Musée des Arts Décoratifs
In this northwest wing of the Palais du Louvre, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs—opened in 1905—treats “decorative arts” as serious history, not background. The museum occupies the Pavillon de Marsan and was founded in 1905 by members of the Union des Arts décoratifs, with Gaston Redon as architect. Today it holds about one million objects, making it the largest decorative-arts museum in continental Europe. What you’ll find here spans furniture and interior design, but also altarpieces and religious paintings, alongside textiles, wallpaper, ceramics, glassware, and even toys—from the Middle Ages onward. The collection reaches back to 13th-century Europe, while its core includes French furniture, tableware, carpets such as Aubusson, and porcelain from the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. …
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