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A dozen museums in France free in June

By Susan Spano, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
02:19 PM PDT, June 13, 2008

If you're in Paris this month, it won't cost a cent to see the unicorn tapestries at the National Museum of the Middle Ages, also known as the Cluny Museum, or the Palace of Tau in Reims, where the kings of France dressed for their coronations. That's because the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has announced that through the end of the month, no admission will be charged to see permanent collections at more than a dozen museums, including the Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget, National Museum of Asian Art (Musée Guimet) in Paris, the National Museum Adrien Dubouché in Limoges, which features the famed porcelain, and others.

As part of the program, the Musée d'Orsay, pictured, is free for visitors 18 to 25 years old, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Info: us.franceguide.com/press/Free-admission-to-14-National-Museums.html?nodeID=422&EditoID=193147.

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