Musée des Arts Décoratifs

About

The Museum of Decorative Arts (not to be confused with Les Arts Décoratifs, which is the umbrella association of the museum, the library, etc.) is a Parisian museum, located on Rue de Rivoli, in the Marsan wing of the Palais du Louvre, which aims to enhance applied fine arts and develop links between industry and culture, creation and production. It preserves one of the largest collections of decorative arts in the world. The museum pursues the objective of its foundation: "maintain in France the culture of the arts that pursue the realization of beauty in the useful". It is part of the larger private association MAD (known as Les Arts Décoratifs until January 2018), founded in 1882.