Musée des Arts Décoratifs

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is a museum in , France, dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of the decorative arts. Located in the city’s , the museum occupies the Pavillon de Marsan and the adjacent part of the north-western wing of the Palais du Louvre, along the Rue de Rivoli.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of the decorative arts and design located in the Louvre’s northwest wing, Paris
  • Also known as: “Louvra”, “MAD Paris”, “Musee des Arts Decoratifs”, “Musée des Arts Decoratifs”, “Musée des Arts décoratifs”, and “Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris”
  • Address: 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsay Museum and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.

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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900. is situated 590 metres southwest of Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

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The is a triumphal arch in , located in the . It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. is situated 160 metres south of Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

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The is a large glass-and-metal entrance way and skylight designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace in , surrounded by three smaller pyramids of the same style which also serve as lightwells. is situated 320 metres southeast of Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and 2nd arrondissement.

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The centre of contemporary and the site of such landmarks as the Louvre and of the Tuileries and Palais-Royal, the is full of attractions for travellers of all inclinations, including some of the finest parks, museums, shops, and bars in the city.

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The of Paris is one of the financial centres of Europe, being home to the Bourse and thus the CAC 40 index you hear about in world financial news. Other major activities in the neighbourhood are journalism and fashion.

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The is the second administrative district in Paris, forming part of the . Covering an area of ​​41.2 hectares, it is bounded by Rue de Rivoli to the south, Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs to the west, Rue Étienne-Marcel to the north, and Boulevard de Sébastopol to the east.

Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Latitude
48.86317° or 48° 51′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.33295° or 2° 19′ 59″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FW4V87M+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247584452
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
9781022
Wiki­data ID
Q1319378
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Musée des Arts Décoratifs” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Armenian: “Դեկորատիվ արվեստի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Louvre”
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Arts Decoratives”
  • Chinese: “裝飾藝術博物館”
  • Czech: “Musée des arts décoratifs”
  • Dutch: “Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Parijs)”
  • Dutch: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الفنون الزخرفيه”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Dekoraj Artoj”
  • Finnish: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • French: “MAD Paris”
  • French: “musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris”
  • French: “musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • French: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • German: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Hungarian: “Musée des arts décoratifs”
  • Indonesian: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Indonesian: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • Irish: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Italian: “Louvre”
  • Italian: “Musée des arts décoratifs”
  • Italian: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Japanese: “パリ装飾美術館”
  • Japanese: “パリ装飾芸術美術館”
  • Japanese: “装飾美術博物館”
  • Javanese: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • Korean: “파리 장식미술관”
  • Luxembourgish: “Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris”
  • Malay: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris”
  • Persian: “موزه هنرهای تزئینی پاریس”
  • Portuguese: “Musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul de arte decorative (Paris)”
  • Russian: “Музей декоративного искусства”
  • Scots: “musée des Arts Décoratifs”
  • Slovenian: “MAD Paris”
  • Slovenian: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej dekorativne umetnosti (Pariz)”
  • Spanish: “MAD París”
  • Spanish: “Musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Artes Decorativas de París”
  • Spanish: “Museo de las Artes Decorativas de París”
  • Spanish: “Museo de las Artes Decorativas”
  • Swedish: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • Turkish: “Musée des arts décoratifs”
  • Urdu: “آرائشی فنون کا عجائب گھر، پیرس”
  • Vietnamese: “Musée des Arts décoratifs”
  • “Musée des arts décoratifs”

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