20Musée Jacquemart-André 22MAD – Musée Nissim de Camondo The Musée Jacquemart-André was born of a Passionate about the 18th century, the Count double love story! That of a couple, Édouard de Camondo had a private mansion built in the André and Nélie Jacquemart, and their style of the Petit Trianon at Versailles. A short shared love of the arts. Over the course of walk from the Parc Monceau, the museum their lifetime, they collected paintings by houses a spectacular collection of French the great masters, as well as sculpture, fur- decorative art from the second half of the 18th niture, jewellery and tapestry. Their treas- century. Admire Aubusson tapestries, canvases ures are now on display in a sumptuous pri- by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun and items that once vate mansion. The museum also organizes belonged to Marie-Antoinette. Also on display, a very fine temporary exhibitions. collection of Sèvres porcelain and furniture by 158 bd Haussmann (8th). M Miromesnil.o cabinetmakers Riesener and Oeben. 01 45 62 11 59. Daily: 10am-6pm. Mon: open 63 rue de Monceau (8th). M Villiers.o until 8.30pm during exhibitions. Full rate: 01 53 89 06 50. Wed to Sun: 10am-5.30pm. €13.50. www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com Closed Mon, Tues, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Full rate: €9. Joint ticket (Musée des Arts Décoratifs + Musée Nissim de Camondo)/full rate: €13. http://madparis.fr plus… Crazy Horse Paris Synonymous with glamour, audacity and imper- 21Musée Cernuschi – Musée des Arts tinence, this is the most avant-garde of Parisian de l’Asie de la Ville de Paris cabarets! The show ‘Totally Crazy’ includes the Henri Cernuschi, a 19th-century banker, best of the cabaret’s mythical top acts. returned from two years of travelling 12 av. George V (8th). M Alma – Marceau.o throughout Asia with over 5,000 artworks. 01 47 23 32 32. www.lecrazyhorseparis.com This was the beginnings of one of the world’s largest collections of Asian art. The works Lido de Paris from China cover all periods, from Neolithic The famous cabaret’s revue ‘Paris Merveilles’, times to the present day. Added to these created by Franco Dragone, combines ele- are Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese col- gance and glamour with stunning stage decor. lections, within the setting of a prestigious 116 bis av. des Champs-Élysées (8th). private mansion, on the edge of the Parc M George V.o 01 40 76 56 10. www.lido.fr Monceau. 7 av. Vélasquez (8th). M Villiers.o Parc Monceau 01 53 96 21 50. Daily: 10am-6pm, except As you enter the park, take a moment to Mon and on certain public holidays. Fri: open admire the magnificent wrought-iron railings until 9pm from 9 March until 26 Aug 2018. with gilded tips. This elegant park reflects Permanent collections free. Temporary the chic ambiance of the area. A short walk exhibitions/full rate: €8-€9. from here, the orthodox cathedral of Saint- www.cernuschi.paris.fr Alexandre-Nevsky is well worth a visit. 8th. M Monceau.o Musée National Jean-Jacques Henner A large part of the prolific work of Jean- Jacques Henner (1829-1905), winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in painting in 1858, hangs in a handsome hôtel particulier built under the French Third Republic. 43 av. de Villiers (17th).M Malesherbes.o 01 47 63 42 73. www.musee-henner.fr 42 WEST PARIS