This nineteenth-century mansion was originally the private residence of Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart, two prolific art collectors who bequeathed their marital home and its contents to the Institut de France. Following their deaths in the early twentieth century, the mansion was opened as a public museum.

Constructed between 1869 and 1876, the mansion is an exemplary display of the architecture of Haussmanised Paris and received as much praise in its time as Charles Garnier's new Opéra. Inside you will find a sumptuous presentation of decorative French art and some of the finest Italian art in France, including works by Botticelli, Bellini and Uccello. Be sure to visit Tiepolo's majestic Fresco at the top of the stylishly designed Grand Staircase. The Museum also runs a cycle of exhibitions which are not to be missed.

Address

158 Boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris

Subway: Miromesnil (lines 9 & 13), Saint-Philippe–du-Roule (line 9). Charles de Gaulle-Étoile (lines 1, 2 & 6).

RER: Charles de Gaulle- Étoile (line A).

Bus: 22, 28, 43, 52, 54, 80, 83, 84, 93.