Museums Paris
In Paris is so much to see, you don´t even know where to start! On top of the list you will find of course the famous Louvre Museum, but also museums like the Orsay Museum, the Centre Pompidou or the Orangerie Museum are very interesting. If you are planning to visit a lot of museums, then maybe the Paris Museum Pass is a good idea. This pass offers you unlimited and priority access to more than 70 museums and monuments in Paris for a reduced price. Here you can find more information about the best museums and art galleries in Paris.
Louvre Museum
The Louvre Museum contains an impressive and overwhelming art collection with more than 400.000 works of art. Most people will associate the Louvre Museum immediately with the famous painting the Mona Lisa made by Leonardo da Vinci, the true masterpiece of the Louvre Museum. Another masterpiece of the Louvre Museum is the sculpture of Venus de Milo. You can spend hours and hours wandering through this magnificent museum and enjoy all kinds of art.
Address: 1 Place André Malraux
Orsay Museum
The Orsay Museum houses in the former Orsay railway station, where you can find art collections from the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The museum is especially known for paintings from artists such as Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet and van Gogh. But you can also enjoy other artifacts like sculptures, furniture and photography.
Address: 1 Rue de la Légion d\\\\\\\'Honneur
Le Centre Pompidou
If you like modern art, you definitely should visit the Centre Pompidou. This amazing late modernism building houses the National Modern Art Museum, which is considered the largest modern art museum of Europe. Here you will not only find paintings and sculptures, but also music, film, dance and literature.
Address: Place Georges Pompidou
Orangerie Museum
This beautiful art gallery is located at the Place de la Concorde in the former orangery of the Tuileries Palace. The Orangerie Museum contains various impressionist and post-impressionist paintings from masters in the art of painting such as Cézanne, Picasso, Rousseau and Soutine. One of the biggest attractions of this museum is the water-lily painting of Monet, called the Nympheas. Don´t miss this great opportunity to see this masterpiece, during your citybreak Paris!
Address: Jardin des Tuileries
Picasso Museum
This famous art gallery is to be found in the aristocratic Hotel Salé in the Marais district of Paris. Here you get a comprehensive overview of the work of Picasso (1881-1973) with more than 200 paintings, sculptures and ceramics and more than 3000 drawings.
Address: Hôtel Salé 5, Rue de Thorigny
Cité des sciences et de l´industrie
The museum Cité des sciences et de l´industrie is known as the most important science museum of Europe. Every year more than 5 million people visit this museum. The museum is located in the Parc de la Villette. The exhibitions all concentrate on science and technology. In the Cité des sciences et de l´industrie you will find among others a planetarium, an aquarium, the library of science and industry, the Argonaut Submarine, the City of careers and the City of health. The Cité des sciences et de l´industrie organizes a lot of activities for children.
Address: 30, Av. Corentin-Cariou