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Hotel de Donon Musee Cognacq-Jay Description
The Hôtel de Donon in Marais, built for Médéric de Donon in the 16th C, was completely renovated in 1991 and now accommodates the Musée Cognacq-Jay, which until 1989 was on the Boulevard des Capucines. The valuable Cognacq- Jay collection, assembled by the businessman Ernest Cognacq and his wife Louise Jay and bequeathed to the city in 1928, displays artistic masterpieces of the siècle des lumières (18th C), including works by Fragonard, Boucher and Watteau.
Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art;  Decorative arts display;  Paintings, art collections
Address
Musée Cognacq-Jay
Hôtel de Donon
8 rue Elzévir
F-75003 Paris
France
http://www.paris.fr/musees/cognacq_jay/
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Cost
FREE
Tips
Group visit reserves 5 days in advance and guide tour reserves one day in advance.
Last admission at 5:30 p.m.
Photography prohibited.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Transit
Metro line 1,8,11 : St-Paul, Chemin Vert, Rambuteau
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