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Musée National du Moyen AgeMusée de Cluny - Cluny Museum
ABOVE: The main courtyard of the Hôtel de Cluny, which houses the Musée National du Moyen Age. The museum entrance is in the corner, just beyond the tower.
The Louvre may have the Mona Lisa, and the Musée d'Orsay attracts more tour buses, but the Musée National du Moyen Age (a.k.a. the Musée Cluny or the Cluny Museum) is an equally worthwhile destination on the Parisian art-museum scene--at least for visitors with an interest in medieval art, architecture, and culture with a side dish of Roman ruins as a bonus. A museum visitor's guide explains how the institution came about:
In addition to the indoor exhibits, the museum has attractive gardens for adults and children (designed in 2000) that are open to the public without charge. For directions to the museum, opening hours, and a link to the official Musée National du Moyen Age Web site, see this article's visitor information page. Also, we suggest glancing at our captioned Musée de Cluny photos. Next page: Visitor information
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