Jeu de Paume

Created to display photography and modern art, the Jeu de Paume is conveniently situated in the scenic Tuileries. The museum presents all sorts of images ranging from electronic media to the photography, affording new views on the ever-expanding world of modern art. There are always changing exhibitions, and I was lucky enough to see that of portraitist Richard Avedon’s (which ends September 27 2008). Minimalist photographs of people in a white background stripped the composition of any bias, leaving only the geography of the face for interpretation. The spirit of interpretation and art is always present in Jeu de Paume. 

Address: 1 place de la Concorde, 1er

Tel: 01 47 03 12 52

Hours: Tuesday noon to 9 pm, Wednesday – Friday noon to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 7 pm 

Ticket Prices: 7 euros, 4 euros (reduced admission)

Metro: Concorde  

http://www.jeudepaume.org