Musee Jacquemart Andre

A little tour today. I need to organize my million and one photos from the Saturday's macaron making class. These pretty macs were on exposition at the salon de the in the Musee Jacquemart-Andres.

Attempting to see a new exhibition in Paris as anywhere, is a challenge. But Sunday morning most people sleep in as anywhere, so arriving exactly at opening time - 10:00 AM the line was tres court/ short.

Built in 1870 by banker and art-lover Edouard Andre

and his wife, society portraitist Nelie Jacquemart, to hold their huge collection of mainly Italian artworks, the musee is open EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR! And well worth the entry of 9.50 euros.

YUM!

Up the grand stairway.

The entry fee includes an audio phone with details on everything in sight.

Facing the stairway, this magnificent fresco by Venetian painter Tiepolo. I loved Tiepolo's uniformly muted colors here - painting on wet white plaster will do that... This mural proved more inspiring than the Fragonard show for me.
The colors in all the rooms inspire too.

The perfect recipe of color, texture and pattern + Paris light streaming in the window in these rooms.

Of course no photos are allowed anywhere in the museum.


I know I could have been a spy, preferably for British MI5...

The early bird gets the worm.

Sunday brunch at the Musee Jacqumart

is an "in" Parisien thing to do.
I ordered the "Chardin" salad composee bien sur.


And a very swell salon de the it is too!

The museum gift shop has plenty of tresures

you can take home to feel like Marie-Antoinette.
I'm taking home these little porcelaine birds. I hope you'll see more of them in some watercolor still lifes soon.

Musee Jacquemart-Andre

158, Boulevard Haussemann

75008 Paris

Metro - Miromesnil

open 10am - 6 pm

If you arrive early you can wander the grand rooms and hallways and have the place to yourself. You feel like this is your place.