Museum of Jacquemart-André

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158, boulevard Haussmann
75008

line 9 Saint-Philippe-du-Roule
Charles-de-Gaulle
22, 43, 52, 28, 80, 84, 83, 93, 54

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The Musée Jacquemart-André, once the residence of Edouard André and his wife, now houses a wonderful collection of fine objects.

Edouard André was an officer in the Imperial Guards of the Second Republic and one of the most popular men at court. In 1869 he built a handsome residence for himself in the newly laid out elegant Boulevard Haussmann. In 1871 he began collecting art and became an assiduous collector of fine objets d'art.

A decade later he married the well-known Parisian painter Nellie Jacquemart, whose fine eye made her an ideal companion in his search for the rare and valuable. Their collection includes tapestries, rugs, furniture and manuscripts, but principally paintings and sculpture. Following the death of her husband in 1894, Nellie Jacquemart continued to collect and visited such places as India, Egypt, and Greece in the search for acquisitions. Following her death in 1914 the collection was bequeathed to the Institut de France with the proviso that the museum be created.

This somptuous palace, owned by the Institut de France, allows the visitor to discover magnificent, intimate areas. They are characteristic of Edouard André and his wife, Nélie Jacquemart: large function rooms, monumental staircase, winter garden, private apartments, "Italian Museum"...

United by their passion for art, they gathered one of the most beautiful private collections in France, focusing especially on the Italian Renaissance, the great Flemish painters and the 18th century french school of artists.

Painters cotmeporary to the Jacquemart duo hang in the ground-floor rooms. Jacquemart' s fellow Venetian, Canaleno's work is also displayed on the ground floor.

The collection also contains sevreral Rembrandts and, best of all, 15th and 16th century Italian genius present in the works of Bonicelli, Donatello, Mantegna and Uccello, Flemish work by Memling, Massys and Van Dyck, Dutch paintings by Hals and Ruisdael, and French paintings by Lancret, Chardin, Boucher, Fragonard and David. On the stairway is Tiepolo's fresco of the Reception of Henn III in Venice depicting a stupendous party.

An audioguide, available in six languages, is freely provided for each visitor. It presents the history and the works of art of the Museum. Unique in Paris, this visit is an essential complement to the Louvre.

A cafe located in the original dining room is decorated with tapestries and a Tiepolo ceiling, the Café Jacquemart-André offers a light and high quality food, from lunch time to closing time.

Opening Times
The Musée Jacquemart-André is open daily, all year round from 10:00am - 6:00pm
The Café Jacquemart André is open daily from 11:45am - 6:00pm
The Bookstore and Gift Shop is open daily from 10:00am - 6:00pm.

Fees
Full rate (including Audioguide): 8 euros
Concessions (students, unwaged, children 7-17): 6 euros
Family (2 adults & 2 childrens): 25 euros
Children (under 7, third child (any age)): free.