Musée du Luxembourg

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Musée du Luxembourg

Museum

District : Montparnasse

Description :

Located between the eponymous garden and the Senate, this museum, formerly the orangery of the Palais du Luxembourg, now houses temporary exhibitions... Commissioned by Marie de Médicis in the early 18th century, the Palais du Luxembourg was designed by the architect Salomon de Brosse. It was in one of the two galleries of the palace, the Galerie Est, that the museum was inaugurated in 1750. It was the first public museum displaying paintings in France, with about a hundred paintings from the King’s collection.
The latest exhibition at the museum will be open from 15 September 2007 to 13 January 2008 and places the spotlight on Giuseppe Arcimboldo. A 16th century Italian painter, Arcimboldo is known for his extremely colourful paintings featuring fantastic heads and faces created from plants, flowers and fruit.

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Current events

The museum is now managed by La Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Grand Palais and will organize 2 exhibitions each year, the first of which, 'Cézanne et Paris', starts in autumn 2011 after the end of more extensive refurbishment work. Temporary outdoor structures will be set up to house a cafe-restaurant-tea rooms (Angelina) and pedagogical workshops.

Informations :

Senate

The Musée du Luxembourg reopened on 9 February 2011 after refurbishment.
New amenities include a cafe-restaurant-tea room (Anglelina) and pedagogical museum workshops. Modular spaces for the hostin of events outside museum hours.

Others informations

Architecturals styles :

19th century

List of collections :

Stained-glass windows, Design, Sculpture, Painting, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Interior decoration, Tapestries, Pastels

Collections period :

19th century, 20th century, 15th century, 16th century

Garden :

The museum is located between the Senate and the Jardin du Luxembourg. It also has a terrace.

Opening days and times

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :