Musee du Luxembourg

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Façade Musee du Luxembourg

Musee du Luxembourg is a museum in Paris, France. Situated near the Palais du Luxembourg, it once housed paintings and sculpture from the nineteenth century. Much of this collection was moved to the Musee d’Orsay at its opening in 1986. However, it now features temporary exhibitions according to a program dictated by the French Ministry of Culture and

Musee du Luxembourg Paris by myartprints

Musee du Luxembourg Paris by myartprints

the Senate.

  • In 1861, James Tissot showed The Meeting of Faust and Marguerite, which was purchased by the state for the Luxembourg Gallery.
  • The illustrator Andre Gill (1840-1885) was named curator of the Musee du Luxembourg on May 15, 1871, in which capacity he reassembled the scattered collections of art and reestablished the museum of sculpture. He had scarcely begun his work when it was interrupted by the upheaval associated with the Paris Commune.
  • Website: www.museeduluxembourg.fr (Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)

Musee du Luxembourg is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. So, you may want to see;

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