How Do You Tour Paris Musee De Cluny?
There are times when it seems that Paris has as many museums as it does sidewalk cafes, and so the culture-loving traveler finds herself spoiled for choice. Everybody knows about museums like the Louvre, Centre Pompidou and Musée d’Orsay, but if you’d like to try something that’s not on page 1 of everybody’s guide book, check out the Musée de Cluny, also known by its proper name, the Musée National du Moyen Age–Thermes & Hôtel de Cluny. Located in the Latin Quarter, its buildings and collections span centuries in a mix that could only work in France. The museum is located at 6, place Paul Painlevé, just north of the Sorbonne and between the Boulevard Saint-Michel, Boulevard Saint-Germain and rue du Sommerard in the fifth arrondissement. Enter off the Place Paul-Painlevé, cross the courtyard, turn right, buy a ticket and go in by the gift shop. Go left, to the east, and Room II features a retablo of Christ’s passion, as well as a sixteenth century tapestry of wine harvesters. The next
