Top 100 best museums in Paris

The Arc de Triomphe, a historic monument, is situated in the heart of Charles de Gaulle Square, on the western side of the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. The monument stands at a height of 45 meters, a width of 22 meters, and a length of 49 meters. This iconic structure is a significant symbol of French history and a prominent landmark in the city.

The Opéra Garnier, also known as Palais Garnier, is an opera house in Paris. It is located in the 9th arrondissement and is one of the most striking buildings in the French capital. This architectural masterpiece is a must-see for anyone visiting Paris, offering a glimpse into the city's rich cultural and artistic history.

Originally a railway station, this Beaux-Arts building now houses Musée d'Orsay, one of the largest art museums in Europe. The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is an art museum that covers the history of Western art between 1848 and 1914, with a strong emphasis on 19th-century French art. The museum has a ren

L’ Atelier des Lumières, located at 38 rue Saint-Maur in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, is a digital art center that opened its doors on April 13, 2018. This unique venue offers immersive digital exhibitions, where thousands of digitized works of art are displayed in high resolution and set in motion to the rhythm of music.

The Louvre Museum in Paris is the largest art museum in the world. The museum is located inside the Louvre Palace which was once the residence of the French kings. It began its existence as a 12th-century fortress and its parts can still be seen in today’s Louvre. The palace was turned into a public

The Château de Vincennes is a significant historical site, once serving as a royal residence. It is situated just east of Paris, within the municipality of Vincennes. This location offers visitors the opportunity to explore a piece of French royal history while also enjoying the surrounding area of Vincennes.

The Panthéon, located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, is a significant historical monument. Originally, it was constructed as a church dedicated to Sainte-Geneviève in the 18th century. The architect behind this grand structure was Jacques Germain Soufflot. His vision was to create a classical building with the lightness of a Gothic cathedral. However, due to structural reasons, the open walls were made more massive during construction.

The Hôtel de la Marine, also known as Hôtel du Garde-Meuble, is a historic building situated in the heart of Paris. It is located in the famous Place de la Concorde, to the east of Rue Royale. This location makes it easily accessible and a convenient stop for tourists exploring the city.

Many impressionist artworks of mainly French artists are exhibited in the Musee de l'Orangerie museum near the Tuileries gardens in Paris. Paintings from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century are on display in the museum, including works of art by Renoir, Picasso, Cézanne and man

Visit the former workshop of the founder of modern sculpting - Auguste Rodin. Opened in 1919, the Musée Rodin museum houses a great collection of his works. The exhibition includes more than 6000 of Rodin's sculptures, as well as his drawings and photographs. Be sure to explore the adjacent garden a

The Musée de l'Armée (the Army Museum) in paris is located in the Cathédrale de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, which is part of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Its historical military collection comprises more than 500,000 objects from the Middle Ages to modern times, including pieces like photos, pai

The Musée Marmottan Monet museum is one of the museums of fine arts in Paris. Art historian Paul Marmottan donated his city palace and art collection to the Académie des beaux-arts in 1932. In addition to the collection of Jules and Paul Marmottan, the museum has the largest collection in the world

The Cartier Foundation, also known as Fondation Cartier, is a notable building in Paris that houses the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. It is situated on Raspail Boulevard in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France. The building was inaugurated in 1994 and has since been a significant location for contemporary art.

Dalí Paris, previously known as Espace Dalí, is a museum situated in Paris, France. It is conveniently located near the renowned Place du Tertre, in the Montmartre area. This location is not only famous for its artistic history but also for its vibrant and bohemian atmosphere, making it an interesting area to explore before or after your visit to the museum.

The Musée Yves-Saint-Laurent Paris is a museum dedicated to the renowned fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. It is situated at 5, avenue Marceau, in the very building where the fashion house was once located. This location adds a layer of authenticity and historical significance to the museum, making it a unique destination for those interested in fashion and the life and work of Yves Saint Laurent.

The Jacquemart-André Museum (Musee Jacquemart-André) is a museum in a former private hotel (city palace) in Paris. Its collection is brought together by a private collector; Édouard André in 1875. He mainly collected works by old Italian masters, which he bought with his wife Nélie Jacquemart. His w

The Musée National du Moyen Âge museum, also known as Musée de Cluny, holds six spectacular tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn. The building itself combines both Gothic and Renaissance elements. It was built around 1485 and converted into a museum after the death of Alexandre du Sommerard, a

The Musée du quai Branly museum is a large ethnographic museum in Paris. With four buildings, the museum, designed by architect Jean Nouvel, covers an area of ​​40,600 m², with one wall of 200 meters long and 12 meters high covered with plants on the outside, designed by the French botanist Patrick

Built on the site of a former bowling alley, this overwhelming building opened in 2014. It was designed by the famous visionary architect Frank O. Gehry from Los Angeles in close cooperation with Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. The design was

The Musée Nissim de Camondo is a museum that is located on the edge of the Parc Monceau in Paris. The museum is housed in the 20th-century residence of the Camondo family. The former private collection of this family is exhibited here, which mainly consists of 18th-century French furniture. This col

The City of Paris Fine Art Museum is housed in the Petit Palais in Paris, which was built for the 1900 World's Fair (the 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition")) by the architect Charles Girault. The museum holds and exhibits a large collection of ancient and modern art, including paint

The Grevin Museum (Musée Grévin) in Paris was established in 1882 and is one of Europe's oldest wax museums. The Grevin Museum has around 450 waxworks of French and internationally renowned people such as Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Elton John, Vladimir Putin, Louis de Funès, Stromae, Nolwenn Leroy a

The Musée des Arts Forains - Collection Jean-Paul Favand is a private museum in Paris that is dedicated to funfair objects. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of objects from 1850 and 1950, including 14 amusement rides, 16 fair stalls and restored attractions, 18 sets of historical works, a

The Musée Carnavalet is the museum in Paris for the history of the city with a very wide collection. The museum consists of the Hôtel de Carnavalet and the Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, together accounting for around a hundred rooms. The Hôtel Carnavalet was built in 1548 by Count Jacques des

Le Jardin des Plantes is a botanical garden in Paris that also houses a zoo, the Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes. The garden is located on the left bank of the Seine, and has been part of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle since 1793. The site covers around 28 hectares and next to the zoo and

The Center Georges Pompidou, or just Centre Pompidou is a leading center for modern art in Paris. It was opened in February 1977, by former French President Pompidou, who wanted a large public center in Paris where all forms of modern art and cultural expressions could find a home. This inside-out b

The Musée des arts et métiers (Museum of arts and professions) is a museum in Paris that houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, which was founded in 1794. The museum has a collection of more than 80,000 objects, of which 40,000 are exhibited in the museum, including

The Picasso Museum in Paris (Musée Picasso Paris) is housed in the Hotel Salé, where it gives an overview of the work of Pablo Picasso. The collection by Picasso is the largest collection in the world of works by Picasso, who spent a large part of his life in France and is organized thematically. In

The Grand Palais is a Beaux-Arts building that was erected for the 1900 World Exposition. Nowadays it houses many exhibitions beneath its huge Art Nouveau glass roof. The complex comprises of several separate galeries nationales (individual exhibition rooms) and also of the Palace de la Découverte,

The Mémorial de la Shoah (Center de documentation juive contemporaine, CDJC) is the central memorial to the Holocaust in France, located in Paris. Focus is the persecution of the Jews in occupied France and under the Vichy regime from 1940-1944. The Mémorial de la Shoah is also a museum where visito

The Expiatory Chapel, or Chapelle expiatoire, is situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. This location is easily accessible and is surrounded by other notable Parisian landmarks, making it a convenient stop for tourists exploring the city.

The Musée de La Poste is a unique museum dedicated to the postal history and philately of France. Operated by the French postal operator La Poste, the museum offers a deep dive into the evolution of postal services in France. From the early days of mail delivery to the modern era of philately, the museum showcases a wide range of exhibits that tell the story of France's postal history.

Musée National des Arts Asiatiques - Musée Guimet is a French museum of Asian art in Paris. Although the museum now covers almost all of East Asia, focus is on archaeological pieces and classical oriental art, with few to no contemporary or ethnological pieces. There is however an extensive textile

The Musée de Montmartre museum in Paris maps the bohemian history of Montmartre (a large hill in Paris). It is located in a building that dates back to the 17th century where painters such as Renoir lived and worked. The collection consists of a series of paintings, posters, photographs and various

The Museum of Modern Art City of Paris or MAM (Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris) is a modern art museum in the French capital of Paris. It is located in the east wing of the Palais de Tokyo, while the west wing is intended for contemporary art activities and exhibitions related to painting a

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is a museum for applied art and design in Paris. The museum was opened in 1905 in the west wing of the Louvre and now holds a collection of around 150,000 objects, of which 6,000 are presented to the public in its exhibitions. It is subdivided into chronological departm

The institut du monde arabe (Institute of the Arab World) is a building and an organization in Paris. The building houses, among other things, the Museum of the Arab World and a library. It is part of the Grands Travaux which is the legacy of the presidency of François Mitterrand. The building was d

The Grande Galerie de l'Évolution (Great Gallery of Evolution) is part of the French Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, located in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. This museum focuses on the evolution of the animal and plant world. The first floor focuses on marine animal species. Land life is t

Visit the Maison de Victor Hugo where the famous writer who is one of the most famous representatives of Romanticism spent 16 years of his life, and enjoy its unique atmosphere. Each room in the apartment of Victor Hugo describes a certain period of his life in detail - before, during and after exil

The Palais de la découverte is a science museum in Paris that is housed in the west wing of the 19th-century Grand Palais. The museum was founded in the run-up to the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, which took place in Paris in 1937. There are permanent exhibits

The Museum of Jewish Art and History (Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme) is a museum in Paris that is housed in the Hôtel de St-Aignan in Le Marais, where it brings together a number of collections that were previously spread throughout Paris. It is dedicated to French-Jewish culture from the Mi

The Musée Gustave-Moreau (Gustave Moreau Museum) is an art museum in Paris that is dedicated to the works of the painter Gustave Moreau (1826-1898). The building that houses the museum was originally Moreau's apartment. In 1895, the artist had it converted into a studio and a museum for his works. T

Palais de Tokyo in Paris is the largest centre in Europe dedicated to contemporary art exhibitions. Having no permanent exhibitions, the place is very dynamic and always offers something new with alternative forms of art, with its main focus on the emerging French and international art scene. Apart

The Musée du Luxembourg is a museum in Paris. It was the first European museum to exhibit art in public for the first time, and the first museum for contemporary art. Nowadays it is mainly used for temporary exhibitions with works by both classical as well as modern artists.

The Musée de la musique in Paris (Music Museum Paris) has a collection of hundreds of musical instruments collected by the Conservatoire de Paris. The museum collection includes instruments that were used in classical and folk music from the 15th century to the present. The collection of this Music

The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Museum of hunting and nature) in Paris is a private museum that holds the collections of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature. Exhibits focus on the relationships between humans and the natural environment through the traditions and practice

Musée Bourdelle is a museum in Paris that is located in the former residence and studio of the French sculptor Émile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). The museum exhibits an important art collection of his work. It was founded in 1949. Like Auguste Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle wanted to leave a museum at t

The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) is a center for contemporary photographic art in Paris that holds and exhibits a collection dedicated to contemporary creation. It consists of around 20,000 works of art, mostly photographs (silver and digital photography) and videos. The Maison europée

Mundolingua is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to language and linguistics. Organized on two levels, the museum features touchscreens, recordings, games and objects that illustrate the various subjects.

The Cité des enfants in paris is designed to accommodate children aged 2 to 12 at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie. It is divided into two spaces: space for 2 to 7 years, and space for 5 to 12 years. The former space is a space for actively experimenting and exploring that offers a series of

Established in the 1930s, the Aquarium de la Porte Dorée is located on the bottom floor of the impressive Palais de la Porte Dorée. Visitors to the aquarium can see various species of fish, reptiles, turtles and discover more about marine life. The living collection includes more than 15,000 animals

The Musée Cernuschi is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to Asian arts with a collection that focuses on the Far East: China, Japan, Korea. The Italian-French politician and economist Henri Cernuschi had left his collections in 1896 to the city of Paris, after which the Musée Cernuschi was opened

The Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume (National Jeu de Paume Gallery) is a contemporary art museum in Paris. The building was built in 1861 under Napoleon III and was initially used as a sports hall for the ball game Jeu de Paume, nowadays also called real tennis. From 1909 onward, the rooms served

The Musée de la vie romantique museum is one of the three literary museums in Paris together with Maison de Balzac and Maison de Victor Hugo. It displays works of romantic authors - e.g. sculptures by Bartholdi, paintings by Ary Scheffer and also many items connected to the persona of George Sand.

The Musée Maillol is a private art museum founded in 1995 in Paris. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of works of French sculptor, painter, and printmaker Aristide Maillol and other works of art from the period of the 20th century. Furthermore, temporary exhibitions are organized in the mus

The National Marine Museum is the national navy museum in Paris that was founded in 1827. The museum is currently located in the Palais de Chaillot where a collection is exhibited that has the collection of Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau from 1748 at its core, who was a French physician, naval engin

Cité des Sciences et de L'Industrie is Europe's largest science museum, located in Paris. Cité des Sciences tries to promote science and uses interactive ways of spreading knowledge. Here visitors can explore some of the permanent exhibitions such as Light Games or The Great Story of the Universe. P

The Musée des Archives Nationales is a museum in Paris that is housed in the Hôtel de Soubise, with exhibitions with objects from the collections of the government archives. The museum aims to provide document-based perspective on the history and the evolution of French society. The museum organizes

The Museum of the Legion of Honor (Musée national de la Légion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie) is a museum of orders of merit and orders of chivalry, housed in the Hôtel de Salm, built in 1782 by architect Pierre Rousseau for Frederick III, Prince of Salm-Kyrburg, in Paris. The collection of

The Musée de l'Homme is an anthropology museum in Paris that is one of the seven departments of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. The Musée de l'Homme occupies most of the Passy wing of the Palais de Chaillot.

The Musée Cognacq-Jay is an art museum in Paris that was founded by Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838-1925) and her husband Ernest Cognacq (1839-1928). The founders and owners of the La Samaritaine department store built a large collection of valuable furniture and works of art from between 1900 and 1925. The

The Musée en Herbe is a museum in Paris that organizes educative courses on artistic, scientific and civic themes, designed specifically for children. Games of observation, imagination and identification allow children to discover works of art and exhibits. The exhibitions are based on the works of

Musée Galliera, or Palais Galliera, The City of Paris Fashion Museum is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to fashion. The museum has only 550 m² of exhibition space available in five rooms in the relatively small Palais Galliera. The collection includes 30,000 garments of the last three centuries,

The Musée national Eugène Delacroix (Musée Delacroix) is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to the French Romantic artist regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school Eugène Delacroix. The museum is located in the former home of Delacroix, where both his studio and apartment can be visited.

The Cité nationale de l'histoire de l 'immigration (CNH, Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration) is a museum dedicated to immigration to France, located in Paris. The permanent exhibition covers 1,100 m² and is dedicated to immigration to France since the early 19th century, focusing on the following

The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is located in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. It is a zoo that is part of the organization of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. The Ménagerie was opened in 1794, making it the oldest in the world after Tiergarten Schönbrunn, which is located in Vienna. Ma

The Musée de la Cinémathèque is a museum of cinema history in Paris that illustrates the living history of moving pictures and pre-cinema, from their origins to the present day all over the world. The collection the museum holds and exhibits comprises more that 5,000 objects related to movies, inclu

Atelier Brancusi is a French glyptotheque that is related to the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture in Paris. Located on Georges Pompidou Square, it is designed to reproduce the studio of the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi. It is a national museum of modern art in Paris.

The Paris Sewers Museum (Musée des égouts de Paris) features an exhibitions about the history of Parisian sewers, the role of sewer workers, the sanitation process and other topics related to the sewers. The sewers themselves are still in use. This exhibition is for people who can tolerate unpleasan

The Musée de la Préfecture de Police is a museum that is housed in the Hôtel de police in Paris that is dedicated to police history. The collection of this police museum in Paris contains photographs, letters, memorabilia, and drawings that illustrate major events in the history of France, famous cr

The Panthéon Bouddhique in Paris is related to Musée Guimet. It is the part of the Guimet Museum that aims to put the original plan of Emile Guimet into practice to increase the knowledge of Eastern religions - in this case of Buddhism from China and Japan - with interesting objects in the field of

The Zadkine Museum (Musée Zadkine) is a small museum in Paris with works by Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967), a Russian-born artist who lived in France. The museum is located in the house and studio where he lived and worked from 1928 until his death. There are around 400 sculptures, gouaches, works on pap

Art Ludique - The Museum is a museum in Paris that is dedicated to contemporary art arising from the entertainment industry. The museum holds several temporary exhibitions each year and is preparing a permanent exhibition with the most influential figurative narrative artists of the last few centuri

The Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy in Paris, in the Jardin des plantes, is part of the French National Museum of Natural History. The collections on display here came mostly from the great expeditions of the traveler-naturalists of the 18th and 19th centuries and from the Ménagerie,

The Halle Saint-Pierre is a museum dedicated to naive art) in Paris, located at the foot of the Montmartre hill in an old Baltard style market hall, which once housed a market and then a school. The Halle Saint-Pierre organizes three or four temporary exhibitions a year related to folk art, naive ar

The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation is a private foundation in Paris that is dedicated to the memory, preservation and enhancement of the photographic work of Henri Cartier-Bresson (a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film) and his wi

The Musée Curie in Paris is a historical museum dedicated to radiological research. The museum is housed in the former laboratory of Marie Curie (a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity). The laboratory was built 1911-1914 and Marie Cu

In Musée du Vin (the Wine Museum in Paris), you will learn much about the history and also the process of making of one of the most iconic products of France: wine. The Wine Museum illustrates the richness and diversity of the French craft of winemaking, by exhibiting tools and objects used to make

The Musée des Monuments Français is a museum in Paris that is housed in the Palais de Chaillot, an Art Deco palace that was built on the same spot where a similar palace already stood before. The original palace was built for the World's Fair 1878 while the present-day one was built for the EXPO 193

The Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner is an art museum in Paris that houses works by Jean Jacques Henner, a French painter, noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects, and portraits. The house is decorated with personal items such as furniture, carpets and ha

The Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology in paris is part of the French National Museum of Natural History, in the Jardin des plantes. The museum/gallery holds and exhibits a collection of old and important crystals, gemstones and minerals. The permanent exhibition of the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geol

The Musée des Plans-Reliefs is a museum that is housed in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, dedicated to military models. The Musée des Plans-Reliefs exhibits almost 30 plans-reliefs of fortifications along the English Channel, the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, and the Pyrenees. Furthermore it