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Musée de la Marine
At the Palais de Chaillot one of Paris' surprising jewels. |
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Musée d'Art moderne de a Ville de Paris
Also called the Palais de Tokyo and MOMA Paris |
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Musée Jacquemart-André
This private home was built in the late 19th century to house their extensive art collection. |
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Musée de la Vie romantique
Housed in the residence of romantique painter Ary Scheffer in the heart of the quartier of the Nouvelles Athènes the collection represents the the literary, musical and artistic life of the romantic period. |
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Musée Delacroix
Housed in the artist's last residence and atelier in the charming place de Furstenberg. |
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Cité de l'Architecture
Opened in September 2007 in the Palais de Chaillot this is the worlds's largest architectural museum. |
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Palais de la Porte Dorée
Begun in 1931 as a colonial museum as a part of the World's Fair, today after many reinventions, the museum houses the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. It's Art Deco design is extraordinary. |
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Musée Guimet
The Musée Guimet based on the private collection of Emile Guimet (1836-1918), envisioned a museum devoted to the religions of Ancient Egypt, Classical Antiquity, and Asia. Guimet visited Egypt and Greece before traveling around the world in 1876, sto |
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Musée du Louvre
The Musée du Louvre in Paris is the largest museum in the world. |
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Musée d'Orsay
Housed in a former train station this national museum houses the finest collection of French Impressionism. |
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Musée Marmottan Monet
The former home of the Marmottan family houses one of the world's most important collections of Monet's paintings. |
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Centre Georges Pompidou
The national gallery of Modern Art is also called the Beaubourg and l'usine. |
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Musée Carnavalet
Musée Carnavalet is the city of Paris's museum of Paris History |
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Musée du Luxembourg
The Musée du Luxembourg is housed in the former gallery of the Palais du Luxembourg built by the Sénat in 1884 - 1886 to house the state collection of Caillebotte. Today this museum presents temporary exhibitions.
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Halle Saint-Pierre
This cultural center at the foot of the Butte Montmartre presents temporary exhibitions. |
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Pinacotheque de Paris
A small museum at the Place de Madeleine. |
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Musée des Arts Decoratifs
The Musée des Arts Decoratifs recently reopened after years of renovation. |
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Maillol
Musée Maillol in Paris |
Paris Museums