Giacometti Institute with his Studio

Paris has a new and very important addition to its art museums:  the Giacometti Foundation has opened a new "Institute" (the terminology can be confusing) which includes the artist's studio, reconstructed essentially as it was left at his death in 1966, including many of his works. Two sides are glassed floor-to ceiling, so everything is visible (see the extra!) The building was built by Paul Fallot (1877-1941),  a leader of the Art Deco movement, as his mansion and studio; it has been beautifully restored to accommodate the institute. The main blip includes a lovely window, as well as photos  of Giacometti's works by Peter Lindbergh (a veteran German photographer) which are part of the current exhibition (through March 24th--very much worth seeing if you can get to it).

Next day:  I've posted a photo of the stairs to Giacometti's original  studio 1926-1966) which I took in November 2007