna.o GUIMET/MNAAG 01 53 67 40 00. Daily: 10am-6pm, except Welcome to the largest European museum Mon and some public holidays. Thurs: devoted to Asian art! Inaugurated in 1889, open until 10pm (temporary exhibitions). the museum bears the name of its founder, Permanent collections free. Charge for Émile Guimet, an industrialist from Lyon. temporary exhibitions. www.mam.paris.fr The collections are exhibited in very sober 6MUSÉE YVES SAINT LAURENT – PARIS spaces. Highlights include the magnificent Dedicated to one of the most iconic cou- fabrics from India, the sabres and armour turiers of the 20th century, the museum of the samurai from Japan, and the Chinese shows visitors an exclusive collection of section, which features 20,000 objects from dresses, accessories, sketches, photos and the past until the 18th century. videos. These items are displayed in a Sec- 6 place d’Iéna (16th). M Iéna.o ond Empire hôtel particulier, in which the 01 56 52 54 33. Daily: 10am-6pm, except designer’s teams worked for 30 years. High- Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. lights of a visit include the reception rooms Permanent collections/full rate: €8.50. formerly open to clients and the Studio — Joint ticket (permanent collections + the centre of activity, where the collections temporary exhibition)/full rate: €11.50. were designed. www.guimet.fr WEST PARIS | 43