Musée d'Art Moderne Paris

Musée d'Art Moderne facts

Don't confuse the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, managed by the city, with the National Museum of Modern Art in Centre Pompidou, managed by the state.

Hosted in the beautiful Palais de Tokyo and continuously enriched by donations (in 2011, 4 paintings by Bernard Buffet and 61 by Giorgio de Chirico), the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris displays 20th century masterpieces in a spacious and bright environment. The museum is famous for its paintings by Giorgio de Chirico, Robert Delaunay, Raoul Dufy (La fee electricite), Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse (La danse), Kees Van Dongen.

Palais de Tokyo

The Musée d'Art Moderne is housed in Palais de Tokyo. The creation of Palais de Tokyo was the result of an architectural competition opened in 1934 by the city and the French State. They wanted to create a building to host collections housed in Petit Palais, Jeu de Paume and Palais du Luxembourg. Architects Jean-Claude André Aubert Dondel, Marcel Paul and Viard Dastugue won the design competition. The Art Deco building was inaugurated in 1937 as the Palace of the Museums of Modern Art during the International Exhibition of Arts and Technology in Modern Life.

Art Moderne collections

The Musée d'Art Moderne has 6000 pieces of art spanning the 20th century. It is divided into halls dedicated to artistic movements such as Cubism, Fauvism, Realism, Abstract and Contemporary Art. The museum includes a section on decorative art and furniture from the 1920s and 1930s.

The museum's permanent collections include many works of high quality by the most prominent 20th century artists.

Among them are Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Francis Picabia, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Amedeo Modigliani, Giorgio de Chirico, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Max Ernst, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Staël and Victor Vasarely.

La Fée Electricité, a gigantic painting by Raoul Dufy, narrates the history of electricity with bright colors.

Palace near Musée d'Art Moderne

A former residence of Prince Roland Bonaparte listed as a French historical monument, Shangri-La Hotel is a hotel palace located 500m away from Musée d'Art Moderne across the Seine River and facing the Eiffel Tower.

It reflects both Asian hospitality and French art de vivre. It has 2 restaurants, one of them a Michelin star. An indoor pool and a spa are featured. Many rooms have Eiffel Tower views.

Musée d'Art Moderne hotel

Hotel Etoile Trocadéro in the 16th arondissement is within walking distance of Musée d'Art Moderne. It offers air-conditioned rooms with satellite TV and private bathroom. Each room features a minibar, a hairdryer and dry-cleaning service is available. A continental breakfast is provided every morning and can be served in the guest rooms. Guests arriving late can benefit from 24-hour reception and they can also leave their bags during the day. Daily newspapers are provided, along with Wi-Fi access.

Musée d'Art Moderne visit

Metro: station Iena on line 9. Locate Musée d'Art Moderne on Paris map
The Musée d'Art Modern is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm. On thursdays, the permanent collections are open until 9.0pm. The permanent collections are accessible without booking and free of charge.