*** (21/08/2017 10:04)
A wonderful surprise this museum. Not very big but with a collection and a setting really worth the visit. There is also a restaurant/bar in its premises. Also the museum is free.

*** (29/01/2017 18:01)
Dusty but authentic

*** (21/09/2017 22:41)
Pleasant surprise. Free entry. Collection includes Rembrandt and Canaletto

*** (05/10/2016 05:01)
Small but interesting museum with few visitors. XVIII century furniture, paintings, ... Close to Carnavalet museum.

*** (11/06/2017 01:54)
Like a cultural refuge from the bustle of the more visited museums of Paris, this wonderful collection is an in situ representation of turn of the century art and decor. I'm not sure why, but admission was free when I visited! Staff could not have been more friendly.

*** (13/03/2017 21:12)
Museum located in the Hôtel Donon in the 3rd arrondissement.
The museum's collection was formed between 1900–1925 by the founders of La Samaritaine department store. The collection is displayed in 20 paneled rooms (4 floors) in the styles of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
The museum contains an exceptional collection of fine art and decorative items, about 1200 items in total, with an emphasis on 18th century France.
Admission is free ! Nearby Carnavalet museum.
Currently (feb.2017-june.2017), exhibition "Serenissime! Venise en fête de Tiepolo à Guardi" : last golden age of Venice, marked by an unprecedented deployment of public and private events : festivities, carnivals, celebrations, regattas and other spectacles.
Paintings of Guardi, Tiepolo, Boucher, ...

*** (26/01/2016 06:58)
The Cognac-Jay collection of mainly 18th century art and small objects (snuff-boxes etc,) is not housed in the family home but in a similar mansion, suitably furnished. Worth a visit if in the vicinity - it is free! - and would combine conveniently with the nearby Musee Carnavalet (also free).

*** (06/02/2016 01:11)
Art and art objects from the 18th century. It's a municipal museum so the entry fee free except for special exhibits. The museum recreates how a mansion was decorated in the 18th c. It was donated to the city by the founder of the Samaritaine department stores.

*** (16/02/2017 04:24)
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful place for free. You can sightseeing the life if rich French person in the past. There are also restroom for free. The souvenir shop is nice. Reasonable price!

*** (23/08/2016 05:39)
Very interesting and free. Collection from 19th and 18th centuries by a department store impresario.