WWII/Nazi looting history at Jeu de Paume?

I've only seen the plaque on the outside. It's on the wall facing toward the gardens (and the Orangerie across the way). There's never been an exhibition on that was of interest to me to go inside. Let us know what you find!

This is a famous site prior to WW2 and the German occupation of Paris.

It's the event that could be viewed as the precursor to the outbreak of the French Revolution, the event that set off the "storming of the Bastille" (La chute de la Bastille). In late June 1789 members of the Third Estate met there, declared and acknowledged its political power. as representatives of France , thereby challenging the dominance of the aristocracy and monarchy.

In English we call this singular event "The Tennis Court Oath"...a couple of weeks later on 14 July the storming of the Bastille took place, say this term "The Tennis Court Oath" to the French, chances are they won't know what you're referring to since to them this was not a tennis court.

Thank you for sharing this WWII history, it makes me want to revisit this museum.

The Jeu de Paume was very popular in its day, so there were a number of Salles du Jeu de Paume around. I believe the députés of the Third Estate actually swore their oath at the Salle in Versailles, not far from the Château. When I visited, the documentation was only in French. Foreigners rarely visited.

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/estate/royal-tennis-court

And it’s possible they could have sworn again in Paris at this Salle.

@ Barbara....You're right. I stand corrected. Thanks for the information. They had to move to the Salle du Jeu de Paume from the Chateau.

Tara, The Musée de la Résistance website has an entry about Rose Valland, very inspiring, how one individual can make a difference.
http://museedelaresistanceenligne.org/media7065-Rose-Valland

Google Translate, I couldn’t find an English version of this website.

SO.

If you take the Paris Walks tour "Paris during the Occupation and Liberation" - every Thursday at 1030 am, they bring her up when ending the tour here!

See the book "The Monuments Men" about the group of experts formed by the Allies to hunt down and ferret out art and historical items looted by the Germans. by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter

There is also a movie but as so often, the book is better.

There is an article about Rose Valland in an art magazine that tells her story and shows the plaque on the side of the Jeu de Paume, https://www.thecollector.com/rose-valland-art-historian-spy-nazi/

It looks like it's the only thing about her and if the official website of the museum doesn't say anything about what happened there and what this courageous woman did, then it is rather sad.