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Art & Architecture

8 E3

Musée d'Art Moderne de la
Ville de Paris (MAMVP) modern art
11 avenue du Président Wilson, 16ème • 01 53 67 40 00
Open 10-6 Tue-Sun
The city's impressive 20th-century art collection
occupies part of the Palais de Tokyo, a vast building
that was originally built for the 1937 Exposition
Universelle. Showpieces include diptychs by Henri
Matisse and Raoul Dufy's La Fée Electricité . Adm

8 E4

Palais de Tokyo contemporary art
13 avenue du Président Wilson, 16ème • 01 47 23 90 79
www.palaisdetokyo.com Open noon-midnight Tue-Sun
Complementing the adjoining MAMVP, this venue
hosts cutting-edge art shows and installations. These
are often site-specific, with artists creatively utilizing
the vast proportions of the revamped interior. It's
worth trying the basement restaurant, Tokyo Eat, for
its designer good looks and food to match. Adm

7 C4

Palais de Chaillot
17 place du Trocadéro, 16ème
Musée de l'Homme • 01 44 05 72 72
www.mnhn.fr
Open 9:45-5:15 Mon, Wed-Fri, 10-6:30 Sat & Sun
Musée de la Marine • 01 53 65 69 69
www.musee-marine.fr Open 10-6 Wed-Mon
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine • 01 58 51 52 00
The curved twin pavilions of the Palais de Chaillot are
separated by a large terrace that offers spectacular
views of the Tour Eiffel and beyond. In the west wing,
the Musée de la Marine features a wealth of
surprisingly interesting exhibits - such as Napoleon I's
flamboyant imperial barge - that trace the glories of
French maritime history. Major redevelopment of the
Palais has seen the scaling down of the Musée de
l'Homme (its amazing ethnographic collection is
destined for the Musée du Quai Branly, due to open
in early 2006). In its place, the Cité de l'Architecture
et du Patrimoine, a museum of modern architecture,
is due to open in early 2006. Adm