Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly

Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly
Established	?
Location	380, rue Saint-Honoré, Paris
Type	History of eyeglasses and lenses
Website	http://www.paris.org/Musees/Marly.Lunettes/info.html

The Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly is a museum of eyeglasses located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, at 380 rue Saint-Honoré. It is open Tuesday through Saturday; an admission fee is charged.

The museum was created by Pierre Marly, optician to crowned heads, public figures and celebrities. It contains almost 3,000 objects, ranging from spectacles dating from the thirteenth century through wooden Eskimo sunglasses, with a permanent exhibition of lorgnettes, glasses, telescopes, and binoculars of all shapes and sizes. Items of interest include glasses made for cats and dogs, Maria Callas' contact lens, and glasses belonging to Princess Victoire of France (daughter of Louis XV), the Dalai Lama, Marlene Dietrich, Sammy Davis, Jr., Elton John, and lorgnettes belonging to Sarah Bernhardt.

See also

• List of museums in Paris

References

• Kristan Lawson and Anneli S. Rufus, Weird Europe: A Guide to Bizarre, Macabre, and Just Plain Weird Sights, Macmillan, 1999, page 67. ISBN 0312198736.
• Paris.org description
• Museums of Paris description
• Paris Guide description
• Paris.fr description (French)

Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 2°19′34″E / 48.86778°N 2.32611°E / 48.86778; 2.32611