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PARIS NEW MUSEUMS Esteemed as much for research and scholarship as for its stupendous collections, the Musée de l’Homme—in the iconic Palais de Chaillot—reopens on October 17 after a six-year total overhaul. New state-of-the-art displays focus on the question, “What does it means to be human?” Exhibitions are filled with the museum’s priceless artifacts, including everything from the 20,000-year-old Venus of Lespugue to Descartes’ skull. There’s something fascinating for all ages here, plus an enticing restaurant and a gift shop. This beautiful new M \