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MUSEUMS
& DOCUMENTATION CENTERS FOR VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE Institut national dÕhistoire de lÕart New
national center for art history. The library, to be installed in the salle
Labrouste of the Old BN, will combine the collections of the Biblioth¸que
Jacques Doucet, Biblioth¸que centrale des musees nationaux, and Biblioth¸que
de lÕEcole nationale supˇrieure des Beaux-Arts. Agence photographique de la Rˇunion des Musˇes Nationaux Database
of digitized French national museum collections. Browse, study, and order
reproductions. Digital images of lesser quality than high-resolution images
found on LouvreÕs own website. Wonderful
new site with high-resolution digital images of works from the LouvreÕs
collections of Western art prior to 1848. Each curatorial department has a
documentation center with files on individual artists and works. The documentation centers, as well as the
museumÕs archives, are open to researchers by prior arrangement. Call for an
appointment. Museum
of Western art, 1848-1914. More than just Impressionism, although they have a
lot of that, too! Beat the crowds and go look at the awful Academic art, a
handful of Orientalist works, and fabulous architectural and decorative arts.
Documentation center open by appointment.
Musˇe
national dÕart moderne, Centre Pompidou Western
art, 1905-present, in the colorful, inside-out Centre Beaubourg. Biblioth¸que
Kandinsky open daily to students and researchers. Archives, reserves, and documentation by
appointment. Musˇe du Quai Branly, Arts et civilisations
dÕAfrique, dÕAsie, dÕOcˇanie et des Amˇriques New
museum of non-Western art is the grand projet of current President Jacques
Chirac (compare with Fran¨ois MitterandÕs BNF or Georges PompidouÕs Centre
Beaubourg). Houses the collections of the former Musˇe de lÕHomme and Musˇe
National des Arts dÕAfrique et de lÕOcˇanie, as well as works lent by museums
worldwide and new acquisitions. Musˇe Nationale des Arts et Traditions Populaires/Centre
dÕEthnologie Fran¨aise National
museum of folklore and daily life, with important collections of objects,
images and photographs of popular culture. Archives include the records of
the Office de documentation folklorique created in 1937. Closed in the fall
of 2005 to move to Marseille, where it will become the Maison
des Civilisations de lÕEurope et de la Mˇditerranˇe. Musˇe de lÕArmˇe, Paris Indispensable
for the study of FranceÕs overseas and military history. The museum in the
H™tel des Invalides is currently in the 2nd phase of a 5-phase
modernizing facelift. Library and documentation center
accessible by appointment only. Musˇe de
lÕEmpˇri,
Salon-de-Provence One of
the worldÕs biggest collections of uniforms, matˇriel, and artworks relating
to French military history from the Old Regime to WWI. Of particular
importance for the Napoleonic era. The museum has apparently let its own
website lapse, but the city of Salon-de-Provence provides an overview of this
museum of military history. Musˇe,
Archives and Biblioth¸que Condˇ Houses
the art and manuscript collections of the duc dÕAumale, Louis-PhilippeÕs 4th
son, which include the famous illuminated Tr¸s riches heures du duc de
Berry, as well
as large collections of Orientalist and Algerian works. Library and archives
by appointment. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to walk 15 minutes
through the woods/park and over the horseracing track from the RER station to
the Ch‰teau de Chantilly. Restored
ch‰teau of Louis XIV, but one can still see parts of Louis-PhilippeÕs Musˇe
Historique de Versailles on special request. Most works from the dismantled
parts of the MHV are now in the reserves at the museum. Documentation center
and reserves accessible by appointment; email
to contact the appropriate curator. Musˇe nationale des Arts et Mˇtiers, Paris Newly-renovated
museum of the history of science, technology, and the industrial arts,
located at one of the best metro stations in the city (line 11,
Arts-et-Mˇtiers). Research collections (reserves,
documentation, archives) open by appointment. |
