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Continue along Avenue du Président-Wilson and turn left onto rue de Galliera, then left onto Avenue Pierre I de Serbie and the Musée Galliera will be on your left. Also known as
the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, this museum is devoted to the evolution of fashion. It opened in 1977 in the Renaissance style palace built for the Duchess of Galliera in 1892. The collection comprises approximately 70,000 items, ranging from 18th-century clothing to underwear and accessories. It also includes clothes worn by famous women, including Marie-Antoinette, the Empress Josephine and Grace Kelly. It even includes the famous black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Musée Galliera
Open for exhibitions only: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun (from 2pm on some public hols)
Website:
www.galliera.paris.frTel: 01. 56 52 86 00
Musée du Cristal de Baccarat
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Walk up rue de Chaillot and turn left onto rue Freycinet and Places des Etats-Unis will be across Avenue d’Iéna. Place des États-Unis is home to a number of embassies, including some of the wealthier Middle-Eastern ones, as well as, of course, the one that gives the square its name: the United States of America. This tree-lined square is about 140 metres long and 30 metres wide and is a pleasantly shady spot, popular with office workers during lunchtime.
Trocadéro
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