Nissim de Camondo Museum
63 rue de Monceau, Paris, France
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The Nissim de Camondo Museum is located near the Monceau Park in Paris. The house-museum is located in the mansion of Count Camondo, built in 1911 by the architect René Serjan. The exhibition includes a collection of 18th-century French furniture and artwork collected by Camondo. The opening of the museum, named after the son of the count who died in the First World War, took place in 1935.
Today, the interior and functionality of the living room are preserved in the mansion. Kitchen, living rooms and private apartments are open to visitors. Here you can see embroidered chairs, works of royal furniture masters: Jean Henri Risener, Jean-François Eben, Georges Jacquot. The floors line the carpets of Savoneri in 1678, on the walls there are magnificent tapestries of Obusson, Bovet and paintings by Vige Le Brune, Gardi, Jean-Baptiste Audrey. Luxury table settings include the dining set of the “Eagles” of Empress Catherine II of 1770 and the porcelain set “Buffon” of the 1780s. It is worth noting the bust made by Jean-Antoine Houdon, beautiful Chinese vases, crystal candelabras and bas-reliefs.