Notre-Dame de Paris (6 Parvis Notre-Dame, Place Jean-Paul, Paris) (Metro Cité) – this is the famed Parisian Catholic cathedral, widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. One of its most turbulent periods was during the French Revolution […]
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (57 rue Cuvier, Paris)(Metro Place Monge) – this is reputed to be one of the largest museums of natural history anywhere in the world. The museum’s huge collection is estimated to exceed 60 million specimens from a variety of disciplines including geology, botany, palaeontology, zoology and anthropology. One of […]
Musée Rodin (79 rue de Varenne, Paris)(Metro Varenne, and Invalides, RER Invalides) – this museum, opened in 1919, is dedicated to the works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Rodin’s works on-site include The Thinker, The Kiss and The Gates of Hell. Many of his sculptures are displayed in the museum’s extensive garden. Admission: €9.00 (adults), […]
Musée Pasteur (25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, Paris)(Metro Pasteur) — this is a French non-profit private foundation that is dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases and vaccines and as you can no doubt guess, was named after Louis Pasteur, who was its founder and first director. Pasteur was the scientist that discovered pasteurization […]
Musée des Égouts de Paris (Pont de l’Alma, at 93 quai d’Orsay, Paris) (Metro Alma-Marceau, RER Pont de l’Alma) — this museum is dedicated to Paris’ evolving sewage system (which got its start in the 14th century, and gradually developed ever since, including Napoleon’s orders to have the city’s sewers covered).. This is a “must […]
Musée de l’Orangerie (Jardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, Paris)(Metro Concorde) — is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The artwork it holds includes those by Walter Lilies, Calude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, […]
Musee de l’Armée – Hotel National de Invalides (129 rue de Grenelle, Paris) (Metro La Tour-Maubourg, Varenne) – this is the country’s national military museum. Opened in 1905, is today one of the largest military museums in the world with an astonishing collection of different weapons from different time periods. The museum’s collections range from […]
Musée d’Orsay (5 Quai Anatole France, Paris)(Metro Assemblée Nationale, Solferino, RER Musée d’Orsay) – this museum is distinct, since it is housed within a former train station (Gare d’Orsay) built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It has the largest […]
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (11, av. du Président Wilson, Paris)(Metro Iéna) — this is a major municipal museum dedicated to Modern and Contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries (including artistic movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism, etc.). Free Admission, Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm […]
Musée Dapper (35 bis, rue Paul Valéry, Paris) — since France once colonized most of West and Central Africa, it would be expected to find a museums that specializes in art (and artifacts) from that part of the world. Opened in 1986, the Musée Dapper has been helping to bring the African arts to a […]