Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Musée des Monuments français / Museum of French Monuments

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

1. Musée des Monuments français / Museum of French Monuments Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ancien couvent des Petits Augustins dans lequel Alexandre Lenoir installa le Musée des Monuments français partir de 1790

(English translation:)

Former convent of Petits Augustins in which Alexandre Lenoir installed the Museum of French Monuments from 1790.

Erected by Mairie de Paris.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 48° 51.397′ N, 2° 20.077′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Marker is at the intersection of Rue Bonaparte and Rue des Beaux Arts, on the right when traveling south on Rue Bonaparte. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Rue Bonaparte, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jorge Luis Borges (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Wilde (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Conseil National de Pays Tchéques / The National Council of Czech Lands (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Le Marechal Lyautey / Marshal Lyautey (within shouting distance of this marker); Edouard Manet (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoré de Balzac (within shouting distance of this marker); Henri Troyat (within shouting distance of this marker); Racine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. Musée des Monuments français (1795–1816) (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: "The Musée des Monuments français was a French art museum, created in 1795 on the initiative of Alexandre Lenoir. It displayed sculptures and other objects, many salvaged on Lenoir's own initiative from the destructions of the French Revolution. It was established in the former convent of the Petits-Augustins on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, now part of the campus of the Beaux-Arts de Paris....Following the nationalization of religious properties on 2 November 1789, the revolutionary government's Monuments Commission in late 1790 created a depository of cultural artefacts in the just-disestablished Augustinian convent
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

2. Musée des Monuments français / Museum of French Monuments Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here in the right-center of the picture, about 2 meters off the ground.
of the Petits-Augustins. The following year, it appointed Lenoir, then a young painter, to administer the facility."

(Submitted on June 27, 2022.)

2. Alexandre Lenoir (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: "Marie Alexandre Lenoir (27 December 1761 – 11 June 1839) was a French archaeologist. Self-taught, he devoted himself to saving France's historic monuments, sculptures and tombs from the ravages of the French Revolution, notably those of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Geneviève."

(Submitted on June 27, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.