Musée du Luxembourg

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The Musée du Luxembourg is a Parisian art museum known for hosting major temporary exhibitions, often focusing on modern and contemporary art, in a historic setting near the Luxembourg Gardens.

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Musée du Luxembourg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
museum in Paris
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
buildingPartOf Luxembourg Palace complex
category Art museums and galleries in Paris
Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris
Monuments historiques of Paris
city Paris
country France
exhibitionThemes contemporary art retrospectives
major monographic exhibitions
modern art retrospectives
thematic exhibitions on European art
exhibitionType temporary exhibitions only
floorArea approximately 800 square metres
formerRole first French museum dedicated to living artists
precursor to Musée d’Orsay for 19th‑century art
foundedBy Louis XVIII of France
governingBody Senate of France
surface form: French Senate
hasCollectionType contemporary art
historical art exhibitions
modern art
hasFacility bookshop
café
hasVisitorPolicy ticketed entry
hasWebsite https://museeduluxembourg.fr
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France
inception 1818
languageOfInformation English
French
languageOfSignage French
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
locatedNear Luxembourg Gardens
locatedOn Rue de Vaugirard
nearTransport Luxembourg RER station
Saint-Sulpice metro station
notableFor contemporary art exhibitions
modern art exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
operator Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
surface form: Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Grand Palais
originalFunction museum of living artists
ownedBy Senate of France
surface form: French Senate
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
reopening 1994
2010

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6th arrondissement of Paris contains Musée du Luxembourg
Whistler's Mother exhibitedAt Musée du Luxembourg
Elizabeth Nourse hasWorkInCollection Musée du Luxembourg