16TH ARR-PARIS-MUSEE DU CINEMA-GUIMET-MUSEE MARMOTTAN
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16TH ARR-PARIS-MUSEE DU CINEMA-GUIMET-MUSEE MARMOTTAN
What about te famous MUSEE DU CINEMA HENRI DE LANGLOIS? Being closed
for years due to the disastrous fire in the Palais Chaillot on July 22
1997, I forget to check each time I was in Paris to see if it
reopened. It is better to contact the museum to see if it reopened and
if not, to know when would be the eventual reopening. Notice that I
heard they might move elsewhere. But let's not stand still with such
unimportant detail ;-) and describe the museum anyway how I remember
it and helped a bit by my bibliography. It's a genuine journey through
the history of motion pictures, with a laterna magica, and films of
the impressive Hollywood era (like films of Fritz Lang and his robots
out of Metropolis). Melies studio reconstitution, an American movie
setting, costumes of famous actors, posters....
The MUSEE DES MONUMENTS FRANCAIS in the Palais de Chaillot is closed
for the same reasons as the musee du Cinema. Just a few words:
Viollet-le-Duc founded this museum with sculptures and enormous images
of Roman period until the 19th century. Also maps of castles,
small-scale models and reproductions of churches.
Walking down the avenue du President Wilson to the place d'Iena, let's
visit at no.6 the MUSEE DES ARTS ASIATIQUES, MUSEE GUIMET.
A MUST for the amateurs of Asiatic Art. Enormous art collection from
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. All
this thanks to the 19th century industrialist and orientalist Emile
Guimet who opened the museum in 1888. The KHMER ART is a pure joy for
the eye. Certainly (except the one in Cambodia) the most beautiful in
the world. Don't forget to have a look at the bronze and ceramic
objects from China, de Japanese Buddhas and the collection of Buddhist
paintings from the 15th to 19th century. On the avenue Iena 19, a
little further is the PANTHEON BOUDDHIQUE, which is part of the Musee
Guimet with Buddhist artefacts from China and Japan. Magical site in
the middle of a Japanese garden.
From the place d'Iena you can walk along the av. Pierre 1er de Serbie
and at no. 10 the amateurs of fashion history will enjoy the musee de
la Mode et du Costume, Palais Galliera. Located in the city palace
(neorennaissance) of the countess Maria de Ferrari Galliera. Very
elegant peristyle and inside high painted ceilings. It's a pity we
cannot see all 10,000 objects (with gifts from the Rothschild and the
Monegasque royal family), they are impossible to display all together
because of the damaging influence of light and air. Permanently they
organize thematic exhibitions like" the history of the blue jean" to
show the traditions and evolutions of fashion. A little promenade in
the garden behind the palace is worth a million. Leaving the place
you'll know everything, or almost, on the history of fashion since
1735.
Now you must excuse me but the most important painting museum in this
arrondissement is quite far away from where you are now. Rue Louis
Boilly is at the end of the jardins du Ranelagh where I had you
walking before in my Guimard articles. Forgot to mention but now I
will. You can include the musee Marmottan to your must visits. Just
walk back from Trocadero on the avenue Paul Doumer or take the metro
and exit metro La Muette. Cross the jardins du Ranelagh and enter the
MUSEE MARMOTTAN in 2, rue Boilly.
World famous museum of Impressionism, it was created in 1932 by the
bequest of a historian and collector, Paul Marmottan. To the numerous
Monet paintings the collection he added an exceptional collection of "
enluminures" (colourings) of the Wildenstein bequest. A lot of Monet
at like the famous "Impression, Soleil levant". This painting gave a
contemptuous critic the idea to call the new painting tendency " les
Impressionistes". It was stolen in November 1985 together with 10
other masterpieces, and worldwide researches took place. The paintings
were finally recovered. Other master oppieces are "Le Parlement, "Le
Pont de l'Europe a la Gare Saint-Lazare", Nympheas ". For me, the most
fascinating works of this series of 70 Monet are the ones painted in
his garden in Giverny, with incredible colour luxuriance.. And think
that he was almost blind at this time! Impossible to cite all the
works but you'll discover in the galleries on the ground floor Empire
furnishing, tapestries, stained-glass windows and religious
primitives. To his own works paintings of Monet's personal collection
are shown in the basement like Pissaro, Jongkind, Boudin, Berthe
Morisot and Renoir painting "Claude Monet lisant", Sisley. . And that
Monet, a festival of iris, roses, agapanthus and magnificent white
water lilies and so many others. Oh yes, no lines to get into
Marmottan! Exception when there is a special exhibition. Anyway, not
to compare with the lines at Orsay.
A private museum specialized in African art is the musee Dapper, av.
Victor Hugo, 50, Always temporary superb exhibitions by themes.
Bibliography
--Vie et histoire des arrondissements de Paris, ed.Hervas
(1985-1988--Nouvelle Histoire de Paris, ed.Hachette--Le Pieton de
Paris, by L.P.Fargue, ed.Gallimard 199 --Dictionnaire historique des
rues de Paris, by J.Hillairet, ed.Minuit --Guide du Routard 1998-1999
(Ed.Hachette)--Paris, 2000 d'histoire, by J.Favier, ed.Fayard
1997-Paris en quartiers : le Nord, by J.Lacouterie (ed.Hervas 185)-Le
16eme, musees du Trocadero, by Vincent de Langlade (own
folders)-Marmottan, retrouvailles avec Monet, by J.Lebat (ed.Minuit
1996)
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