Museums/Galleries in Paris

Museums/Galleries in Paris

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Chocostory: Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat
Considering that a daily dose of chocolate is practically obligatory...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
It took 10 years and $114 million to transform the City of Architecture...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Espace Salvador-Dalí
One of several museums dedicated to the Surrealist master, the...
Museums / Galleries Montmartre
 
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
There's no shortage of museums in Paris, but this eye-catching...
Museums / Galleries Montparnasse
 
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Photography has deep roots in Montparnasse, as great experimenters...
Museums / Galleries Montparnasse
 
Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent
With his business partner, Pierre Bergé, the iconic late...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution
With a parade of taxidermied animals ranging from the tiniest...
Museums / Galleries The Latin Quarter
 
Institut du Monde Arabe
This eye-catching metal-and-glass tower by Architect Jean Nouvel...
Museums / Galleries, Libraries The Latin Quarter
 
La Maison Rouge
Former gallery owner Antoine de Galbert established this art...
Museums / Galleries Eastern Paris
 
Le 104
This offbeat art space, called Le Cent Quatre, is worth the trek...
Museums / Galleries Eastern Paris
 
Le Musée de la Préfecture de Police
Crime buffs will enjoy this museum hidden on the second floor...
Museums / Galleries The Latin Quarter
 
Les Arts Décoratifs
Sharing a wing of the Musée du Louvre, but with a separate...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
The Louvre
The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Maison de Baccarat
Designer Philippe Starck brought an irreverent Alice in Wonderland...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Much of the credit for the city's ascendancy as a hub of international...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée Carnavalet
If it has to do with Paris history, it's here. A fascinating...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée Cernuschi
Wealthy Milanese banker and patriot Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Cognacq-Jay
One of the loveliest museums in Paris, this 16th-century rococo-style...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
This excellent museum traces the tempestuous history of French...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Although the city's modern-art museum hasn't generated a buzz...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Musée Dapper
A well-curated museum dedicated to African art, the Dapper is...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Musée de l'Érotisme
What better place for the Museum of Erotic Art than smack in...
Museums / Galleries Montmartre
 
Musée de l'Orangerie
People line up for hours to see Claude Monet's huge, meditative...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Mark this down as one of Paris's most bizarre—and fascinating—collections...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée de la Marine
Inside this charming, little-known museum is a treasure trove...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Musée de la Poupée
Home to an impressive collection of dolls through the centuries...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée de la Vie Romantique
A visit to the charming Museum of the Romantic Life, dedicated...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée de Montmartre
In its turn-of-the-20th-century heyday, the building—now...
Museums / Galleries Montmartre
 
Musée Delacroix
The final home of artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)...
Museums / Galleries St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Science buffs should not miss this cavernous museum, Europe's...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée du Jeu de Paume
This 19th-century building at the entrance to the Jardin des...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
 
Musée du Parfum
More of a showroom than a museum, the small exhibit run by parfumier...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée du Quai Branly
Paris's newest museum was built by top architect Jean Nouvel...
Museums / Galleries Around the Eiffel Tower
 
Musée du Vin
Fans of wine making will enjoy this quirky museum housed in a...
Museums / Galleries Western Paris
 
Musée Edith Piaf
True fans will appreciate the tiny two-room apartment where the...
Museums / Galleries Eastern Paris
 
Musée Grévin
If you like wax museums, this one founded in 1882 ranks with...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Guimet
One of the best smaller museums in Paris, the Guimet National...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Musée Gustave Moreau
A visit to the quirky town house and studio of painter Gustave...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Jacquemart-André
Perhaps the city's best small museum, the opulent Musée...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Maillol
Bronzes by Art Deco sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), whose...
Museums / Galleries St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Musée Marmottan Monet
A few years ago the underrated Marmottan tacked "Monet" onto...
Museums / Galleries Western Paris
 
Musée National de la Légion d'Honneur
A must for military-history buffs only, the National Museum of...
Museums / Galleries St-Germain-des-Prés
 
Musée National du Moyen-Age
Built on the ruins of Lutecia's Roman Baths, the Hôtel...
Museums / Galleries The Latin Quarter
 
Musée National Jean-Jacques Henner
French artist Jean-Jacques Henner (1829-1905) was a star in his...
Museums / Galleries Western Paris
 
Musée Nissim de Camondo
The story of the Camondo family is steeped in tragedy, and it's...
Museums / Galleries Les Grands Boulevards
 
Musée Picasso
To the chagrin of Picasso fans everywhere, this immensely popular...
Museums / Galleries The Marais
 
Musée Rodin
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) briefly made his home and studio in...
Museums / Galleries Around the Eiffel Tower
 
Musée Zadkine
The sculptor Ossip Zadkine spent nearly four decades living in...
Museums / Galleries Montparnasse
 
Palais de la Découverte
This science museum and planetarium behind the Grand Palais has...
Museums / Galleries, Observatories / Planetariums The Champs-Élysées
 
Palais de Tokyo
In a space that was derelict for more than a decade, this Art...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Palais Galliera
This regal mansion, built from 1878 to 1894, is closed for renovation...
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces The Champs-Élysées
 
Pavillon de l'Arsenal
If your knowledge of Paris history is nul (negligible), stop...
Museums / Galleries Eastern Paris
 
Petit Palais
The little cousin of the Grand Palais across the street has a...
Museums / Galleries The Champs-Élysées
 
Pinacothèque de Paris
When this hugely popular picture gallery opened in 2003, skeptics...
Museums / Galleries Around the Louvre
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