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This sight, commemorating the lives of the more than 76,000 Jews deported from France
inWorldWarII,hasseveralfacets:aWWIIdeportationmemorial,amuseumontheHolo-
caust, and a Jewish resource center. Displaying original deportation records, the museum
takesyouthroughthehistoryofJewsinEuropeandFrance,frommedievalpogromstothe
Nazi era. But its focal point is underground, where victims' ashes are buried.
Cost and Hours:
Free, Sun-Fri 10:00-18:00, Thu until 22:00, closed Sat and certain
Jewish holidays, 17 Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, tel. 01 42 77 44 72,
OneofEurope'sgreatestcollectionsoffar-outmodernartishousedintheMuséeNational
d'Art Moderne, on the fourth and fifth floors of this colorful exhibition hall. The building
itself is “exoskeletal” (like Notre-Dame or a crab), with its functional parts—the pipes,
heating ducts, and escalator—on the outside, and the meaty art inside. It's the epitome of
Modern architecture, where “form follows function.” Created ahead of its time, the 20th-
century art in this collection is still waiting for the world to catch up.
