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The Musée du Luxembourg (French pronunciation: [myze dy lyksɑ̃buʁ]) is a museum at 19 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Established in 1750, it was initially an art museum located in the east wing of the Luxembourg Palace (the matching west wing housed the Marie de' Medici cycle by Peter Paul Rubens ) and in 1818 became ...
Right in the heart of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the Luxembourg Gardens extend over almost 60 acres, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Created in 1612 around the palace built by Marie de Medici, regent of France, it is laid out with trees and shrubs, flower beds and fountains. In the middle of the 19th century, with ...
Du 13 septembre 2023 au 28 janvier 2024. Lire la suite. Exposition.
Le musée du Luxembourg est un lieu d'exposition d'art installé dans une aile bâtie perpendiculairement à l'orangerie du palais du Luxembourg, rue de Vaugirard, dans le 6 e arrondissement de Paris.
Oct 17, 2023 · During exhibitions periods, the Musée du Luxembourg is open every day from Monday to Sunday from 10.30am to 7pm, with late-night opening on Mondays until 10pm, except on 2 October. Open every day except 1 May and 25 December. Open on 17 October 2023, 24 and 31 December from 10:30am to 6pm.
History of the Museum. The Musée du Luxembourg today is the successor to several institutions that have contributed to the cultural standing of France and Paris for almost two centuries. From 1750, the Musée du Luxembourg was the first antique art museum open to the public.
From 1750, the Musée du Luxembourg was the first antique art museum open to the public. People came from all over Europe to admire Rubens’ cycle on the life of Marie de' Medici, as well as dozens of chef-d’oeuvres by Italian, Dutch or French masters, that are now exhibited in the Louvre.
