Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the Musée Jacquemart-André is a fine arts and decorative arts museum housed in a magnificent Second Empire mansion in the Haussmannian style. It holds a collection of stunning artworks and furniture from Europe and the East, gathered by Édouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, a celebrated portrait painter.
Highlights
The ground floor of the house
Home to a wealth of works from the Flemish and German schools, delicate furniture, detached frescoes, and tapestries.
The first floor of the house
Reserved for the Florentine and Venetian Renaissance period. Highlights include Canaletto's The Piazza San Marco and The Rialto Bridge, as well as Botticelli's Virgin and Child.
The rooms furnished as they were in the 19th century
The Musée Jacquemart-André also includes several rooms furnished to recreate the atmosphere of the 19th century: formal reception rooms, a winter garden, a monumental staircase, private apartments, and more.
Infos pratiques
Tips
Standard admission is 12€, reduced to 10€ for children aged 7 to 17, teachers, students, and job seekers. It's free for children under 7, the press, and tourism industry professionals. The museum has a café offering drinks and snacks, as well as a brunch on weekends.
How to get there
Located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann, the Musée Jacquemart-André is accessible via "Saint-Augustin," "Miromesnil," or "Saint-Philippe du Roule" stations, on metro lines 9 and 13. You can also get there by RER, getting off at "Charles de Gaulle-Étoile" station on line A, or by bus, via lines 22, 43, 52, 54, 28, 80, 83, 84, and 93.
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