Rodin Museum
By adapting its reception conditions in accordance with sanitary standards, the Rodin museum reopens its doors and is preparing to celebrate summer with many events in its gardens. Every Thursday (from July 23 to August 13) walks are allowed in the park until 9:30 p.m. During the weekends of August you can picnic at the foot of the statues and enjoy drawing workshops, photo contests, storytelling… From August 1 the open air exhibition "Rodin in his garden" offers a presentation of photos from the museum's old collections. Finally, on the weekend of August 22, a treasure hunt awaits the children. Great discoveries in perspective.
Rodin Museum . 77 rue de Varenne (7th). Phone: 01 44 18 61 10.
Paris Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, which occupies the east wing of the Palais Tokyo, dedicates its catalog to the major trends that have marked art in the 20th century. Bringing together nearly 15,000 pieces, ranging from impressionism to abstraction to new realism, the museum paints a complete picture of the artistic wealth of this era. Among the permanent collections, we will take the time to contemplate the famous Matisse Dances , as well as other essential paintings by Picasso, Léger, Chagall, and Pierre Soulages. The temporary exhibition La Vie Moderne (until September 30) also offers spectators a dive around Cubism and Fauvism, from post-war currents to new paths opened in recent decades. Note that on July 8 and 9 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., a new bookstore clearance sale will take place on the forecourt of the museum.
Museum of Modern Art in Paris . 11, avenue du Président-Wilson (16th). Access without reservation. From Tue to Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free access to the permanent collections. Temporary exhibitions: from 7 to 13 euros. Phone. : 01 53 67 40 00.
Cognacq-Jay Museum
Located in the Hotel Donon, in the heart of the Marais, the Cognacq-Jay museum transports visitors to the atmosphere of the Age of Enlightenment. Here, we admire the private collections of Ernest Cognacq and his wife Louise Jay, founders of the La Samaritaine store. All are devoted to 18th century art, gathered between 1900 and 1925. Nearly 1,200 paintings dot the establishment, as well as numerous sculptures, precious objects and period furniture. Among the many treasures of the museum, one can once again admire the paintings of Rembrandt, Boucher, Fragonard, Greuze, or even the drawings of Watteau. If it reopened on July 7, the guided tours and workshops remain suspended. For pencil lovers and member of the Cognacq-Jay museum, a virtual group called "Vive le dessin" was created on WhatsApp during confinement. A great initiative allowing enthusiasts not to lose their hand or their contact.
Cognacq-Jay Museum. 8, rue Elzévir (3e). Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free access to the permanent collections. Phone. : 01 40 27 07 21.
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Louvre Museum
127 days of closure… Mona Lisa had to find the time long… it which captivates 20,000 amazed looks from all over the world every day. The math is quick: more than 2.5 million visitors have been deprived of this mysterious air which Mona Lisa has been boasting about since 1797 at the Louvre. Closed since March 1, the largest museum in the world reopens its doors on July 6, respecting, of course, all the sanitary measures in force. To access the different collections and the 32,000 works that constitute them, access will be through the pyramid after a compulsory online reservation (even if you benefit from a possible free admission) with a time slot defined for your visit. Inside, the changing rooms will not be accessible and the audio guides will still be unusable. No question either of checking, during your cultural stroll, if the crouching scribe has discreetly changed position: a sense of visit has been established and retracing his steps is impossible. If a large part of the museum will be visible, some parts will remain closed: French sculpture from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, works of art from the Renaissance, from the 18th and 19th centuries, the arts of Africa, Asia, from Oceania and the Americas, the lower level of Islamic Art as well as the second floor retaining French and Northern European paintings. And since the conditions of visit will be privileged (still few tourists and a limited gauge), do not miss the short “mini-discovery” visits from July 8 to September 20. Free and without reservation (10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.), they will allow you to learn a little more about this emblematic place steeped in history.
Louvre museum . Rue de Rivoli (1st). Every day except Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phone. : 01 40 20 50 50. Price up to 17 euros. Wearing a mandatory mask.
The Guimet museum specializing in the art of Asian civilizations, opens its terrace to the public. MNAAG-Paris_Stéphane-Ruchaud_2017
Guimet Museum
Live zen for an afternoon and (re) immerse yourself in the temple of the arts of Asian civilizations, reopened on July 8 with new items! The institution founded by Emile Guimet (1836-1918) is enriched and continues to change each year. Today, 55,000 objects are spread over 5,500 m² of galleries on three floors. This place, haven of peace leads us to admire the decorations of the Khmer Empire (9th - 13th century) to the excavations of the civilization of the Indus valley, passing by all the accessories of tea ceremony in Japan or masks in lacquered wood ... On the 4th floor, do not miss the 9th edition of its carte blanche, dedicated to Ru Xiao Fan until September 21. His exhibition is made up of a veritable " pantheon of delicate and facetious deities ", made up of 72 works sculpted in porcelain, " arranged in a fan like a mandala ". Mount Fuji is a source of inspiration for many artists. From July 15, "Fuji, land of snow", presents more than 70 works, prints and several prints of "Red Fuji" and a "Blue Fuji" by Hokusai until October 12.
Note three major novelties for this deconfinement: the opening of the panoramic terrace for the first time for the public to enjoy a magnificent view of Paris while tasting an ice cream; nightly shows every Thursday until 9 p.m. until September 24, and finally for a ticket purchased, a second visit offered within fourteen days of the date of purchase of the ticket.
National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet. 6, place d'Iéna (16th). Daily except Tue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Prices from € 8.50 to € 11.50. Phone: 01 56 52 53 00.