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Built in the 19th century over the Tuileries garden, the monument which is currently home to a museum, once upon a time was given to the Jeu de Paume, forefather of many contemporary games as tennis or Frisian handball. At the beginning of the 20th century the structure and its companion the Orangerie have been… Read more »
From the start of explorations for the “New World” or South Pacific Islands, mariners brought many “souvenirs” from their trip. Europeans are passionate for this far away civilisations and the wealthier get their own cabinet of curiosities. That was how a first temporary ethnographic Museum gathering many private collections opened its doors in Paris in… Read more »
Le Musée d’Orsay est installé depuis 1986 dans l’ancienne gare ferroviaire d’Orsay située à proximité de différents ministères et bâtiments administratifs de la ville de Paris. À l’origine, la gare a été construite afin d’acheminer au cœur de la capitale les visiteurs et les délégations étrangères se rendant sur le site de l’exposition universelle de… Read more »