Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Museum of Decorative Arts) houses over 500,000 decorative elements dating from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The museum is located in the west wing of the Louvre Museum since 1905.

Exhibitions

The large decorative art collection is divided into various chronological parts and it is also seperated by themes, for example glassware and jewelry. 

The museum's permanent collection contains over 6,000 decorative objects, from furniture to silverware, jewelry, toys and rugs. Although the objects are very beautiful, the most interesting part of the museum is a series of rooms set in different periods that show how the French citizens lived from the late fifteenth century until the early twentieth century.

Other More Interesting Options

Although the Museum of Decorative Arts features many valuable and curious items, in our opinion other museums are a lot more interesting, such as the Musée de Cognacq-Jay, which contains decorative elements that are visually better exposed. Furthermore, it is free.

Schedule

Tuesday to Sunday: from 11 am to 6 pm (Thursday until 9 pm)
Monday: closed
Closed: January 1st, May 1st and December 25th

Price

Adults: 15 (US$ 15.73)
Reduced: 10 (US$ 10.48)
Museum of Decorative Arts + Nissim de Camondo Museum: 22 (US$ 23.07).
Children under 18 and EU citizens between 18 and 25: free admission.
Free entry with the Paris Pass and the Paris Museum Pass.

Transport

Metro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre, lines 1 and 7; Tuileries, line 1; Pyramides, line 14.
Bus: lines 21, 27, 39, 48, 68, 72, 81 and 95.

Nearby places

Jardin des Tuileries (271 m) Palais-Royal (314 m) Louvre Museum (344 m) Place Vendôme (525 m) Musée d’Orsay (601 m)