F Train to Paris

In which a Jewish family from Brooklyn moves to Paris, France for two years of work, school, and adventures.

 

Tonight is "La Nuit des Musees," and over a thousand museums throughout Europe are open, many of them free, until 1am. Dozens of Paris museums are participating. For our family, this event provided an interesting  way to spend the last few hours of a long, long Shabbat, which ends just after 10pm at this time of year. A number of museums are within walking distance of our home, so we had an early dinner and then headed over to the Musee Guimet, which houses a collection of Asian art. There was a line to get in, but it was not too long and moved quickly. About a third of the museum was closed, but we spent about an hour seeing the rest of the collection, featuring mostly sculptures from Cambodia, Thailand, China, Tibet, and Nepal.

Shabbat was still not quite over, and we had promised the kids that we'd stop by the video store and go out for dessert. To kill a little more time, we went (over tired E.'s very strong objections) to the Musee Galliera, a fashion museum located in a beautiful mansion that happens to be directly on the way from the Musee Guimet to the video store. This museum is open only when there is a temporary exhibit; the current one seems to be about French and Dutch fashion in the 18th century, but we rushed through it and it was packed.  I'll have to go back when I have more time, no tired children with me, and the crowds are a bit thinner.

posted by: pariskleinmans at 22:13 | link | comments (1) |

#1  17 May 2005 - 14:23

 

Sounds like quite a fun evening!
-delaïdo

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