The
Palais Galliera, formally known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, is a museum of fashion and fashion history located in the
16th arrondissement of Paris, France. Following the death of her husband in 1876, the
Duchess of Galliera gave land and funds for the erection of a museum to house his collection of paintings and fine art that she proposed to give to the state. The building was completed in 1894, but the collections were in fact donated to
Genoa, Italy, where they are now displayed at the
Palazzo Rosso and the
Palazzo Bianco.
Photograph credit: Joe deSousa