Cognacq-Jay Museum, Paris
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The Marais District
11 attractions · 13h 7min · transit route
Tickets ~€16
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About Cognacq-Jay Museum
The Cognacq-Jay Museum houses a collection of roughly 1,200 European artworks from the 18th century, assembled by Ernest Cognacq and his wife Marie-Louise Jay, founders of the La Samaritaine department store. The collection occupies the Hôtel Donon, a classified historic townhouse built in 1575 in the Marais district. Visitors can see paintings by Rembrandt, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Fragonard, Boucher, and Watteau, alongside sculptures by Houdon and a selection of period furniture, porcelain, and jewellery.
Cognacq-Jay Museum — Planning Your Visit
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Ernest Cognacq started as a street vendor near the Pont-Neuf with a single market stall. By 1925, that stall had become La Samaritaine, one of Paris's largest department stores, with annual revenues exceeding one billion francs. The entire museum collection was funded by retail profits rather than aristocratic wealth.
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