The Museum of Decorative Arts

Clothing and fashion play a key role at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, in the 17th-century Marsan Pavillion (part of the Louvre complex). houses a collection of more than 150,000 design-orientated objects from areas including of furniture and interior design, glassware, jewelry, toys, graphics, and advertising. The collection is divided into five sections covering various historical eras: the Middle Ages; the Ranaissance; the 17th and 18th centuries; the 19th century: Art Nouveau; and modern/contemporary. There are also themed galleries devoted to fashion and textiles as well as to the graphic arts; jewlery: toys; advertising; and others.

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Olivier DJIANN

 

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