Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs is the largest museum of decorative arts in Europe
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs is the largest museum of decorative arts in Europe
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs - which translates to Museum of Decorative Arts - is a museum dedicated to the decorative arts and crafts, the largest of its kind in Europe. Although the Decorative Arts Museum is located in the north-western wing of the Louvre Palace, it is not considered part of the Louvre Museum.
Entry to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is included in the Paris Museum Pass. The Pass lets you skip the queues at the entrance and get into the city’s most important museums for free, so we strongly recommend it. If you don’t have one already, you can buy your Paris Museum Pass here .
The museum’s collection, which comprises over a million objects, is made up of various pieces of interior design, decoration, and toys from the Middle Ages to the present day. Among the included items you’ll see furniture, religious paintings, tapestries, altarpieces, ceramics, wallpaper, tableware, carpets, and more.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs regularly hosts temporary exhibitions, as well as various setups replicating what a typical room would have looked like in the centuries going from the 15th to the 20th.
Location
Rue de Rivoli 107, 1st arrondissement.
Tickets and price
| Adult |
|---|
| €14.00 |
| Adult | Joint ticket* | Under 18 or EEA residents under 26 |
|---|---|---|
| €14.00 | €20.00 | free |
All tickets include an audio guide.*The Joint ticket includes entries to the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Nissim de Camondo Museum.
Both the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Musée Nissim Camodo are included in the Paris Museum Pass, which you can get here . The Pass gives you free access to all the most important sights in the city, and you don’t have to queue at the entrance, so we highly recommend getting it.
Schedule
| Day |
|---|
| Tue-Sun |
| Mon, 1.01, 1.05, 25.12 |
| Day | Opening time | Last admission | Closure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue-Sun | 11:00 am | 5:15 pm | 6:00 pm |
| Mon, 1.01, 1.05, 25.12 | Closed |
Temporary exhibitions close at 9:00 pm on Thursdays (the ticket office closes at 8:15 pm).
Transport
Nearby sights
Louvre Museum - 250 m (820 feet) east, 3-minute walk
Palais-Royal - 280 m (almost 0.2 miles) north, 4-minute walk.
Jardin des Tuileries - 140 m (460 feet) west, 2-minute walk.
Place Vendôme - 750 m (less than 0.5 miles) northwest, 9-minute walk.
Musée d’Orsay - 1.1 km (almost 0.7 miles) across the river, 13-minute walk.
Musée de l’Orangerie - 1 km (0.6 miles) across the Jardin des Tuileries, 13-minute walk.
