Museums

The Museum of Modern Art is well worth visiting for its selection of the major art movements of the twentieth century.  Précédent Suivant Built for the World Fair in 1937, this building has two parts and are linked by a white stone portico. The Musée d'Art Moderne was also named the Palais de Tokyo.DesignThe walls of the terrace are decorated with reliefs by Janniot and with statues by Bourdelle including La France, in memory of the patriots killed in World War Two. In the east wing, there is a collection of modern art, from the turn of the century to the present day.The CollectionThe Museum of Modern Art is well worth visiting for its selection of the major art movements…

For the architecture alone, you should not miss visiting this ultra-modern museum. All glass and stainless steel, bridges and suspended walkways, transparent escalators and elevators, this museum has been designed so that you feel like you are in a "city of the future".  The "Parc de la Villette" is located between the Porte de la Villette and the Porte de Pantin. It is the largest Park Intra Muros of Paris. The place accomodates a complete urban project:the city of sciences and industry,the city of the Music,the Large Market,the room of spectacle of the Zenith.Located on old the abbatoirs of Paris, the Park of the Villette is an active space, a new district of meeting, culture and leisures. Place of exhibitions,…

Le Palais de Tokyo, place of emergence for modern art.  Précédent Suivant Experiments and innovationCreated in January 2002 on the initiative of the Ministry for the culture and the communication, the Palais de Tokyo is a place of experimentation and innovation for modern art. Thought like a forum open to all, it offers a new manner of living art closest to its time, and answer the expectations of the public and the artists.First institution open from midday to midnight, it proposes at the same time exposures and events with the multiple formats: Performances, conferences, projections, etc. The Palais de Tokyo also created a reception to measure with the service of all the publics, thanks to a team of mediators specialists…

The Musée de l'Homme in Paris is one of the world's most important museums devoted to anthropology, ethnology, and prehistory in the world.  The Musée de l'Homme in Paris is one of the world's most important museums devoted to anthropology, ethnology, and prehistory. Its collections are organized according to geographical region, and includes the Inca mummy (in fetal position) which inspired Edvard Munch's painting The Screem.Location : 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre 75116 Paris Phone : 01 44 05 72 72How to get there : Metro line 2 : Porte DauphineMetro line 6 or 9 : TrocadéroBus: 22, 30, 32, 63, 72, 82Opening :Daily from 10am to 5pmClosed on Tuesdays and bank holidaysOfficial website : https://www.museedelhomme.fr  Best hotels in Paris Hotel Keppler…

Not far from Les Halles, the Centre Beaubourg or better known as the Pompidou Center, created a lot of mixed feelings with its radical architectural design.  The Pompidou Center is divided into five floors : temporary exhibitions in the Grande Galerie on the fifth floor; museum of Modern Art from 1905 to present time on third and fourth floors.The huge public library covers three floors with books, video-discs, microfilms, videos... A movie-theater celebrating the 7th art with festivals according to special themes on 1st floor.Don't leave before taking a ride on the escalators. As you go up, you will discover Paris as a horizontal skyline appears: the Sacré-Coeur, St-Eustache, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Panthéon, the Tour St-Jacques, and La…

The Musée national Eugène Delacroix is housed in part of the painter's apartment and studio.  Previous image Next image The Musée national Eugène Delacroix is housed in part of the painter's apartment and studio. Delacroix moved to Rue de Furstenberg on december 28, 1857. He had left his Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette's studio to get closer to the Church of Saint-Sulpice for which he was in charge of decorating a chapel, now called the Chapel of the Holy Angels. Although seriously ill, the artist was determined to finish his work at the chapel but was unable to manage a long trip daily.HistoryIn order to prevent the destruction of the studio to make room for a parking garage, the Society of Eugène Delacroix…

The Picasso museum is housed in one of the nicest mansions of the Marais district in Paris, built in the XVIIth century for Pierre Aubert Lord of Fontenay.  Previous image Next image The Picasso museum is housed in one of the nicest mansions of the Marais district in Paris, built in the XVIIth century for Pierre Aubert Lord of Fontenay. The Hotel Salé which owes its name to the profession of its fist owner (a salt tax collector), changed hands very often, becoming a national literary repository harbouring the convent libraries seized during the Revolution, an educational establishment where Balzac completed his secondary schooling, the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, an exhibition room for the bronze sculptor Henri Vian…

Since 1984, this wonderful museum houses the collection of paintings acquired by Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume. This collection has been inherited by the French State and stipulates that it should always stay together.  Set in the Tuileries Gardens, just at the southwest end, is the Orangerie. Since 1984, this wonderful museum houses the collection of paintings acquired by Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume. This collection has been inherited by the French State and stipulates that it should always stay together. The CollectionBeing that the building is small and intime and the collection complete, it is definitely worth seeing. The collection is made up of 144 paintings, mostly by André Derain. However, there are around 24 Renoirs, and about 24 of…

The first wax figures appeared in Paris during the late 18 th century. During the "Belle Epoque", the capital of the world was in the spotlight booming with famous people, events and ideas.  Previous image Next image Thanks to the journalist Arthur Meyer who had a brillant idea to create a wax museum in Paris in 1881 to be able to share with his contemporains in 3-dimension, the famous people who passed through. The Museum was built by the architect Esnault-Pelterie and inaugurated on June 5, 1882 at 10, boulevard Monmartre. Arthur Meyer confided to the designer/cartoonist Alfred Grévin, the realization of the famous characters of his time. At this time there was neither the movies nor the photo reports presenting…

19th century arts and birth of cinema.  Previous image Next image History Built in the year 1900 by Victor Laloux, this train station was meant to service the Orleans line. Unfortunately, the line ceased because the platforms were not long enough. After being used for a variety of purposes, the whole building was entirely refitted inside and transformed into an art museum covering the period from 1850 to 1914, with an area of 50 000 m2. The conversion of this abandoned train station, the Gare d'Orsay, into the Musee d'Orsay marked a major advance in the reorganization of the different collections. The museum is devoted to all art forms from the second half of the 19th century (painting, sculpture, architecture,…