Museum of Decorative Arts

Housing over 150,000 objects of French craftsmanship and decorative art, each object here has been chosen according to strict criteria representing the French ‘Art of Living’

Visit the Museum of Decorative Arts with The Paris Pass®

• You can visit this attraction with the digital Paris Museum Pass. Please download it before you visit!
• Peruse a stunning collection of objets d'art from across the spectrum of artistic styles
• A stone's throw from the Louvre, this museum is in Paris' cultural center on the edge of the Tuileries gardensp

The museum proudly boasts that; “There is not a single technique, material, or type of object that cannot be found in the Arts Décoratifs.”

The size of the collection is mind-boggling. It includes the following: scenic wallpaper, stained glass, wood, enamel, plastic, shark’s skin, dolls houses, and every other method and medium of craftsmanship ever employed in France.

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs has been cleverly laid out so that the visitor may explore the collection chronologically thereby viewing this vast collection of decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the present day and gaining an understanding of developments in techniques and changing ideas of beauty.

Alternatively, the visitor may explore one of the 10 period rooms of which each is given over to the styles of a specific age.

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is a stunning and somehow very French museum. It demonstrates, with great pride, the history of the craftsmen who strived to perfect some esoteric aspect of the arts and to make a perfect thing.

It says something about the soul of France that the artisans are afforded such honor in this museum. Come discover this amazing collection of art with The Paris Pass.

Please note: this attraction is available as part of the digital Paris Museum Pass, which is included with your Go City All-Inclusive Pass. Please download it before you visit!

For the full list of attractions on the digital Paris Museum Pass, please visit our information page.

For more information visit the Museum of Decorative Arts website.