The little-known Musée Jacquemart-André and its fine art collection in Paris

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Published by Manon de Sortiraparis, Cécile de Sortiraparis, Graziella de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Updated on September 9, 2025 at 05:16 p.m.
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a beautiful, little-known museum in Paris. It holds many treasures, including Rembrandt's Pilgrims to Emmaus, Sandro Botticelli's Virgin and Child and Donatello's Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, all collected by Nélie Jacquemart and her husband Edouard André in the 19th century.

The Musée Jacquemart-André is a haven of peace hidden away on Boulevard Haussmann, in the village of Monceau. You have to dare to go through the gate, along a passageway and into a store to enter the former estate of Nélie Jacquemart and Edouard André, heir to a family of bankers and a great art lover.

Together, they had built up a fine art collection, with paintings, sculptures, tapestries and objets d'art from the 18th century, but also Italian paintings, from primitive art to the Renaissance, Nélie's whim.

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And to showcase this collection, they decided to build a townhouse, designed in seven years by Henri Parent to a very classical, perfectly symmetrical model. Even back then, their home was used to display their art collection at lavish parties and social gatherings.

Masterpieces by Bellini, Botticelli, Donatello, Uccello, Nattier, Vigée-Lebrun, Chardin, Fragonard and David are displayed in grand salons, deliberately left untouched to reflect the worldly life of the Jacquemart-André family.

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The Salon des Peintures showcases a magnificent series of paintings. The rotunda-shaped Grand Salon features a series of busts by the greatest sculptors of the 18th century. The Salon de Musique was transformed into a ballroom on concert evenings. An area of seven small rooms serves as a venue for the two or three temporary exhibitions presented each year.

Above all, the Musée Jacquemart-André wanted to take the couple's private apartments, with Madame's bedroom, Monsieur's antechamber and Monsieur's bedroom and en suite bathroom, on a journey back in time. Even the dining room, with its Tiepolo-painted ceiling and tapestries, offers a glimpse into the life of the collector couple.

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Today, you can enjoy lunch or a snack in the tea room, with its unobstructed view over the courtyard. A must-see in Paris!

Practical information :

Opening hours:
Open daily from 10am to 6pm.
During exhibition periods, nocturnes on Mondays until 8:30pm.
Last admission 30 minutes before museum closes.

Access:
By metro: Lines 9 and 13, Saint-Augustin, Miromesnil or Saint-Philippe du Roule stations
By RER: Line A, Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station
By bus: Lines 22, 43, 52, 54, 28, 80, 83, 84, 93
By Velib': Rue de Berri station
By car: Parking Haussmann-Berri, at the foot of the museum, open 24 hours a day

Prices:
18€ Full price (permanent collections + temporary exhibition)
15€ Reduced price
9,5€ Youth price

News from the Musée Jacquemart-André :

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Every Friday evening, until 10pm, the Musée Jacquemart-André welcomes you for a nocturne through its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions of fine and decorative arts. [Read more]

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Please note that it's been over 4 years since our last visit, so the place and experience may have changed.

Practical information

Location

158 Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris 8

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Accessibility info
Access
Lines 9 and 13, Saint-Augustin, Miromesnil or Saint-Philippe du Roule stations

Official website
www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com

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