19HÔTEL DE LA MARINE Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese collec- tions, within the setting of a prestigious private mansion, on the edge of the Parc Monceau. 7 av. Vélasquez (8th). M Villiers.o 01 53 96 21 50. Daily: 10am-6pm, except Mon and some public holidays. Permanent collections free. Charge for temporary exhibitions. www.cernuschi.paris.fr King Louis XV commissioned it; the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel designed it. The Hôtel de la Marine was built in 1774 on the Place Royale, which was to become the Place de la Concorde. Initially a furniture store for the crown – the precursor of the ‘National Furniture’ – it then housed the Ministry of the Navy from 1806 to 2015. In 2021, the Hôtel de la Marine will be open to visitors 22MAD – MUSÉE NISSIM DE CAMONDO (state room, loggia overlooking Place de la Passionate about the 18th century, the Concorde, etc.) to present, in particular, the Count de Camondo had a private mansion masterpieces of the Al Thani collection. built in the style of the Petit Trianon at 2 place de la Concorde (8th). M Concorde.o Versailles. A short walk from the Parc Mon- 01 44 61 20 00. Opening scheduled for ceau, the museum houses a spectacular spring 2021. www.hotel-de-la-marine.paris collection of French decorative art from 20MUSÉE JACQUEMART-ANDRÉ the second half of the 18th century. Admire The Musée Jacquemart-André was born of a Aubusson tapestries, canvases by Élisabeth double love story! That of a couple, Édouard Vigée-Lebrun and items that once belonged André and Nélie Jacquemart, and their to Marie-Antoinette. Also on display, a col- shared love of the arts. Over the course of lection of Sèvres porcelain and furniture by their lifetime, they collected pai ti gsby cabinetmakers Riesener and Oeben. the great masters, as well as sculpture, fur- 63 rue de Monceau (8th). M Villiers.o niture, jewellery and tapestry. Their treas- 01 53 89 06 50. Daily: 10am-5.30pm, except ures are now on display in a sumptuous pri- Mon, Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Full rate: vate mansion. The museum also organizes €12. Joint ticket (Musée des Arts Décoratifs + very fine temporary exhibitions. Musée Nissim de Camondo)/full rate: €20. 158 bd Haussmann (8th). M Miromesnil.o https://madparis.fr 01 45 62 11 59. Daily: 10am-6pm. Mon: open until 8.30pm during exhibitions. Permanent plus… collections and temporary exhibition/full rate: €15. www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com CRAZY HORSE PARIS 21MUSÉE CERNUSCHI – MUSÉE DES ARTS Synonymous with glamour, audacity and DE L’ASIE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS impertinence, this is the most avant-garde Henri Cernuschi, a 19th-century banker, of Parisian cabarets! The show ‘Totally Crazy’ returned from two years of travelling includes the best of the cabaret’s mythical throughout Asia with over 5,000 artworks. top acts. This was the beginnings of one of the world’s 12 av. George V (8th). largest collections of Asian art, which today M Alma – Marceau.o 01 47 23 32 32. accounts for 14,000 objects. The works www.lecrazyhorseparis.com from China cover all periods, from Neolithic times to the present day. Added to these are WEST PARIS | 47