Musée d'Ennery
The Musée d'Ennery is a state museum on Avenue Foch in the 16th arrondissement in Paris . It has a collection of Asian art from China , Japan and Vietnam from the 17th to 19th centuries.
history
The collection was founded by Clémence d'Ennery, wife of the writer Adolphe Philippe d'Ennery , in the second half of the 19th century. In 1875 she built the present museum in the style of the Second Empire , in 1892 d'Ennery began to transform the house into a museum with the help of Georges Clemenceau and Emile Deshayes . In 1903 d'Ennery signed the house and collection over to the state. In 1908 the house was opened to the public as a museum. The house is listed as a Monument Historique and is now part of the Musée Guimet .
collection
The museum's collection consists of around 7000 art objects that are exhibited in large wooden showcases. In addition to ceramics, paintings and drawings, furniture, sculptures, porcelain, netsuke , figures and dolls are shown, thus providing an insight into everyday life in East Asia between the 17th and 19th centuries.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of the Musée d'Ennery (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 17.8 " N , 2 ° 16 ′ 52.8" E