4Palais de Tokyo 6 Palais Galliera – Musée de la Mode In the west wing of the Palais lies one of de la Ville de Paris Europe’s largest centres of creation and The museum houses textile treasures contemporary art. With a surface area of that are extremely fragile. This is why the 22,000 m, spread over four floors, the Palais2 100,000 items of clothing and accessories de Tokyo hosts exhibitions, talks, screenings, that make up its collections can only be dis- concerts and performances. The museum covered during temporary exhibitions, in situ also boasts two restaurants, a bar, two gar- or off-site. Built in 1894, the Palais Galliera is dens, a bookshop and a club. a jewel of neo-Renaissance architecture. 13 av. du Président Wilson (16th). M Iéna.o 10 av. Pierre Ierde Serbie (16th). M Iéna.o 01 81 97 35 88. Daily: 12 noon-midnight 01 56 52 86 00. Daily: 10am-6pm, except (6pm 24 and 31 Dec), except Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May Mon, on certain public holidays, and between and 25 Dec. Full rate: €12. exhibitions. Thurs: open until 9pm. Closure for www.palaisdetokyo.com renovation work from mid-July 2018 to summer 2019. Full rate: €10. 5Musée d’Art Moderne www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr de la Ville de Paris 7 Musée Yves Saint Laurent – Paris Dedicated to one of the most iconic cou- turiers of the 20th century, the museum shows visitors an exclusive collection of dresses, accessories, sketches, photos and videos. These items are displayed in a Sec- ond Empire hôtel particulier, in which the designer’s teams worked for 30 years. High- lights of a visit include the reception rooms formerly open to clients and the Studio — The ‘MaM’ occupies the east wing of the the centre of activity, where the collections Palais de Tokyo. The museum is dedicated were designed. to modern art in all its forms. The museum’s 5 av. Marceau (16th). M Alma – Marceau.o permanent collections, with over 10,000 01 44 31 64 00. Daily: 11am-6pm, except works, illustrate the various art movements Mon, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Fri: open until 9pm. of the 20th century. Over the course of your Full rate: €10. https://museeyslparis.com visit, admire works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy and Alberto Giacom- 8 Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – etti.Major temporary exhibitions are also Guimet/MNAAG organized. Welcome to the largest European museum 11 av. du Président Wilson (16th). M Iéna.o devoted to Asian art! Inaugurated in 1889, 01 53 67 40 00. Daily: 10am-6pm, except the museum bears the name of its founder, Mon and on certain public holidays. Thurs: Émile Guimet, an industrialist from Lyon. open until 10pm (temporary exhibitions). The collections are exhibited in very sober Permanent collections free. Temporary spaces. Highlights include the magnificent exhibitions/full rate: €8-€12 according to fabrics from India, the sabres and armour exhibition. www.mam.paris.fr of the samurai from Japan, and the Chinese section, which includes 20,000 objects from DID YOU KNOW? its origins to the 18th century. 6 place d’Iéna (16th). M Iéna.o The Paris Statue of Liberty has not always 01 56 52 54 33. Daily: 10am-6pm, except been positioned facing its famous Ameri- Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Permanent can big sister. From being installed in 1889 collections/full rate: €8.50. Joint ticket to 1937, she looked towards the Élysée Pal- (permanent collections + temporary ace, so as not to turn her back on it. exhibition)/full rate: €11.50. www.guimet.fr 38 WEST PARIS