Museum of Decorative Arts
(Les Arts Decoratifs)

Orient Express? This train is honestly incredible. Inside the Art Deco setting, you can see the entire train presented almost like a pop-up installation. Every detail is on display: the tableware, the carpet designs, the interiors, the carriages, and even the bathrooms, which are unbelievably luxurious. The museum itself is quite large and is located right next to the Louvre. There are two different exhibition areas, so you do need to walk around a bit. I went fairly late, but they close late as well—at 9:45 PM. I highly recommend booking in advance. Even if you have a museum pass, they won’t let you in without a reservation. Overall, it’s a really enjoyable visit, especially if you’re interested in fashion. The video installation inside the museum is also very well done. After the visit, you can stop by the shop to pick up some souvenirs. That said, I was a bit disappointed with the fashion exhibition. They didn’t have the Mugler pieces from the 1990s that I’d seen others post about, which was honestly a little heartbreaking.
vivi Chanle - a month ago

Nice big museum. Upper floors are more interesting than lower ground floors, you must drop your coat and umbrella at the basement, if you have to take a drink they don’t have a coffee shop. You must leave the museum equal you are not allowed to comeback and you lose your foot and ticket. You must buy an other one. You might have to queue outside even if you have a ticket. Toilets were clean
Ljubica Banic - a month ago

One of the most beautiful museums in Paris which is saying something. There’s a fashion and textile wing where they present fashion exhibitions and also have the two permanent jewelry galleries with a ton of incredible historic and modern pieces. There’s so much to see! Don’t miss the 20th century galleries which can be very hard to find as you need to access a different set of elevators from the second floor at the end of the museum. They are generally helpful though the guards will often tell that can’t take photos (you absolutely can). The guided tours of the fashion exhibitions are always great and come with headsets so you can hear the guide over the crowds. Fashion Experience Tours groups always take a guided tour of the fashion exhibitions which are usually quite epic and even occasionally take over part of the nave as well as the fashion wing. They’ve had some wonderful jewelry, fabric, and graphic design exhibitions in the other side of the museum where you can also permanently see the reconstructed apartment of Jeanne Lanvin, an important French designer from the early 20th century. It’s worth it to buy tickets in advance for popular exhibitions but otherwise it’s a short wait to get tickets at the desk. The restaurant is well overpriced but the terrace in the garden can be nice during summer. Don’t miss the gift shop which can also be accessed from the street without a ticket if you just want to shop.
Fashion Experience Tours Paris - a month ago

A different style of museum. Really interesting exhibitions. I really enjoyed the Orient Express exhibit. I was amazed at the panels and other artifacts that were in the train cars. The religious art pieces were also amazing to see. Definitely a museum to check out that is not the Louvre and the Orsay
Wayne B. Bergeron - a month ago

What a spectacular museum, enormous and magnificent collection of artworks and historical paintings. I visited here during the La naissance des GRANDS MAGASINS 1852-1925 mode design jouets publicité an exhibition The Second Empire witnessed the indisputable rise of the bourgeoisie. This new social elite of industrialists, bankers, and traders, drivers of economic growth, shared with Napoleon III the conviction of the benefits of economic liberalism. I learned so much from the museum I like to take my time very well and slowly reading each captions of the painting or artwork. Enormous museum with rooms upon rooms furnished in the original style, plus nicely curated exhibits. Very good selection from the 19th and 18th century. The museum upper floors go quite high and offer a view of the tuilerie gardens. The collections on the top floors get quite conceptual, the view alone is worth it. World class museum, similar to the viennese museum of furniture. Note that decorative arts are a special focus so be prepared to see a lot of furniture and vases. Watch out your bags and belongings not to get to swing too much to fragile objects in the museum.
Putri Dumadi - 3 months ago