Musée Jacquemart-André

This is an absolute gem of a museum. If you like art, architecture, decor, or history, you won't want to miss it. The museum is the home of two avid art collectors and is filled to the brim with the work of masters.

The day we were there, there was a Gallen-Kalela exhibit. I'd never heard of him before, but the man does some beautiful landscapes.

I also really loved exploring the home itself--the Eclectic style was a real treat to see inside and out,

Probably the most beautiful museum I've been to. So glad we were there. We loved walking through the rooms and also seeing the special exhibit.

Other than a late dinner this evening, this is our last, official "touristy thing" before returning home. My good friend, Mariah Van Dyke, recommended it. The Musée Jacquemart-André is definitely a Paris "must see." This thoroughly enjoyable museum (with a café that serves tea and pastries) showcases the lavish home of a wealthy, art loving, 19th-century Parisian couple. After wandering the grand, tree-lined boulevards, get inside for an intimate look at the lifestyle of the Parisian oh-so rich and oh-so fabulous. Édouard François André (1833-1894) was a French banker, politician, soldier, and art collector. He was the husband of Nélie Jacquemart-André (1841-1912), a French painter, art collector, and patron of the arts. They had no children and spent their lives and fortunes designing, building, then decorating this sumptuous mansion. What makes the visit so rewarding is the excellent audio guided tour (in English, included with admission). The place is strewn with paintings by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Uccello, Mantegna, Bellini, Boucher, and Fragonard. Enough to make a painting gallery famous. After your visit, consider a break in the museum tea room or a walk on the Rue de Courcelles to see Paris' tres lovely park, Parc Monceau. Mariah, A+ suggestion!!

Beautiful museum! I came here to see the Caravaggio exhibit and didn't know I'd be able to see much more than that! My husband, sister and I came on a Monday afternoon with tickets we bought beforehand. This would be a good idea because the line without tickets was much longer.

It was €19 an adult with audio guide. To me, ausioguides are always helpful when you don't read the language of that country. The guide helped us to really understand where we were and what we were seeing.

The house was really beautiful with lots of artwork and unique furniture. The Caravaggio exhibit was interesting as well but it was so cramped and a small space it was hard to enjoy on a full day.

I'd recommend this museum for the house it's in and history and art it carries.

Okay... The Louvre is a must when in Paris and so is the d'Orsay. But this smaller less well know Museum formerly a private French aristocratic's home is a gem... perhaps my favorite!
This palatial home houses a marvelous collection of Italian Renaissance art and later.
But the home itself is a work of art... with it dramatic reception room and second floor balcony looking down upon the guests.
Amazing tapestries adorn the walls.
A breathtaking skylighted atrium with a magnificent double spiral staircase is just spectacular.
This smaller museum is not well known therefore not crowded.

its a small privatemuseum and i visited the Carravagio exhibition but its overpriced and not worth it because you can visit the Louvre and see better period rooms from Napoleon, Louis IV, V and VI. I would skip this and rate is 2.5 stars especially in Paris!

It's a nice private museum in what was once a private home. I've toured many private homes with private art collections, and this one doesn't stand out. It's worth a visit if you're in the area but I wouldn't go out of my way.

I gave it an extra star because if you do happen to visit on a slow day, it is a quiet and lovely place. The day I was there, it seemed like there were only a handful of others visiting and I got to be alone in each room.

It costs more to visit this museum than the major museums that are full of incredible art. It takes one hour to see this entire home. I've spent 8 hours at the Pompidou seeing the most incredible paintings in the modern era.

My god! What a discovery! A mansion for Venetian/Dutch/Flemish painting connoisseurs. Glimpse of life into 17th-18th century French aristocratic life.

- Time Needed for Visit: 1.5 hours with included audio guide.
- Price: 12 euros. 10 euros for students.
- Pictures allowed inside: Yes.

Make it an afternoon long visit and check out the highly rated Parisian café afterwards. :)

Only 4 stars because I wish the audio guide contained less technical specificities of the paintings and more interesting stories about the owners and their lives.

This lesser-known museum was very worthwhile if you are a lover of art, artifacts and architecture. It's in a mansion that was once the home of a wealthy 19th century couple who had no children but did have money, so they were free to spend their time traveling and amassing art and "objets." It's a small museum, though a large house, but really quite amazing. Many Italian religious paintings (including some well-preserved examples by Boticelli), a number of Flemish portraits (including Rembrandt), artifacts from Egypt and the Orient, and so forth.

The decor was also splendid, as befitted a household of extreme wealth, but the crowning piece is the jardin d'hiver (winter garden), a conservatory of sorts with floors inlaid with white and green marble, pillars of russet marble, themed Greco-Roman statuary, am amazing double staircase, and lush foliage provided by dozens of palms.

Staff were incredibly gracious and helpful; one special star for them!

This is a unique and unusual museum; if you'd like to see something that may not be at the top of the list in the tourist guides, I urge you to spend a few quiet hours here.

Overpriced, poor exhibition design, sorry I spent my time here when there are so many excellent sites in Paris. Frankly, the Frick Collection has a lot of charm that this place does not. I think it's a bit misleading to call this a museum. The Cassatt exhibition was one of the most poorly designed shows -- text running into a corner where they've hung work making it impossible to see in the overcrowded space. They have a policy of letting everyone in and that's because they are not controlling the volume - the packed rooms today showed they obviously cared nothing about fire hazards. It was worse than a club dance floor except this space was packed with elderly viewers not enjoying themselves and struggling to squeeze through.

There was no translation so the text was only in French (and far too long), even though this was an American artist. Yes, the audio was in English if you wanted to pay extra, but it would have been even more painful to be stuck in there for over an hour. The flow made little sense. It dead-ended at least once when the key to exhibition design is the logical movement of the viewers gradually to the exit. People were backtracking in confusion and exasperation today and no staff were in attendance in the rooms for assistance. With so many riches in Paris, this is a stop you can easily skip.