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Musée des Arts décoratifs

Musée des Arts décoratifs is a museum of the decorative arts and design located in the Louvre's northwest wing, Paris. It is in Paris 1er. A short trip away is Musée du Louvre, 400 m off, the first of 2,188 within 15 km.

Photo: Musée des Arts décoratifs, Gaël Chardon from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Paris 1er

inside the commune

How well known

Top 1%

#240 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Paris 1er

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#240 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Paris 1er

Musée des Arts décoratifs is in the commune of Paris 1er, with 1,534 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Paris 1er

Highs of 18–27°C mark April to October in Paris 1er.

Jan8° / 3°51 mm

Feb10° / 4°45 mm

Mar14° / 6°46 mm

Apr18° / 8°49 mm

May21° / 11°75 mm

Jun24° / 14°55 mm

Jul27° / 16°57 mm

Aug27° / 16°59 mm

Sep23° / 13°49 mm

Oct18° / 10°57 mm

Nov12° / 6°58 mm

Dec9° / 4°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Paris 1er, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Luxembourg station, 2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paris 1er’s full climate →

About

Musée des Arts décoratifs

Articles on it exist in 21 languages.

Musée des Arts décoratifs on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Paris 1er, Paris
Official site: madparis.fr

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Where to find Musée des Arts décoratifs

Spot Musée des Arts décoratifs in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Musée des Arts décoratifs

Paris 9e tops the 8 for size, at 57,271 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Paris 1er

15,114 people

2 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Paris 2e

19,847 people

3 · 1.7 km southwest of it

Paris 7e

48,015 people

4 · 1.7 km north of it

Paris 9e

57,271 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée des Arts décoratifs is	People
Paris 1er	It’s in this commune	15,114
Paris 2e	1.1 km northeast of it	19,847
Paris 7e	1.7 km southwest of it	48,015
Paris 9e	1.7 km north of it	57,271
Paris 6e	1.7 km south of it	40,389
Paris 8e	1.9 km northwest of it	35,317
Paris 3e	2.1 km east of it	32,179
Paris 4e	2.1 km southeast of it	27,332

Make a day of it

Pair Musée des Arts décoratifs with these

Nearby, 2,188 places within 15 km include 6 attractions and 2 museums.

1MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre400 m southeast, in Paris 1er 2

AttractionTour Eiffel2.9 km west, in Paris 7e 3

MuseumMusée d'Orsay600 m southwest, in Paris 7e 4

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1.7 km southeast, in Paris 4e 5

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées2.2 km northwest, in Paris 8e 6

AttractionPlace de la Concorde900 m west, in Paris 8e 7

AttractionPalais Garnier1 km north, in Paris 9e 8

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile3 km northwest, in Paris 8e

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Musée des Arts décoratifs

Where is Musée des Arts décoratifs?

Musée des Arts décoratifs is in Paris 1er, in Paris (Île-de-France).

What is Musée des Arts décoratifs?

Museum of the decorative arts and design located in the Louvre's northwest wing, Paris.

How well known is Musée des Arts décoratifs?

Musée des Arts décoratifs has 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #240 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée des Arts décoratifs?

April to October are the warmest months in Paris 1er, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée des Arts décoratifs?

Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (400 m), Tour Eiffel (2.9 km), Musée d'Orsay (600 m) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1.7 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Musée des Arts décoratifs: Gaël Chardon from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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