Musée Nissim de Camondo, Decorative arts museum in 8th arrondissement, France
Description
Musée Nissim de Camondo is an art museum in a townhouse near Parc Monceau in the eighth arrondissement of Paris. Three floors display furniture, tapestries, porcelain and elaborate carpets from the time of Louis the Sixteenth.
History
Count Moïse de Camondo had the house built between 1911 and 1914 following models from the 18th century to display his collection. After the death of his son Nissim in 1917, he donated everything to the French state.
Culture
The name honors Nissim de Camondo, an aviator killed in the First World War, whose father left the house and its collections to the French arts community. The rooms show how a wealthy Parisian family lived in the early 20th century and valued old crafts.
Practical
The house opens from Wednesday to Sunday between ten in the morning and half past five in the afternoon. Guided tours help understand the furniture and objects in their original context.
Did you know?
The kitchen in the lower floor with its copper pots, work surfaces and storage shelves still looks like an active workspace from before the war. Several rooms give insight into the daily life of the household staff who worked here.
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