Paris, France Museums
Museums in Paris, France
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Musee PicassoHôtel Salé It seems even famous painters have tax problems, and Pablo Picasso was no exception. To settle the taxes on his estate, the French government “inherited” a large number of his works upon his death... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee du Louvre99 rue de Rivoli, In addition to boasting the richest art collection on the planet, the Louvre is the largest palace in Europe and a great place to imagine the lives of the kings and emperors who once called this ho... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee Carnavalet23 Rue de Sevigne Paris’ Musée Carnavalet, dedicated to the history of Paris, is housed in a unique Parisian 16th-century mansion. The luxury town house, with a typical French center courtyard, was once home to Mad... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee d'Orsay1, rue de la Légion dHonneur Built in what was originally a train station, the building itself is unique and interesting. The museum has an impressive art collection, which dates back to the early 19th century. It is however p... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee Rodin (Rodin Museum)77 rue de Varenne This is where Auguste Rodin spent the last years of his life, from 1908 to 1917. Since then, his superb sculptures and private art collection have been housed here. There are a number of sculptures... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee National du Moyen Age-Thermes et Hotel de Cluny6 Place Paul-Painleve | 5th arrondissement, Paris 75005, France The universally revered Musée National du Moyen Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages, or Cluny for the in crowd) has a slate of concerts featuring, in their intended form, all those texts studen... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Museum of Eroticism (Musee de l'Erotisme)72 boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France In keeping with its location in the Pigalle area - well known for its sex shops and Moulin Rouge cabaret - this museum devoted to erotic art has over 2,000 sculptures, paintings and _objets dart_ ... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee Jacquemart-Andre158 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 75008, France The artist, Nélie Jacquemart, gave up her brushes when she got married. Her passion for art however, continued to blossom, fired by her equally enthusiastic husband who commissioned the building of... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Espace Dali Montmartre11, rue Poulbot Fitted with an unusual lighting and sound system—tailor-made for its peculiar black-walled, underground setting—this museum exhibits relatively little-known works by the surrealist arti... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Army Museum (Musee de l'Armee)129 Rue de Grenelle Situated in the Hotel des Invalides, this museum is dedicated to military history from the Stone Age to the end of World War II. Commemorative objects are displayed in two buildings: the Orient and... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Centre PompidouPlace Georges Pompidou Commonly known as the Beaubourg, this distinctive building was commissioned in 1968 by the then President Georges Pompidou, and opened in 1977. Most Parisians were initially shocked by its unconven... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee de l'OrangerieJardin des Tuileries Take a trip to the beautiful gardens of Tuleries, where the Orangerie Museum is. The museum stocks a host of famous and fabulous artists such as Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso and Henri Rousseau. All th... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musée des Plans-ReliefEsplanade des Invalides If you love old plans and archives, then this is the place for you! Started by Louis XVI, the collection of models and maps shown in this museum covers several centuries. The oldest model, represen... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musee Marmottan Monet2 Rue Louis Boilly Located west of downtown Paris, in the stylish and affluent 16th arrondissement, lies the Musee Marmottan Monet, a small gem of a museum, filled with the works of Impressionist painter Claude Monet... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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Musée de Cluny6 place Paul-Painlevé It is located near the famous Sorbonne University and is one of the best examples of 15th century architecture. The museum showcases armour, chests, ivories, mirrors and hangings which were gathere... View: Details » | Save » | Email to Friend » |
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