Paris Museums & Art Galleries
Listing and web links to the main museums and art galleries of general interest to visitors
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Paris museums and art galleries are a port of call for most visitors to Paris.
The Louvre is a 'must see' for any first time visitor to Paris
On this page we list the main museums and art galleries that visitors go to see in Paris together with links to their official web site where you can check latest prices, opening hours and any special exhibitions or closures applying to your dates.
We also have a dedicated page addressing The Louvre, the single most popular museum/art gallery in Paris.
Paris Museum Pass
All of the museums and art galleries featured on this page are covered by the Paris Museum Pass. The pass comes in 2,4 and 6 day options.
If visiting museums and art galleries is a main reason to visit Paris then do check out getting one. As well as saving money, you can skip the ticket queues of the main venues and for vast places like The Louvre you can come back and take in the exhibits in bite size chunks.
The Paris Museum Pass is widely available in Paris, including visitor centres at the airports and the venues themselves.
You can purchase the Paris Museum Pass on-line and have it delivered to your home or hotel for a fee. As far as we can see, most web sites charge significantly more for this service than going through the official Paris Museum Pass web site (below).
Paris Museum Pass - Official Web Site
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| The Louvre |
The Louvre
One of the world's largest museums, home of the Mona Lisa and also the most visited art museum in the world, an historic monument in itself.
No wonder this is the most popular museum attraction in Paris and the queues to get in are infamous. We cover the Louvre on our own dedicated Louvre page..
Orsay Museum
Housed in the train station building, constructed by Victor Laloux for the 1900 World Fair, the Orsay is a national museum devoted to all the arts between 1848-1914.
The Dada and Surrealism movements are well represented at the Pompidou. Warhol, Jackson Pollack, Rothko, Kandinsky, Miro and Picasso are all featured prominently here, along with Marcel Duchamps and his 'ready-made' works of art.
The Orsay Museum is now one of the most popular museums in Paris, situated within easy walking distance of The Louvre on the other side of the river.
Orsay Museum - Official Web Site
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| Pompidou Centre |
Pompidou Museum
The Pompidou Centre is clearly a home for modern art, it's hard to miss the brightly coloured tubes and pipes making up the exterior architecture.
The Dada and Surrealism movements are well represented at the Pompidou. Warhol, Jackson Pollack, Rothko, Kandinsky, Miro and Picasso are all featured prominently here, along with Marcel Duchamps and his 'ready-made' works of art.
Pompidou Museum - Official Web Site
Arc De Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon to commemorate his military victories and honour the soldiers who fell during his campaigns. Its positioned on the famous Champs Elysees
The museum covers French history and architecture of the monument, but for most visitors the highlight are the superb views from rooftop terrace of the monument.
Arc De Triomphe - Official Web Site
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| Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie |
Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie
This fun, hands-on science museum ideal for kids attracts 2.5 million visitors each year, with its cool exhibits on anatomy, biology ...
In the heart of the Parc de la Villette in Paris, this museum, unlike any other, invites you to take a different look at scientific and technological developments.
Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie - Official Web Site
Les Invalides - Napoleon's Tomb / Army Museum
The military history of France is brought to you through the museum's priceless collections from prehistory to 1945. It preserves 50,000 objects listed, collections of weapons, armor, artillery, uniforms, emblems and paintings
The draw for many visitors is the 'Eglise du Dome' housing the tomb of Napoleon
Napoleon's Tomb / Army Museum - Official Web Site
L'Orangerie Museum
Tucked away in the heart of Paris, in the Tuileries gardens, this fully restored museum invites visitors to discover or rediscover in natural daylight Claude Monet’s vast collection of Water lilies, as well as 144 works from the Walter-Guillaume collection (Renoir, Cézanne, Modigliani, Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Soutine, etc.)
L'Orangerie Museum - Official Web Site
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