Louvre

Musee du Louvre, Cedex 01, 75058 Paris

Museums of Paris The Louvre of Paris is by right considered the most famous museum in the world - it is unlikely that you could quickly find a person who did not hear about it, even if you really set out this goal. In addition to fame, the Louvre beats records in other categories - it is the largest and most visited of all museums in the world.

The D'Orsay Museum

Paris, rue de Lille, 62

Museums of Paris The largest collection of impressionism is what the Museum d'Orsay, one of the most visited museums of the French capital, is first and foremost. Monet and Manet, air-ballerinas Degas, melancholic Lautrec, solar Renoir, exotic Gauguin - that's part of his meetings.

Picasso Museum in Paris

Mare, 5, rue de Thorigny

Museums of Paris The Picasso Museum is one of the best museums of painting in all of Europe. Visit it is worth to join the whole layer of art, see about 2000 works by Picasso. All works are exhibited on a chronological basis, that is, to see the development of Picasso as an artist can be seen with an unaided eye.

The Rodin Museum in Paris

79 Rue de Varenne, Paris

Museums of Paris The Rodin Museum is one of the most famous and popular museums in the capital of France. After the Louvre and Orsay, the Rodin Museum is the most visited museum in Paris. And no wonder: a wonderful fragrant park, exquisite mansion and a magnificent exposition of the house-museum makes it attractive for a lot of tourists.

Jé de Pom Gallery

Paris, Place de la Concorde, 1

Museums of Paris Another museum of modern art, located in the Tuileries area, which forms the "golden quarter" of Impressionism (including Orangerie and d'Orsay, of course) is the Gé de Pom gallery. The funny name refers us to the history of this place. Jeu de Pom is translated from French as "playing with the palm."

Disability House

rue de Grenelle, 129

Museums of Paris The Parisian Disabled House is a well-known architectural monument that has become a haven for wounded soldiers returning from the war and veterans of the war. Today there are several museums on the territory of the complex, in particular, the famous Army Museum and the Necropolis.

House-Museum of Balzac in Paris

Paris, Rue Raynouard, 47

Museums of Paris Paris House Museum Balzac remembers not the best years of the writer's life, after all the author lived here for seven long years under the pseudonym of M. de Bruynol. And all because of annoying creditors, who constantly annoyed their not the most pleasant reminders about debts.

Dali Museum in Paris

11 Rue Poulbot, Paris

Museums of Paris The Salvador Dalí Museum in Paris is far from being the largest and most rich exposition of the works of the great Spaniard. But all lovers of creativity Dali visit this museum, located in the heart of Montmartre, is sure to.

The Sewerage Museum in Paris

Paris, Rue Quai d'Orsay, 91

Museums of Paris One of the most interesting museums of the French capital, which is underground and connected not with the most fragrant theme, is dedicated to the sewerage of Paris. Despite its specific themes, the collection of this museum can naturally return you to the past.

The Marmottan-Monet Museum in Paris

Paris, Rue Louis Boilly, 2

Museums of Paris Marmottan Monet (Marmottan Monet) - a museum-chameleon. Initially specializing in the period of the First Empire and the era of Napoleon, he received two invaluable collections as gifts, suddenly turning into one of the greatest collections of impressionists in the world.

The Montmartre Museum

Paris, Rue Cortot, 12/14

Museums of Paris One of the most romantic and beautiful districts of Paris is Montmartre. Known primarily because he was chosen by the people of art, he is still associated with the names of famous artists. One of the most romantic and beautiful areas of Paris is Montmartre.

The Orangerie Museum

Paris, Jardin des Tuileries

Museums of Paris Orangerie is one of the most moving museums in the French capital, which immediately "catches" and does not let go until the end of life. First, it is touched by the fact that there is an invaluable collection in the building of the former greenhouse.

The Museum of Romantic Life in Paris

Paris, Rue Chaptal, 16

Museums of Paris Paris, despite all the "buts", a city of love and tenderness. If you do not agree with this - follow Montmartre. To stroll through its cobblestone streets, where artists of an eccentric kind are sitting, and behind their backs, grasping the handles, consider the future masterpieces of a touching pair of retired tourists.

Museum of outdoor sculpture

Paris, Jardin Tino Rossi

Museums of Paris The outdoor sculpture museum is perhaps the most accessible collection of Paris. Firstly, the works of sculptors of the second half of the 20th century stand right in the park, where everyone can come at any time of the day absolutely free of charge.

Museum of Modern Art at the Tokyo Palace

Paris, Ave du President Wilson, 13

Museums of Paris Puritans and conservatives are not allowed to enter: in the Museum of Modern Art at the Tokyo Palace show that above the designated citizens a week will be in nightmares. All the others are waiting for the exhibitions unprecedented in their courage and shock.

The Fragonard Museum

9 Rue Scribe, Paris

Museums of Paris It is not known who first came up with the idea to call the store a museum, but in 1983 in the heart of Paris - near the Opera Garnier - the Fragonard's Spirit Museum was opened. Of course, there is something to see here, visitors are even invited to visit the dedicated history of perfumery excursions.

Terms of Cluny

6 Place Paul Painlevé

Museums of Paris Termes Cluny - the ruins of the once luxurious bath complex of Gallo-Roman baths. At one time, the therma was absolutely free to visit and enjoyed great popularity. There are terms in Paris, in the Latin Quarter, and are part of the Museum of the Middle Ages.

Pompidou Center

19 Rue Beaubourg, 75004

Museums of Paris The National Center for Art and Culture named after Georges Pompidou is a cultural center, opened in 1977 with the aim of studying and supporting contemporary art in various directions. The complex includes the Museum of Modern Art, exhibition and concert halls, as well as the Institute for the Study and Coordination of Acoustics and Music.

All the museums of Paris can not be visited, because according to their number the French capital is the first in the world. Tourists rush into the cultural heart of the city - the Louvre. The history of the palace, the fortress, the royal residence and, finally, the museum has about 8 centuries, it contains unique collections of masterpieces of art and archaeological finds. Here, the three most famous women in the world have found refuge: Mona Lisa, Venus of Milo and the winged virgin Nika Samothrace.

Museums dedicated to art in Paris set a lot of .Connoisseurs of contemporary creativity like to be "in the most avant-garde building in the world" Center Georges Pompidou .The Center includes both the National Museum of Modern Art and the Center for Industrial Creativity, the Institute for the Study of Musical Acoustics, the Studio of the Romanian Sculptor Brynkushi and even the Public Library .There is also an amazing fountain with moving sculptures by Jean Tingely and Saint-Fall - Stravinsky's fountain .Fans of Impressionism go to the D'Orsay Museum, where an amazing collection of canvases is collected, they are in a hurry to visit the Marmoton Museum, as it is here that works of Van Gogh and Monet are exhibited, including his "Water Lilies" .

On the first Sunday of every month, state museums are free to enter.

You can go to Chantilly Castle 50 km from Paris, where the second after the Louvre collection of paintings. Or in Giverny, in the house-museum of Monet. All this is only a part of the country's artistic treasures.

In the garden on the banks of the Seine there is the Open-Air Sculpture Museum, where the latest works of Giglioli, Zadkine, Cesar and other masters are exhibited. The Marmotan Museum exhibits paintings of the Impressionists, including the works of Monet, Daga, Pissarro, Manet, Renoir, Bertha Moriso.

In the national gallery Zhe-de-Pom (it is also the former Impressionist Museum) now works of contemporary art are exhibited: sculpture, photographs, films, etc.

Museum map

With the help of the museum card (Paris museum pass) one can visit without a queue 70 museums and historical monuments of Paris and its suburbs. For children under 18 years old - admission to museums is free.

The cost of the museum card for 2 days is 32 EUR, for 4 days - 48 EUR, for 6 days - 64 EUR. Entrance to museums with a map without a queue. At an average entrance ticket price to the museum 8, 50 EUR the purchase of a museum card is more than justified. The most popular among the tourists are the Parisian museums: the Louvre Museum, the D'Orsay Museum, the Picasso Museum, the Rodin Museum.

On the first Sunday of every month, state entrance is free. Accordingly, in most of them on this day, large queues.