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Museum of the History of France By Jonathan Lohman

The Museum of the History of France or Musée de l'Histoire de France, was built in 1867 by Napoleon III inside the Hotel de Soubise, however the idea started in 1833 with King Louis-Philippe the new King of France. He wanted to change the way people viewed Versailles and decommissioned it as royal residence and gave access to the people by making it into a museum. It was here that he put all the works of art that were created in and about France. He did all of this because he loved history and wanted the French History to be preserved.

Versailles was originally a little hunting shack and was built up throughout the ages. As the house grew so did it’s richness. King Louis XIV was never satisfied with the size of Versailles and he continued building extensions of it. The Museum of the History of France is known for how big it’s collection of art is, how good the quality it is and how diverse everything is. There are a lot of different types of art housed in this museum. They range from subtle styles and techniques to miniatures and monumental art, and from the middle ages all the way to the twentieth century.

Today the Museum of the History of France is as large as ever. It has one of the most complete chronological and thematic areas. It now has paintings and sculptures that show the great events and great figures of history that range from the reign of Henry IV through WWII. This is a very interesting place to visit if you want to learn about France’s rich history.