A temple for Ancien Régime decorative arts
In the early 20th century, Moïse de Camondo, a wealthy French banker of Sephardic Jewish descent, built a mansion built to house his collection of 18th-century furniture and decorative arts. The house near the Parc Monceau was modeled after the Petit Trianon palace at Versailles and contains a breathtaking array of objets d’art from the French Regency and the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Artworks by Houdon, Guardi and Oudry complement collections of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain, gilded decorative objects and exquisite tapestries. Moïse de Camondo bequeathed the mansion and its contents to the French state to honor his son Nissim who died in World War I while serving as a pilot in the French Air Force. The museum will be closed until the beginning of 2026 due to renovation work.
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