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Air and Space MuseumAir and Space MuseumAir and Space MuseumAir and Space Museum With more than 150 authentic airplanes, hundreds of scale models and one of the finest collections of aircrafts in the world ranging from 17th century balloons to Boeing 747, Mirage and Concorde, this museum has the largest collection of originals in the world. It also pays tribute to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, pilot and writer of the Little Prince. In the Planet Pilot area, children can manipulate 40 interactive exhibits related to air and space.

Arab World Institute Arab World Institute Arab World Institute Arab World Institute The other-worldly frame of the institute is by architect Jean Nouvel and the Architecture-Studio’s masterpieces of contemporary building design (1981-1987). Above the glass front, a metallic screen unfolds Arabic style motifs. The Arab World Institute showcases Arab and Muslim art through the ages, and important temporary exhibitions. It also houses a library, an auditorium and a tea room/restaurant. The terrace rooftop offers an excellent view of Paris.

ArcArcArcArchhhh ofofofof TriTriTriTriuuuumphmphmphmph The Arc de Triomphe is one of most famous landmarks in Paris. It is located at the top of the avenue of les Champs-Elysées. It was commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon Ist to glorify his armies. The architect J.F.T. Chalgrin started building the monument, but it was only completed under the July Monarchy by the architects Goust and Huyot (1836). The platform affords an exceptional panorama of the capital. Be sure to be at the foot at 6:30p.m. to witness the Remembrance Ceremony.

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Architecture and Patrimony MuseumArchitecture and Patrimony MuseumArchitecture and Patrimony MuseumArchitecture and Patrimony Museum Housed in the East wing of the Palais de Chaillot, built for the 1937 World’s Fair, and refurbished in 2005 by the architect Jean-François Baudin, the museum’s diverse exhibits illustrate the developments of French architecture through the ages. Some displays are life size casts of civil and religious architecture from the 12th – 18th century. A modern and contemporary gallery shows scale models of famous buildings, and a full size 1:1 model of an apartment of Le Corbusier Cité Radieuse in Marseille.

Arena of Arena of Arena of Arena of LutetiumLutetiumLutetiumLutetium Built around 200 and buried for 1,500 years before accidently being rediscovered in 1869, the arena is one of the important vestiges from the Gallo-Roman period in Paris. Standing at the center, one can still observe the elliptical arena, the stage, its nine niches, and the grilled cages on the wall. This amphitheater could once seat more than 15,000 people, and was used to present gladiatorial combats, circus and theatrical presentations.

(Invalides)))) Army MuseumArmy MuseumArmy MuseumArmy Museum Discover the Tombs of Napoleon I, Napoleon II “L’Aiglon”, Joseph and Gerome Bonaparte in the former Royal Church. Today, the outer buildings house the French Army Museum, displaying the world’s largest military collections from the Middle-Ages to the present day: Scale models collection of fortified cities, relief maps, sumptuous royal armors of some of the kings of France in the old refectory, the Charles de Gaulle Memorial exhibit.

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Art and History of Judaism Museum The Arts and History of Judaism museum displays the collections of the former Jewish museum, of the Ministry of Culture, including the Isaac Strauss Collection, and has benefited from the allocation of the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan by the City of Paris. This museum, opened in 1998, celebrates all forms of artistic expressions related to Jewish culture in all its diversity through its permanent and temporary exhibits. Not to be missed: the painters of the “School of Paris”: Lipchitz, Soutine, Modigliani, or the Dreyfus sculpture.

Arts and Trades MuseumArts and Trades MuseumArts and Trades MuseumArts and Trades Museum Since it opened in 1794, the Arts and Trades museum has been considered the “Louvre of technical sciences”. It is housed in the former Priory of Saint-Martin in the Fields. It underwent a major renovation in 1990 and includes 7 departments showing from the Renaissance to modern day: Scientific Instruments, Materials, Construction, Communication, Energy, Mechanics and Transport. The former church presents, aviation, vehicles and scientific masterpieces including Foucault’s pendulum.

Asian Art Museum The brain child of industrialist Emile Guimet, who travelled extensively and acquired religious objects from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Asia, the Guimet museum opened in 1889. It was reorganized in 1945, to present exclusively Asian art. Renovated (1997-2001) by architects Henri and Bruno Gaudin, the new spaces host exquisite collections, including, paintings, sculptures, objects from Korea, India, Japan, Cambodia, China, Vietnam, Tibet, Afghanistan/Pakistan, including the famous “Foucher” Bodhisattva.

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AuversAuversAuversAuvers----sursursursur----Oise CastleOise CastleOise CastleOise Castle The town of Auvers-sur-Oise is linked forever to the memory of Vincent Van Gogh, and to the impressionists’ artists who lived there. The castle presents audiovisual projections on screens which focus on a painting or in a detail, taking us back to the times of the impressionists through music, Parisian voices, songs, old movies, photography and authentic objects. Please note that there are no original canvases in this museum.

Paris Baccarat MuseumBaccarat MuseumBaccarat MuseumBaccarat Museum Housed in the prestigious mansion of art patron Marie-Laure de Noailles (1920-1970) and refurbished by trend setting designer Philippe Stark. The Baccarat Museum features 4 rooms of dazzling commissions including, legendary pieces, as well as limited-edition collections created by famous designers such as Georges Chevalier, Ettore Sottsass, the former dining room in which Starck chose to preserve its original design while giving it a necessary touch of daringness.

Balzac’s MuseumBalzac’s MuseumBalzac’s MuseumBalzac’s Museum During Balzac’s time, the house was concealed by a building, into which it was necessary to enter, go down two floors and give a password in order to arrive at the author's pavilion. Balzac lived in this house (1840 - 1847) where he wrote a significant part of his monumental masterpiece, La Comédie Humaine, as well as other acclaimed novels. Officially transformed into a museum in 1949, it features, manuscripts, engravings depicting the characters which populated Balzac’s fictional world.

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Bastille Bastille Bastille Bastille Opera HouseOpera HouseOpera HouseOpera House The Bastille Opera House was built to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, in the historic site of the state prison under the French Monarchy. The building, designed by architect Carlos Ott, is a massive, curved glass and concrete structure. The main auditorium has a seating capacity for 2,700 people. The backstage with 4 storage areas of the same dimensions of the stage allows the presentation of several productions concurrently. Backstage visits include workshops and machinery.

Beaux Arts Beaux Arts Beaux Arts Beaux Arts SchoolSchoolSchoolSchool The origins of the Beaux Arts School go back to 1648 when the Academy of Fine Arts was founded by Cardinal Mazarin. Today, it owns around 450,000 artworks and historical books, making it one of the largest public collections in France. Many artistic productions were created by the students themselves, who contribute, along with scholars to enlarge the holdings with gifts and donations to the institution, which displays them regularly.

Bourdelle MuseumBourdelle MuseumBourdelle MuseumBourdelle Museum Located in Montparnasse, the Bourdelle museum is the former studio of the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). It became a museum in 1949. It was expanded in 1961 by architect Henri Gautruche and in 1992 by Christian de Portzampac. Today it contains more than 500 works including marble, plaster, and bronze statues, the original plaster casts of some of his finest works, including 21 studies of Beethoven, as well as his personal archives, fine art collection including Delacroix, Ingres.

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Brancusi Brancusi Brancusi Brancusi WorWorWorWorkkkkshopshopshopshop Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957) bequeathed part of his collections to the French state on condition that his workshop be rebuilt as it was on the day he died. Designed by the Renzo Piano’s workshop after the original studio in its volume, shape, and wooden framework, the Brancusi Workshop was inaugurated in 1997. The new building combines the highest architectural standards with optimized curatorial conditions for displaying the artist’s sculptures, including the sublime sleeping muse.

(History of Paris) Carnavalet Carnavalet Carnavalet Carnavalet MMMMuseum useum useum useum It is a must visit if you are in the city of lights. The Carnavalet museum, housed in two magnificent mansions, in the fashionable Marais district, displays collections covering a broad span of time from the Neolithic to present time. It traces the cultural heritage of the capital through scale models of the city and its monuments, paintings, sculptures, furniture, period rooms, and features decorations from different Parisian buildings, including the Fouquet Jewelry Shop designed by Alphonse Mucha.

Foundation Henri CartierCartierCartierCartier----BressonBressonBressonBresson The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, housed in an Art-Deco studio in the Montparnasse area, displays the work of this world known photographer: original prints, contact sheets, drawings, publications, and correspondence from his travels around the world which serve to document his photographs about countries, wars, artists, politicians. It also holds regularly temporary exhibits from other artists whose work is akin with the master of photojournalism and candid photography.

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Foundation Cartier for Contemporary ArtCartier for Contemporary ArtCartier for Contemporary ArtCartier for Contemporary Art This non-profit Foundation, created in 1984 by Alain-Dominique Perrin in Jouy-en-Josas, moved to its present location in the Montparnasse area in 1994, in a building created by Jean Nouvel with garden landscaping by Lothar Baumgarten. The architect imagined a transparent form to remove the barrier between the inside and the outside, blurring its boundaries and denying a reading of a solid cube. The foundation shows works of established contemporary artists and encourages creations by young artists.

CatacombsCatacombsCatacombsCatacombs The Catacombs are an ossuary holding the remains of about six million people. The entrance is located in a former tax-collectors’ toll house. The bones are displayed in a curious and artistic way inside vaults of an old underground stone quarry. It opened on small scale as a tourist attraction in the late 18th century, and on regular basis since 1867. It is also a place of inspiration for film producers and writers: Umberto Eco’s parchment about the Knights Templar in his novel Foucault’s Pendulum is resting there.

Centquatre Arts CenterCentquatre Arts CenterCentquatre Arts CenterCentquatre Arts Center The Centquatre is the new arts space in Paris showcasing works in progress, and considered as the dynamic step needed to revitalize the city's flagging arts scene. It is housed in a transformed city's former state funeral parlor. It’s also a place where artists can live for free and work, for a limited time, with the only constraint that they interact with the public. Inaugurated in 2008, the Centquatre is open to all the arts: fine arts, music, dance theatre, video, fashion, design, film and literature.

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Cernuschi MuseumCernuschi MuseumCernuschi MuseumCernuschi Museum Housed in the fabulous mansion of Enrico Cernuschi; a finance tycoon and philanthropist from Milan, the museum displays Cernuschi’s own Asian art collections bequeathed to the City of Paris. Nestled in a quiet alley bordering the aristocratic Monceau Park, and inaugurated on October 1898, its collections had gradually grown to be today the second largest in France. The colossal bronze statue of Amida Buddha, lofty perched on a lotus pedestal, watches over the destiny of this delightful museum.

(Domaine of) ChantillyChantillyChantillyChantilly The Chantilly castle, at the heart of a vast domain covering 7,800 hectares and located only 40 minutes away from Paris; was built and rebuilt several times since the middle Ages. Today, property of the French Institute, it hosts one of the finest collections of paintings, including the Three Graces by Raphael, the Book of Hours of the Duke of Berry by the Limbourg brothers; François Vatel’s kitchen, the Grand Stables, built for the Condé Family, proposing equestrian shows.

Gourmet Chocolat MuseumChocolat MuseumChocolat MuseumChocolat Museum Discover in a fun and interactive way 4,000 years of chocolate making and uses: from the Olmec civilization to the present day. Other than this historical perspective, the staff will show you how to make pralines and you will detect the gourmet flavors of cocoa: the milky smoothness from Costa Rica, the superb melt in the mouth fruitiness of Peruvian beans, the sweet aromas from Vanuatu. Chocolat making workshops are available for families and groups.

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(Aquarium) CinéAquaCinéAquaCinéAquaCinéAqua

In the Gardens of Trocadero, a brand new state of the art aquarium, features over 10, 000 fishes and invertebrates. Displays include a fabulous shark tunnel with five different species: black tipped point, grey, nurse, and two types of zebra; a touch pool; fish tanks containing an outstanding and colorful diversity from the river Seine, the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans; 2 cinemas, 26 screens, and a magnificent 600 000 liters aquarium in the “Ozu” restaurant.

CinémathèqueCinémathèqueCinémathèqueCinémathèque Henri Langlois’ collections make up the nucleus of the Cinémathèque Française’s film holdings, which have grown thanks to the generosity of donors. It was formerly housed in the Trocadero Palace, before being transferred in a building by the American architect Frank Ghery for the old American Center. This building was refurbished by the architect Dominique Brad, in 2005, and today, it holds one of the largest archives of films, film-related objects and presents daily screenings of ancient classic films.

(Medieval museum and Roman baths) Cluny MuseumCluny MuseumCluny MuseumCluny Museum The Cluny museum exhibits the relics of France Gothic art. The building hosting them is perhaps the most outstanding example of civil architecture from the Middle-Ages/early Renaissance. Built in 1334, on the remains of the Gallo-Roman Baths, refurbished around 1485, for the abbots of Cluny, it was made a public museum in 1843 to present the collections assembled by Alexandre du Sommerard. Among the principal holdings of the museum are the six “The Lady and the Unicorn” tapestries.

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CognacCognacCognacCognac----Jay Jay Jay Jay MuseumMuseumMuseumMuseum The Cognac-Jay museum presents the 18th century, Rococo and Classic collections of Louise Jay and Ernest Cognac, the founders of the Samaritaine department store. The museum is housed in a 16th century private mansion, set in the Marais district. Showcasing ceramics, porcelains, delicate rooms with furniture, a stunning collection of portraits by Nattier, Gerard, paintings by Canaletto and Fragonard, cupboards with precious snuff boxes, pocket watches and tiny enamel portraits.

Conciergerie MuseumConciergerie MuseumConciergerie MuseumConciergerie Museum

The anguish of the Queen Marie-Antoinette stills haunts the oldest state prison in France. Today a museum, dedicated mainly to the French Revolution, it welcomes visitors in one of the greatest medieval halls in Europe, built by the kings of France during the 14th century. Reconstruction of cells assigned to prisoners, the souvenirs of the Samson’s executioners, the list of 2,700 people beheaded at the time, gives trills to all people loving French history.

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Nestled in the heart of Montmartre, the “Espace Dali” presents the unique permanent exhibition in France entirely devoted to the master of surrealism, and more particularly to his numerous editions of sculptures and engravings bringing forth his most famous, fantastic and out of the ordinary images, and illustrating the major themes of universal literature, mythology, history, and religion, literature, including the engraving of Dom Quixote series.

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DampierreDampierreDampierreDampierre----enenenen----Yvelines Yvelines Yvelines Yvelines CastleCastleCastleCastle This Castle built (1675 – 1683), by Jules Hordouin Mansard for the Duc de Chevreuse, Jean Baptiste Colbert’s son-in-law, presents sumptuous interiors and magnificent gardens formally shaped by André Le Notre. During the 19th century, the main gallery was rebuilt by Felix Duban for the Duke of Luynes and displays Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ fresco, Age of Gold, and Pierre-Charles Simart’s Hellenic friezes and reliefs. The park, which lost many trees during the storm of December 26th 1999, offers a formal canal and an 18th century garden folly.

Dapper MuseumDapper MuseumDapper MuseumDapper Museum Ever since it was opened in 1986, this private non-profit foundation, named after the Dutch 17th century humanist Olfert Dapper, has been helping to bring sub-Saharan African art to a wider audience. By awarding research grants, and mounting numerous exhibitions, each rigorously researched and expertly installed, it has become one of the best places in Paris to see African art at its finest.

DecorativeDecorativeDecorativeDecorative Art Art Art Art MMMMuseumuseumuseumuseum The Decorative Art Museum is the only museum in France to offer a vast panorama of the decorative arts (13th-21th centuries). Late 19th and 20th century collections and numerous recent donations and acquisitions have renewed the choice of works displayed: Jeanne Lanvin’s apartment, Jacques Doucet’s Art Deco collection, contemporary Parisian and international audacities, including Philippe Starck’s Richard III chair, among others. The Fashion, Jewelry, Publicity, Toy galleries are not to be missed.

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Eugene Delacroix MuseumDelacroix MuseumDelacroix MuseumDelacroix Museum This charming museum is housed in the painter’s apartment as well as in his studio, located in the private garden. The collections contain works from nearly every phase of Delacroix’s career, covering many of his favored themes. It displays paintings; work on paper, sketches, objects from North Africa, memorabilia and letters. He was the embodiment of early 19th century revolt against academic art, and one of the leaders of the Romantic Movement.

Deportation MemorialDeportation MemorialDeportation MemorialDeportation Memorial Designed by architect Georges-Henri Pingusson, this underground, poignant monument, with narrow passages, spiked gates, restricted views, walls embedded with black triangles containing soil from the concentration camps, ashes from the crematoriums, engraved with the names of the death camps, is dedicated to the 200,000 people deported from France during WWII: Jews, political activists, resistance fighters, homosexuals and gypsies. It was inaugurated by President Charles de Gaulle on April 1962.

(Maillol Museum) Dina ViernDina ViernDina ViernDina Vierneeeey Foundation y Foundation y Foundation y Foundation Dina Vierney was a model of the sculptor Aristide Maillol who became the most important figure represented in his work during 10 years. The Maillol museum, opened in 1995, and shows the work of the artist himself, temporary exhibits, and a large collection of modern art put together by Vierney, herself, whose range and diversity cut wide through the art of the 20th century: Matisse, Duffy, Kandinsky and Duchamp.

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Palace of Discovery Discovery Discovery Discovery This science museum, housed in the west wing of the Grand Palais, is the brain child of Jean Perrin, 1926 Nobel Prize winner for his work on the Atom. Opened in 1937, it presents in a practical way the role which science has played in the creation of our universe and civilization. There are also galleries devoted to astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology and medicine in which visitors can carry out experiments by themselves, a large hall devoted to our solar system and a Planetarium.

Doll MuseumDoll MuseumDoll MuseumDoll Museum Created in 1994, this museum is the result of the passion of the Odin family for dolls. It has over 500 French dolls covering the 1800’s to today. Nicely display in lively Parisian scenes, includes information about various technological revolutions: wood, wax, bisque, papier maché, cloth, celluloid and plastic materials, ethnic types; and the main doll makers which marked the history of this timeless toy: Jumeau, Bru, Gaultier, Steiner, SFBJ, Raynal, Nobel.

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EDF FoundationEDF FoundationEDF FoundationEDF Foundation In collaboration with its partners, the Foundation EDF (Electricity of France) organizes and sponsors a wide variety of cultural events celebrating art, sport and nature, bringing together a full diversity of people and generations. The mission of the foundation is to support activities of public interest furthering social cohesion and the preservation of the planet. It is active throughout the year with a range of civic-minded initiatives focusing on solidarity.

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Eiffel TowerEiffel TowerEiffel TowerEiffel Tower Project of the engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. With three platforms at 172ft, 377ft and 905ft, respectively, it affords a spectacular and unique panoramic view of the capital. As France’s global icon, showcases Paris at the same time. Nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, at night it glitters in the sky, every hour on the hour for 5 minutes.

D’ Ennery museumEnnery museumEnnery museumEnnery museum From a private collection begun during the 19th century by Clémence d’Ennery in her private, sumptuous mansion, in the Second Empire style, today we have a museum inaugurated in 1908, displaying collections including Kyoto ceramics, Namban art, ivories, bronzes and porcelains of various East-India companies, in superb showcases with panels delicately inlaid with mother pearl. These “treasures” shows the fascination for Far Eastern objects that grippe Paris in the late 19th century.

Erotic Museum Erotic Museum Erotic Museum Erotic Museum The most fascinating part of this museum is the opportunity to view works of art from all civilizations representing sensuous scenes. The collections of antique dealer Alain Plumey and French teacher Jo Khalifa opened to the public in 1997 and range from sacred ancient religious art from India, Japan, Africa, to fertility idols from the Aztec civilization. It also contains extensive galleries of photos of brothels, drawings, paintings and lithographs, including the mythical collection by Romi.

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Fashion and Design CityFashion and Design CityFashion and Design CityFashion and Design City The industrial buildings, the Magasins Généraux, located on the Left Bank between the Austerlitz train station and the Library François Mitterrand has undergone an audacious architectural renovation by architects Dominique Jakob and Brendan Macfarlane. Attached on the river side, a serpentine walkway with glass and green metallic elements, it gives a new look to the industrial structure. It houses, for now, spaces for temporary related events. See also: Galliera museum and Decorative Art museum.

Fontainebleau CastleFontainebleau CastleFontainebleau CastleFontainebleau Castle Located at the heart of 130 acres of parkland and gardens, Fontainebleau is the only royal and imperial castle to have been continuously inhabited for seven centuries. Home of rulers since the 16th century, it houses an exceptional collection of works of art, representing the stylistic and aesthetic tastes of those who have lived in its apartments and decided of its decor: Francis I’s Gallery, with its frescos framed in stucco by Rosso Fiorentino, Napoleon Ist throne, Napoleon III’s theatre.

Forney Forney Forney Forney LibraryLibraryLibraryLibrary The Forney library dedicated to all arts is located in the former “Hôtel de Sens”, a medieval mansion. Its collections include a wide range of subjects. Monographs, exhibition catalogs, periodical, sales catalogs… and a remarkable iconographic collection: Posters, post cards, wallpapers, textile prints, photographs, publicity, which are regularly on display in its own exhibition space.

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Galliera MuseumGalliera MuseumGalliera MuseumGalliera Museum Paris is often seen as the fashion capital of the world! The Paris Fashion museum is housed in a Renaissance-style palace, built at the end of the 19th century for the Duchesse de Galliera. It opened in 1977, and displays the creations that have marked historical and contemporary fashion, drawing on its precious collections of 90,000 pieces, designed by internationally acclaimed costume and fashion creators. Four of Keyvan’s creations for Emperess Farah Pallavi are part of the permanent collection.

Garnier Opera HouseGarnier Opera HouseGarnier Opera HouseGarnier Opera House Architectural masterpiece of the Second Empire, the Garnier Palace is known worldwide for its majestic staircase, fabulous foyer and outstanding acoustics in the exquisite auditorium. Currently called the Opera National of Paris, it primarily produces classic and contemporary operas and ballets. Its library, the modern to contemporary music department of the National Library of France, preserves precious archival material, and holds great quality exhibits in the former Rotunda of the Emperor Napoleon III.

(Claude Monet’s House) Giverny Giverny Giverny Giverny The master of impressionism lived 50 miles west of Paris. Outdoors painting lovers will discover the actual, tangible and intangible subjects which inspired Monet in Giverny: water lily pond, Japanese bridge, grand-allées, flower gardens, and the home where he lived from 1883-1926, letting his passion for nature and landscaping run free. The house showcases Japanese prints, furniture and objects; his studio displays copies of his major works, and the water lilies’ studio has been turned into a gift shop.

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Gobelins, tapestry works factoryGobelins, tapestry works factoryGobelins, tapestry works factoryGobelins, tapestry works factory Better known as a royal factory, which supplied the royal court, nationalized at the Revolution, is run today by the Ministry of Culture, producing some limited amount of tapestries for the decoration of French governmental institutions. The site still houses the most famous establishment of high relief tapestries, some of the workshops of the Beauvais low relief tapestries, La Savonnerie, carpet factory and an exhibition space.

GrandeGrandeGrandeGrande AAAArche rche rche rche atatatat la Dla Dla Dla Dééééfensefensefensefense It was partially built, by the Danish architect Johann Otto von Spreckelsen, based on his project of a 20th century version of a humanitarian Arc de Triomphe. The architect Paul Andreau took over the construction, in 1986, and completed the monument for the celebration of the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989. The Arche in a shape of a cube has a prestressed concrete frame covered with glass and Carrara marble. Access to the roof is no longer possible for security reasons.

Grand PalaisGrand PalaisGrand PalaisGrand Palais It is one of city’s most recognizable landmarks with its clear crystal roofs piercing the sky. Built for the 1900 World Fair, it has three different halls, of which the Nave, a masterpiece of steel and glass architecture, is largely concealed by stone in the exterior. It has since staged countless events, fashion shows, and some scandalous avant-garde exhibits, like the Autumn Show of 1905 when the artists’ bold chromatic statements gave birth to Fauve Art.

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GrGrGrGréééévin Waxworks Museumvin Waxworks Museumvin Waxworks Museumvin Waxworks Museum With over 300 wax figures of the world most famous people represented in their daily activities, the Grévin museum is a must for people all ages. After meeting Joan of Arc, Louis XIV, Napoleon I, Jean Paul Sartre, enjoy, better than real, political figures: Gandhi, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama…sportsmen like Sebastian Loeb, Tony Parker… Stars like Brigitte Bardot, Georges Clooney, and Brad Pitt.

Hébert MuseumHébert MuseumHébert MuseumHébert Museum Installed within the Petit Montmorency, built in 1743 for the Count of Montmorency, and former residence of the academic painter and portraitist Ernest Hébert, among which the best known are those of literary critic Jules Lemaitre, the marquise of the Paiva and Mme de Loynes. The building opened as a museum in 1984. Other than Hébert’s work, furniture, decorative items, photographs, are set in rooms almost unchanged since the 18th century. From 2004 it has been affiliated to the Orsay museum.

Henner National MuseumHenner National MuseumHenner National MuseumHenner National Museum Set-up in a private 19th century mansion and recently renovated, the museum presents the paintings of Jean-Jacques Henner (1829-1905). The collection allows tracing the artistic life of the painter: sketches, preparatory drawing, gouaches, calques, and finished works. The Louvre and the Orsay museums agreed to deposit in the permanent collections, several major works by the artist, including the outstanding Saint Sebastian and the marvelous Solitude paintings.

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Holocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust MemorialHolocaust Memorial The Shoah Memorial opened to the public in 2005 on the former site of the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr. The forecourt displays a wall with the names of 76,000 Jews, deported from France; a bronze cylinder representing the chimneys of the Warsaw ghettos: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Sobibor; Holocaust reliefs by artist Arbit Blatas. In the building, a Star of David with an eternal flame, a model of the Warsaw Ghetto, the French police records, and areas with the history of Jews in France.

Victor Hugo Hugo Hugo Hugo MMMMuseumuseumuseumuseum The apartment where the 19th century poet and novelist lived (1832 – 1848) with his wife Adele, in the place des Vosges, was turned into a historical home in 1901. On the second floor, an antechamber leads through his famous Chinese living room, the dining room; a bedroom with interior decoration of the place where he died in 1885. Each room represents a period of his life as a writer, public and private figure, including his own drawings, samples of his handwriting, first editions of his works, paintings.

Hunting and Nature Hunting and Nature Hunting and Nature Hunting and Nature MuseumMuseumMuseumMuseum Situated in the historic Marais district, in a magnificent 17th century mansion built by François Mansart, this private museum was founded in 1964 by the wealthy French industrialist François Sommer and his wife Jacqueline, who were avid hunters and collectors. Since 2002 the collections are also housed in the Hotel de Mongelas (1703). The museum is organized around three themes: Weapons and instruments of hunting; hunting products and artistic representations of wildlife.

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Impressionisms Museum in GivernyImpressionisms Museum in GivernyImpressionisms Museum in GivernyImpressionisms Museum in Giverny The Reichen and Robert Agency conceived this incredibly functional architecture and setting for the American Art Museum - Terra Foundation, which opened in 1992. It was closed in 2009 to make way to a new museum focusing on all forms of Impressionism, including geographical diversity, history, streams, and its influence in 20th century art. The Terra Foundation continues its support through projects related to American Art, and the Orsay Museum is in charge of the museographical aspects.

Immigration MuseumImmigration MuseumImmigration MuseumImmigration Museum The Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’immigration (CNHI) tells the story of how migrants have arrived and settled in France over the years. The center, which is designed as a living museum with a pedagogical approach is located in the Palais de la Porte-Dorée, which previously housed the museum of African and Oceania art.

InstitutInstitutInstitutInstitute of Francee of Francee of Francee of France Set along the river Seine, this building with its striking baroque decor, strong symmetrical design, and gilded dome, houses since 1795, l’Institut de France, composed of five academies, dominating France’s intellectual life. It was built in the 17th century, thanks to the patronage of Cardinal Mazarin, as a school for students from the Conquered States: Alsace, Artois, Flanders, Piedmont, by the architect Louis Le Vaux, it was refurbished during the 19th century by the architect Le Vaudoyer for its new functions.

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JacquemartJacquemartJacquemartJacquemart----André MuseumAndré MuseumAndré MuseumAndré Museum Bequeathed to the French Institute and housed in its owners’ exquisite Second Empire mansion, this museum has a broad 17th and 18th century art collections of French paintings (Nattier, Vigée-Lebrun, Fragonard, David), Dutch paintings (Rembrandt, Halls), Flemish (van Dyck), furniture, tapestries; an Italian museum with sculptures, frescos, furniture, painting (Uccello, Mantegna, Botticelli, Bellini, Carpaccio, Tiepolo). It holds regularly great exhibits.

Jean the Fearless TowerJean the Fearless TowerJean the Fearless TowerJean the Fearless Tower The only remain of the splendid mansion of the Duke of Burgundy built in Paris. The tower (1409-1411) presents in six rooms, history, architecture and daily life in the princes’ palaces at the beginning of the 15th century. It is one of the very few examples of feudal military architecture existing in Paris. After ascending 140 steps of the spiral staircase to the turret, the last level recreates the luxury and comfort of a princely bedroom.

National Gallery - JeuJeuJeuJeu----dededede----PaumePaumePaumePaume The National Gallery of Jeu de Paume is today a leading center for photography exhibits from the 19th to the 21st centuries, hosting at the same time several different types of image related shows: cinema, video, installation art, etc. It display both established figures, including Sophie Ristelhueber, Robert Frank, Edward Steichen, Richard Avedon, Lee Miller, Lisette Model, André Kertés, and emerging talents: Cyprien Gaillard, Denis Savary, Virginie Yassef.

Jewish Martyr MemorialJewish Martyr MemorialJewish Martyr MemorialJewish Martyr Memorial See Holocaust Memorial

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Kandinsky Library (Centre Kandinsky Library (Centre Kandinsky Library (Centre Kandinsky Library (Centre Pompidou)Pompidou)Pompidou)Pompidou) Important archives concerning 20th century art: visual arts, design, architecture, experimental cinema, photography and video. 200,000 works in print including 80,000 exhibition catalogues, 6,000 periodicals, 20,000 documentary files on artists, architects, designers, artists' private funds, gallery owners, critics and art historians. The collection is available for consultation by curators, gallery owners, artists, journalists, teachers, researchers, post-graduate arts and architecture students.

Albert Khan Museum and GardensKhan Museum and GardensKhan Museum and GardensKhan Museum and Gardens Albert Khan (1860 -1940) was convinced that knowledge of foreign societies encourages respect and peaceful relationships among peoples. From 1898 he used his personal fortune to set up grants “around the world”, while building an iconographic collection of societies, held in the “Archive of the Planet”. This ideal Cultural diversity is visible in the Japanese, Chinese…style gardens. The Conseil général des Hauts-de-Seine was granted ownership of the site and its collections, and opened to the public in 1986.

(1930’s Museum) Espace Landowski Espace Landowski Espace Landowski Espace Landowski In the 1920's and 1930's, Boulogne-Billancourt became the center of new automotive and aircraft industries, movie studios, retreat for painters and sculptors and laboratory for architects and designers inspired by the new modernist movement. Opened in December 1998, the espace Landowski features mainly art and industry between the wars: modern architecture, a colonial-art gallery…Temporary exhibits complete the panorama of the 1930’s: cinema movie starts, Christofle’s art-deco silverware.

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Jean Moulin Museum - Leclerc Memorial Leclerc Memorial Leclerc Memorial Leclerc Memorial This establishment was opened in 1994 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, and as a tribute to two key figures of the French resistance against Nazi occupation during WWII, Marshall Leclerc and Jean Moulin. The permanent collections render the occupation, a dark period in French history and the liberation, accessible to visitors via chronological images, extensive archives and vivid multimedia presentations.

Legion of Honour and Orders of Chivalry MuseumLegion of Honour and Orders of Chivalry MuseumLegion of Honour and Orders of Chivalry MuseumLegion of Honour and Orders of Chivalry Museum This important place of national remembrance was created in 1925 on the initiative of General Dubail and thanks to a subsequent donation by William Nelson Cromwell, which financed four fifths of its construction. The museum currently occupies a whole wing in the neo-classical Salm palace, built between 1782 and 1787 for the German prince Frederick of Salm-Kyrbourg. Thomas Jefferson inspired himself from it to build Monticello in Virginia.

François Miterrand National Library of FranceLibrary of FranceLibrary of FranceLibrary of France On July 14th 1989, President François Mitterrand announced the construction of this new library. Built by Dominique Perrault architectural firm and inaugurated in 1996, it traces its origins to the royal library founded by Charles V, expanded under Louis XIV. The collections, housed since 1868 in buildings by Henri Labrouste and Jean-Louis Pascal, in the Richelieu site were split. Both hold permanent and temporary art and history exhibits.

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Richelieu National Library of FranceLibrary of FranceLibrary of FranceLibrary of France The collections of royal library founded by Charles V, expanded under Louis XIV were housed since 1868 in buildings by Henri Labrouste and Jean-Louis Pascal: the Richelieu library. On July 14th 1989, President François Mitterrand announced the construction of a new library, inaugurated in 1996. The collections were split. Both libraries hold permanent and temporary art and history exhibits.

Louvre MuseumLouvre MuseumLouvre MuseumLouvre Museum The Louvre, the old palace of the kings of France, in its successive architectural metamorphoses, has dominated central Paris since late 12th century till today. With the Revolution, the Louvre entered a new phase and in 1793 the Museum Central of Arts opened to the public in the Grande Galerie and the Salon Carré, from where the collections gradually spread to take over the entire building: Venus of Milo, Victory of Samothrace and Mona Lisa are the best known, among many masterpieces.

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Just outside Paris, in the centre of Vitry-sur-Seine, the museum, built by the architect Jacques Ripault, is dedicated to animated contemporary installations and temporary exhibitions. A transparent structure made of giant panels of glass invites you to access the world of Christian Boltanski, Ange Leccia, Gilles Barbier and many other actors.

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Maillol MMaillol MMaillol MMaillol Museumuseumuseumuseum See Dina Vierney Foundation

Maritim MMaritim MMaritim MMaritim Museumuseumuseumuseum The scale model collection offered by Henri-Duhamel du Monceau, Inspector of the French Navy to the king Louis XV, in 1748 became the nucleus of the oldest maritime museum in the world. Hosted initially at the Louvre, since 1943 in the west wing of the Palais de Chaillot, the museum with over 40 000 objects safe keeps the nation’s sea fearing heritage: golden age of ocean liner, Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier…presenting at the same time ambitious temporary exhibits.

MarmottanMarmottanMarmottanMarmottan----Monet MuseumMonet MuseumMonet MuseumMonet Museum In 1966, Michel Monet bequeathed his property in Giverny to the French Academy of Fine Arts and his collections of paintings inherited from his father, Claude Monet, to the Marmottan Museum. On this occasion, the curator of the museum, the architect Jacques Carlu, built a room, in this exquisite hunting lodge, to host the largest collections of Monet’s work in the world, including the famous painting Impression Sunrise, dated 1872, which gave rise to the name of the Impressionists movement.

(1900 Collection) Maxim’s MuseumMaxim’s MuseumMaxim’s MuseumMaxim’s Museum Situated above the Maxim’s restaurant, this private museum, opened in 2004, presents a unique collection of Art Nouveau assembled during 60 years by Pierre Cardin, and composed of more than 650 objects produced between 1890 and 1910. Among the artists find Gallé, Majorelle, Toulouse-Lautrec in magnificent period rooms showcasing the refinement and excesses of the “Belle Epoque” in furniture, earthenware, silverware, bronzes, glassware, lights, etc.

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(Centre Georges Pompidou) ModernModernModernModern Art Art Art Art Museum Museum Museum Museum Designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers to host modern and contemporary art, this amazing Centre, which opened to the public in 1977, displays masterpieces by Matisse, Picasso, Leger, Chagall, Soutine, Calder, Miro. It also covers all areas of artistic creation: photographs, new media, architecture, cinema, installations. Situated next to it and organizationally linked to the Centre, the Institute of Contemporary Acoustic/Music Research IRCAM faces the Square Igor Stravinsky.

(CCCCity oity oity oity of Parisf Parisf Parisf Paris) ModernModernModernModern Art Art Art Art Museum Museum Museum Museum Housed in the Eastern wing of the Palais de Tokyo, which was built for the 1937 World’s Fair; the museum hosts since 1961 collections illustrating various artistic trends of the 20th century. It features among others, Picasso, Matisse, Vlaminck, Braque, Picabia, Modigliani, de Chirico, Van Dongen, Bonnard, Soutine, Derain, Valadon, Utrillo, Delaunay, Kupka, Fautrier, Arp, Giacometti, Klein, Soulages, and the outstanding painting created by Raoul Duffy for the World’s Fair of that year: La Fée Electricité.

Montparnasse Tower Montparnasse Tower Montparnasse Tower Montparnasse Tower After several years of planning, its construction was finally granted in 1968. Built in three years over the plans of the architects Urban Cassin, Eugene Beaudouin, Louis de Hoÿn de Marien and Jean Saubot, it was inaugurated in 1973. This 689 ft tower is the only skyscraper in Paris. At 640 ft above the ground (56th floor), discover a stunning view of the city in all directions, and spot famous landmarks including Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Sacré-Coeur, Arc de Triomphe, Panthéon, Louvre museum...

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Gustave Moreau MuseumMoreau MuseumMoreau MuseumMoreau Museum This exquisite home and artist workshop showcases works of its owner Gustave Moreau, a 19th century symbolist painter with a preference for intense mystical and mythological images, including Salome, Leda, Prometheus. The house-museum is located in the heart of the New Athens, a neighborhood where many established artists, writers and theatrical celebrities of the 19th century, such as the actor Talma and actresses, Mademoiselles Mars and Duchesnois lived in mansions designed exclusively for them.

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Inaugurated on July 15, 1926, sponsored by the king of Morocco, this Mosque is the largest in France. It was reassigned to Algeria in 1957 by the French Foreign Minister. Made of reinforced concrete, the mosque was decorated with mosaics, wood carvings and wrought iron brought from Morocco. It remains an active place of worship for Muslims living in Paris, especially on Friday, and during Ramadan. Visitors are welcomed to tour the Mosque’s, building, central courtyard, and Moorish garden.

Music MuseumMusic MuseumMusic MuseumMusic Museum Designed by the architect Christian de Portzampac and opened in 1997, the “City of Music” is more than a museum, it is also an international reference center devoted to music, hosting concerts of the world’s renowned artists and coproducing exhibits. Its collections, the largest in France, trace the history of western and non-western instruments. Among the wide range of masterpieces: an Algerian darbuka, harpsichords by Gujon, several instruments by Stradivari, the Xenakis UPIC machine.

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Natural History MuseumNatural History MuseumNatural History MuseumNatural History Museum Heir to the Royal Garden of medicinal plants created in 1626 under Louis XIII, today it is a space rich in exceptional cultural heritage. This museum will fascinate adults and children: gardens with beautiful flowers and exotic old trees, a little zoo, splendid tropical greenhouses, Hall of Evolution (taxidermy animals), galleries of Paleontology (dinosaurs, including giant birds, insects) Mineralogy with over 600, 000 minerals, giant crystals, royal precious stones...

NissimNissimNissimNissim----dededede----Camondo MuseumCamondo MuseumCamondo MuseumCamondo Museum This mansion is an example of the most sumptuous private homes from the early 20th century in Paris. It was built for Count Moïse de Camondo, a Sephardic Jewish philanthropist, and a passionate collector of 18th century French furniture and art objects, by architect René Sergent. Modeled after the Petit Trianon in Versailles, the home, which is fully preserved in its original condition, offers an opportunity to discover the taste of a connoisseur and to get a glimpse of the life of a wealthy and aristocratic family.

NotreNotreNotreNotre----Dame CathedralDame CathedralDame CathedralDame Cathedral The Notre-Dame Cathedral is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. The first period of construction from 1163 to 1240 coincided with the beginnings of the Choir School of Notre–Dame (Maîtrise). The perfect proportions of the pointed arches, acoustics and sounds from the fully restored 18th century organ, make visiting this cathedral a unique spiritual experience. Its treasury houses the Crown of Thorns. Napoleon I crowned himself emperor here.

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NotreNotreNotreNotre----Dame TowersDame TowersDame TowersDame Towers The visit of the Notre-Dame Towers includes climbing 387 steps, no lift available. It is also a promenade through all the top parts of the Western façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral to get a close-up view of the gargoyles, chimera, and the 17th century Emmanuel bell. From the bottom to the top, follow the steps of Quasimodo, the hunchback, in Victor Hugo’s novel: Notre-Dame de Paris and you will find Esmeralda, beautiful wooden structures, magnificent decorated roofs, while enjoying a great view of Paris.

NotreNotreNotreNotre----Dame Archeological CryptDame Archeological CryptDame Archeological CryptDame Archeological Crypt The crypt was opened in 1980 to present elements from successive buildings constructed on the site from ancient times to the 19th century. Discovered during the excavations for an underground parking space in 1965 and conducted by the Commission du Vieux-Paris, it contains ruins of Roman quaysides, ramparts, a hypocaust, and medieval cellars.

Open Air Sculpture MuseumOpen Air Sculpture MuseumOpen Air Sculpture MuseumOpen Air Sculpture Museum The Open Air Sculpture museum is located on the banks of the river Seine, in the park Tino Rossi, which opened in 1980, as an outdoor museum, stretches over a quarter of a mile, along the river, presenting sculptures from the 2nd half of the 20th century. Strips of lawn, flowering shrubs and assorted flower beds mingled with sculptures created by several artists, including C. Brancusi, Cesar, A. Archipenko, B. Pagès, Pan, M. Colvin, Etienne-Martin.

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Orangery MuseumOrangery MuseumOrangery MuseumOrangery Museum The museum reopened to the public in May 2006 properly displaying Claude Monet’s gift made in 1926 to the French State, the “Nymphéas”. With natural skylight the rooms of Nymphéas, are the ideal place for peaceful meditation. The Orangerie offers also a fabulous concentration of masterpieces from the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection, featuring: Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Matisse, Derain, Modigliani, Soutine, Utrillo and Laurencin.

Orsay MuseumOrsay MuseumOrsay MuseumOrsay Museum The Orsay museum was originally a train station built for the 1900 World Fair. It became a museum in 1986 to show, in all its diversity, the artistic creation of the western world from 1848 to 1914: realism, impressionism, pointillism, symbolism painting, sculpture, furniture, architecture photography. Not to miss: Manet’s Luncheon on the Gras, Monet’s Field of Poppies, Renoir’s Moulin de la Galette, Degas’ dancers, Cezanne’s Still life paintings.

Paiva MansionPaiva MansionPaiva MansionPaiva Mansion The mansion was built by the architect Henri Manguin for the Russian Jewish courtesan, Esther Lachmann, who changed last names as her social status changed through judicious marriages and wicked cleverness. She was also known as Pauline Thérèse Lachmann, Mme Villoing, Mme Marquise de la Païva, and Countess Henckel Von Donnersmark (1819-1884). This private mansion in the Champs-Elysées has become a symbol of the luxurious lifestyle excesses of the Second Empire.

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PantheonPantheonPantheonPantheon Originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve (1790), the building became a burial place for the great citizens of the New Nation in1794. Designed by Germain Soufflot and completed by Rondelet, this first example of eclectic architecture, offers in its interior the condensation of France religious history tied to National history in paintings and sculptures. The crypt is the burial place for exceptional beings. The sight from the external colonnade of the dome is quite fantastic.

Paris Fragonard Perfume MuseumPerfume MuseumPerfume MuseumPerfume Museum Opened to the public in 1983, the Fragonard perfumery museum is located in a magnificent private mansion built in 1860. With its tastefully opulent, carefully restored decoration, it provides a striking setting for a small part of the collection dating from Antiquity to the late 20th century, meticulously assembled over 60 years by Jean-François Costa, grandson of Fragonard’s founder. Fragonard’s olfactory workshop is an unforgettable experience.

(City of Paris Fine Arts Museum) PetitPetitPetitPetit----Palais Palais Palais Palais Built for the 1900 World’s Fair, the Petit Palais became a museum in 1902. Designed by Charles Girault, it hosts a great variety of artifacts and works of art donated by collectors to the City of Paris, covering Ancient Greece right up to World War I. Not to miss, Gustave Courbet’s paintings, the 18th century collection of American businessman Edward Tuck and his wife, Julia Stell, Ambroise Vollard’s paintings by Cezanne, Renoir, Bonnard and Monet’s “Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, winter effect”.

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European Photography MuseumPhotography MuseumPhotography MuseumPhotography Museum The European Museum of Photography is a center dedicated to contemporary photography. Housed in a historic home in the Marais area, it was refurbished by architect Yves Lion and associates, and opened to the public in 1996. It contains, an exhibition space, featuring permanent and temporary exhibits from 1958 to today; a video-viewing facility, providing the essential of films created by photographers or about them, a library and an auditorium.

Picasso MuseumPicasso MuseumPicasso MuseumPicasso Museum

Opened in 1985, the Picasso Museum celebrates the prolific artistic and private life of Pablo Picasso. It is housed in the Hôtel Salé, a wonderful example of late 17th century mansions in the Marais area. Devoted solely to the best known artist of the 20th century and his own private art collections, it provides the unique opportunity to follow Picasso’s development throughout his career until 1973.

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Enriched with new spaces since 2011, the Pinacothèque became the first Parisian museum where main displays principles are based on transversal approaches and dialogue between works of art. It host regularly exhibits dedicated to important private art collections and their owners. A permanent collection, housed across the street at 8 rue Vignon, resembles an ideal, personal gallery: artifacts and artist from all ages and places, side by side.

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Pompidou CentrePompidou CentrePompidou CentrePompidou Centre See contemporary art museum

L’Adresse ---- Postal Museum Postal Museum Postal Museum Postal Museum Permanent charming and interesting exhibitions present objects connected with correspondence, mail transport, postmen work and philatelic items. In 1999, a room was created to exhibit the 3,500 postage stamps of France in chronological and topical order. Temporary exhibitions on the same subjects take place regularly on the ground floor of the museum.

QuaiQuaiQuaiQuai----Branly MuseumBranly MuseumBranly MuseumBranly Museum The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel and it features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands, and the Americas. The museum complex contains several buildings, as well as a multimedia library. A green wall (200m long by 12m high), designed and planted by Gilles Clément and Patrick Blanc, partially covers the main façade, and a very tall glass paneling, allows its interior gardens to be remarkably quiet only meters from the busy quay in front of them.

Rodin MuseumRodin MuseumRodin MuseumRodin Museum

In 1916, Rodin handed his personal collection over to the French Government, which included sculptures and drawings, as well as the reproduction rights, and works by other artists (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh). The Rodin Museum opened its doors to the public on August 4th of 1919 in the Hôtel Biron and its magnificent gardens, where we can admire the Thinker, the Gates of Hell, and the Burghers of Calais…

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Romantic Life MuseumRomantic Life MuseumRomantic Life MuseumRomantic Life Museum This mansion recreates the atmosphere of the times of the famous novelist Georges Sand and her circle. Built originally for the painter Ary Scheffer in the 19th century, today is a museum displaying in the main room the novelist’s personal belongings, even a cast of Chopin’s hand, and in the studio Scheffer’s paintings. The tea salon in the garden is just exquisite and romantic!

Royal Abbey of RoyaumontRoyal Abbey of RoyaumontRoyal Abbey of RoyaumontRoyal Abbey of Royaumont The Abbey is now a multi-disciplinary cultural center hosting artists with backgrounds on different disciplines, working together creatively on music and dance,. The Abbey’s history makes worth the trip to Asnières-sur-Oise, 35 km north of Paris: Founded by Louis IX, in 1228, occupied by the Cistercian monks until the French Revolution, turned into a cotton-mill in 1791, restored by nuns from 1869, and acquired by the Goüin family in the 20th century, to set-up the Royaumont Goüin-Lang Foundation.

Sacred Heart Basilica of MontmartreSacred Heart Basilica of MontmartreSacred Heart Basilica of MontmartreSacred Heart Basilica of Montmartre Located on the highest peak of the capital, this white Romano-byzantine basilica offers the perfect vantage point from which view Paris. Designed by Paul Abadie, who started building it in 1875, it was completed by Lucien Magne, in 1914, and refurbished by Jean Louis Hulot before its consecration in 1919; it worships the sacred heart of Christ, which is represented in a magnificent mosaic above the altar. The portico is adorned with equestrian statues of Louis IX and Jean of Arc, French national saints.

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Cathedral SaintSaintSaintSaint----Denis Basilica Denis Basilica Denis Basilica Denis Basilica

Founded in the 7th century by king Dagobert I, over a former church and on the burial place of Saint-Denis, the patron saint of France, the basilica became a place of pilgrimage and the French Royal Necropolis. In the 12th century, the Abbot Suger rebuilt portions of the abbey church using innovative structural features, creating in this way the first Gothic building. The 13th century nave is the prototype of the Rayonnant Gothic style. Today, it still contains some fine examples of royal funerary monuments.

Sainte ChapelSainte ChapelSainte ChapelSainte Chapel This palatine chapel, masterpiece of Rayonnant Gothic architecture was built for Saint-Louis (Louis IX), between 1242 and1248, to host the most precious relic: the “Crown of Thorns”. Light, color and space blend to inspire a sense of harmony between arts and religious faith. Its unique stained glass windows 6, 456 sq ft in area render air iridescent, giving a sensation of ethereal beauty. The sound of music during its concerts, is one of the most uplifting and unforgettable experiences.

(National Archaeology Museum) SaintSaintSaintSaint----GermainGermainGermainGermain----enenenen----Laye Castle Laye Castle Laye Castle Laye Castle Situated about 10 miles west of Paris, this castle was built in 1124 and refurbished several times. Originally a royal residence and birth place of Louis XIV, it was restored, in 1862, by Napoleon III to host the national archaeological collections. It boasts an unrivalled collection of carved and engraved prehistoric art. Among these artifacts, the female head from Brassempouy is acknowledged as the most significant.

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SaintSaintSaintSaint----James TowerJames TowerJames TowerJames Tower The 171ft high, Gothic Flamboyant tower is all that remains of the Church St. James of the Butchery, built for this powerful guild in 1523. It was a starting point for the pilgrims setting out for the shire of St. James of Compostela in Spain. During the Second Empire, the architect Theodore Ballu restored the tower, placing it on a pedestal and designing a small park around. Recently cleaned, it has now the sparkling color of limestone, and has become again a major feature of the Parisian landscape.

Sciences and Industry MuseumSciences and Industry MuseumSciences and Industry MuseumSciences and Industry Museum The Sciences and Industry Museum is the largest science museum in the world. Located in the Park of la Villette, the Museum was constructed around the steel trusses of an old slaughter house sales hall. The transformation was commissioned to the architect Adrien Fainsilber and engineer Peter Rice. Since 1986, this Museum engages the public in an exploration of Sciences and Industry and features planetarium, IMAX Theater, submarine, areas for youngsters.

Sewer MuseumSewer MuseumSewer MuseumSewer Museum

The Sewer museum is a fascinating, and unusual museum created in a section of the real sewer tunnels underneath Paris. Detailed information about the network of more than 1,312 miles of tunnels begun in 1850’s is presented through exhibits, while experiencing first hand sandstone tunnels carrying drain water from the streets, sanitary sewers, mains for drinking water and for street cleaning; stories about the sewer workers and their encounters with unusual dwellers, including snakes, orangutans.

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Sports MuseumSports MuseumSports MuseumSports Museum The museum moved to its current location in 2008 and contains more than 100,000 items documenting sports from the 16th century to the present time, including a fine collection on the history of the modern Olympic Games from 1896, including sports equipment, paintings, sculptures, posters, drawings, philately, advertising, books, and magazines.

Stadium of Stadium of Stadium of Stadium of FranceFranceFranceFrance Designed by architects: Michel Macary, Aymeric Zubléna, Michel Regembla and Claude Costantini, the Stade de France, is considered a masterpiece of the third millennium: Football, rugby, opera, shows, motor sports, and concerts. Its technology, attractiveness and practical aspect, allows it to open its doors to both lovers of architecture and sports.

Roland-Garros –––– TenisseumTenisseumTenisseumTenisseum This is the first multimedia tennis museum. Opened in 2003 by Christian Bime, chairman of the FFT, on the eve of the French Internationals, the entrance has maintained the charm of what once was the ‘gardener’s cottage’ of the Roland-Garros stadium. It houses a permanent collection, a library with nearly 4,400 hours of digital audiovisual programs, with archives going as far back as 1897; a library, with over 3,000 printed documents dedicated to this sport and its ancestor, the jeu de paume.

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Toile de Jouy MuseumToile de Jouy MuseumToile de Jouy MuseumToile de Jouy Museum The former estate of Marshal Canrobet was bought by the municipality and converted in museum in 1991. It commemorates the famous Jouy printed fabric factory, founded in 1760 by entrepreneur and printer Christophe Philippe Oberkampf. It presents “Indian” textiles and fabrics with figure scenes, printing equipment, old drawings in an 18th century setting evoking the life style at the time. Foreign printed fabrics are also on display.

(Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris) Tokyo Palace, Tokyo Palace, Tokyo Palace, Tokyo Palace, See Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris

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The UNESCO building, planned and designed by three architects: Marcel Breuer, Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Zehrfuss, inaugurated in 1958: is not only the headquarters of the Organization, hosting important conferences and meetings, but also holds numerous temporary exhibits in its premises. Some of the permanent exhibitions include: Isamu Naguchi, Garden of Peace, Tadao Ando, Meditation Space, the Fall of Cirrus, by Picasso, a mural painting by Rufino Tamayo...

VauxVauxVauxVaux----lelelele----VicomteVicomteVicomteVicomte The lavish hospitality to King Louis XIV, on August 17th 1661, in the magnificent castle of Vaux-le-Vicomte caused the tragic downfall of its owner Nicolas Fouquet. Created by the architect Louis Le Vau in a magnificent setting of gardens, forming an orderly composition of motifs inspired from Turkish carpets, by André Le Notre, it still represents a perfect harmony between architecture and landscape. Its unique period rooms, exquisite furniture and painting by Charles Le Brun, show refinement at its best.

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Domain of Versailles Versailles Versailles Versailles The palace of the Bourbon dynasty is one of the most beautiful artistic achievements of 17th and 18th centuries. Started by Louis XIII, expanded and magnified by Louis XIV, it became the seat of the government from 1682 until the French Revolution. The royal private suites, the Hall of Mirrors, the Chapel, the Opera; the gardens, equally important as the palace, with boxed lawns, flower beds, fountains, grand canal; Trianon castles and hamlet are an exquisite expression of French absolutism.

Villa SavoyeSavoyeSavoyeSavoye Created between 1928 – 1931 by Swiss architects, Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, in the outskirts of Paris, Villa Savoye is since 1965 a historical monument. It is a manifesto of Le Corbusier five points of new architecture: Support of ground level by pilotis; functional roof serving as garden and terrace; free floor plan, relieved of load bearing walls; long horizontal windows, providing illumination and ventilation and freely designed façades, serving as only as skin of the walls and windows.

Vincennes CastleVincennes CastleVincennes CastleVincennes Castle The Vincennes castle is a massive French royal castle, which like many other more famous castles had its origins in a hunting lodge, built for Louis VII about 1150 in the forest of Vincennes. Traces and substantial remains date from the 14th–17th century, among them the keep, the castle, with six towers, three gates, and the chapel. The castle is still surrounded by a deep stone lined moat. The ditches saw the executions of the Duc d’Enghin, in 1804, Mata-Hari, in 1917.

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Vincennes Park and ZooVincennes Park and ZooVincennes Park and ZooVincennes Park and Zoo The Vincennes Park and Zoo is a great place to explore on foot, on horseback, or by boat. Cyclists enjoy the 17.5 km of tracks and trails, horse riders, 19 km of tracks, and joggers, 32 km of car-free roads. The Bois de Vincennes zoo, spans over15 hectares, has a bird sanctuary, where you can admire cirl buntings, wrens, fire crests, linnets, grey herons and another nearly 150 species in unspoiled natural surroundings. Include venturing over to the banks of the lakes and the Floral park

First World War Museum of MeauxWar Museum of MeauxWar Museum of MeauxWar Museum of Meaux Located at the foot of the Frederick MacMonnis’ monument, Liberty weeping, which the United States gave to France in 1932, and inaugurated on November 11th 2011, commemorates the First World War: The First Battle of the Marne, the Meaux region, the technological changes seen in 1918. Most of the collection, acquired from specialist individual collector Jean-Pierre Verney, is composed of equipment, weapons, uniforms and archival documents representing many participating countries.

Wax MuseumWax MuseumWax MuseumWax Museum See Grevin Museum

Wine MuseumWine MuseumWine MuseumWine Museum Housed in the former galleries of the limestone quarries of Passy, mined between the 13th - 18th centuries, the Wine Museum Partially is owned since 1984 by the “Conseil des Echansons de France”, an institution dedicated to the defense and promotion of the finest French wines. The place was used as a wine cellar by the Eiffel Tower restaurant in the mid nineteen. Currently showing an exhibit on the art and trades of wine making, the museum also dedicates three vaulted cellars to restaurant services.

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(Music and studies) Iannis XenakisXenakisXenakisXenakis Several institutions, including the Association of the Friends of Xenakis, encourage the promotion, valorization, development, circulation, and production of pedagogic actions, creative work, fundamental and applied research in various domains of contemporary music, supporting the spirit and works of this out of the ordinary personality: Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), respecting his musical, architectural, scientific and philosophical heritage by all appropriate means.

Yves SaintYves SaintYves SaintYves Saint----Laurent Laurent Laurent Laurent –––– Pierre Bergé FoundationPierre Bergé FoundationPierre Bergé FoundationPierre Bergé Foundation In 1974, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé moved their haute-couture house to 5, avenue Marceau. When YSL ended his career in 2002, it became a foundation retracing the history of fashion as created by YSL. The foundation conserves 5, 000 haute couture garments, 15, 000 accessories, sketches and assorted objects that bear witness to 40 years of creation by YSl, and presents temporary exhibits including items from its unique collections.

Ossip Zadkine MuseumZadkine MuseumZadkine MuseumZadkine Museum The Zadkine Museum, former home of Russian sculptor Ossip Zadkine is located in a small quaint white house, reminiscent of a country cottage, close to the Luxembourg Gardens. Zadkine lived and worked from 1928 till his death in 1967. Today, and thanks to the collection bequeathed to the City of Paris by his widow, Valentine Prax, the museum exhibits the artistic changes experienced throughout the artist life from primitivism and cubism to his more abstract works of his last years.

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