Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume is an arts centre for modern and postmodern photography and media. It is located in the north corner (west side) of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. In 2004, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Centre National de la Photographie and Patrimoine Photographique merged to form the Association de Préfiguration for the Etablissement Public (EPIC) Jeu de Paume. The rectangular building was constructed in 1861 during the reign of Napoleon III. It originally housed real tennis courts; the name of this
Jeu de paume court and vowed that they would not disband before the proclamation of a formal Constitution for France. "Le Jeu de Paume" is a moral ode published in 1791 by André Chénier. In the 1981 film "The French Lieutenant's Woman", socialite Charles Smithson (Jeremy Irons) is seen playing "jeu de paume" in London. The 2014 Whitney Biennial exhibition featured the premiere of the stop-motion film "Jeu de Paume" by Joshua Mosley. Jeu de paume Jeu de paume (; ) is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, though these were eventually