This outstanding fine arts and decorative arts museum is housed in the Hôtel d'Assézat, an extravagant 16th-century mansion on the Rue de Metz (a little way east of the Pont-Neuf).
The Hôtel d'Assézat is an opulent hôtel particulier that was built for the Capitoul Pierre d'Assézat, who made his fortune from producing plant dye (an important industry at the time).
A unique architectural feature of the building is the courtyard, with its ornate sculptural details and arcaded loggia. The Hôtel d'Assézat has been restored and beautifully displays the collections of the Fondation Bemberg, including paintings, bronze sculptures, and objects of art.
Highlights of the painting collection are works from the Renaissance and modern French School as well as pieces by Impressionists Claude Monet and Eugene Boudin and Post-Impressionists Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard.
