Iéna: history and sights
Served by: metro line 9.
Did you know?
Named after Napoleon's victory at Jena (1806), the station serves the Musée Guimet, dedicated to Asian art. The museum holds one of the richest collections of Asian art outside Asia, built from collections first assembled in the 19th century.
Anecdote
The Guimet Museum holds one of the richest collections of Asian art outside Asia.
Audio guide
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Around Iéna
- Musée national de la Marine, 600 m away — Naval collections tracing French maritime history, housed in the west wing of the Palais de Chaillot, built for the 1937 World's Fair.
- Musée Guimet, 30 m away — The national museum of Asian arts, home to one of the richest collections of Asian art outside Asia, founded in the 19th century.
- Palais de Tokyo, 290 m away — A huge contemporary art centre housed in an Art Deco building built for the 1937 World's Fair.
- Musée d'Art Moderne, 350 m away — A municipal museum devoted to 20th- and 21st-century art, with works by Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani.