Paris Museums are captivating gateways to knowledge, creative activity, human adventure and imagination. These museums are perfect places to get a glimpse of the glorious past of the city. The museums in Paris play a vital role in collecting, preserving, and displaying rare articles and objects of the country.
Louvre in Paris is one of the best and the biggest arts museums in the world located along the river Seine. It is famous for its exquisite collection of rare artifacts like painting of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. The museum houses many other paintings by popular artists from across Europe. The huge collection of Egyptian art pieces is indeed worth seeing. Maison de Balzac is the house of Balzac located on the Passy hillside, showcasing souvenirs, paintings and engravings, tokens gifted to his friends and family members. It also displays a huge collection of illustrations, original works and manuscripts.
Paris Museum Categories
There are nearly seventy museums in Paris that can be broadly classified on the basis of the exhibits as:
- From impressionism to contemporary art
- Napoleonic epics
- Science, Technology, Transport and Communication
- Treasures of Asia, Africa, the South Pacific and the Americas
- Former royal and imperial residences
- Medieval art and the Renaissance
- Artists' residences and workshops
Some of the museums of Paris exhibit articles that are related to science, communication, technology, and transport. The various scientific procedures and
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theories are exhibited in simple and interesting way through models and diagrams. Some of these museums are Musée de l'Armée - Tombeau de Napoléon, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Musée des Égouts de Paris, Musée de la Publicité, Musée des Arts et métiers, Musée des Plans-reliefs, Musée national de Céramique de Sèvres, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie - La Villette, Musée national de la Marine, Musée de la Poste, Musée de la Monnaie and Cité de la Musique - Musée de la Musique.
Tourists interested to get a glimpse of the lifestyle of the royal families can visit the palaces that have been converted into museums. Château de Fontainebleau, Musée national de la Renaissance - Château d'Ecouen, Musée du Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle, Musée d'Archéologie nationale de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Musée et domaine nationaux du Château de Compiègne, Château de Maisons-Laffitte, Château de Vincennes, Musée national des Châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, Château de Rambouillet and Musée national des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon are some of the most visited museums of France. These royal and imperial residences exhibit show pieces, paintings, dresses, jewelry and art crafts.
Paris is treasure of fine art, paintings and sculptures. Many legendary painters have created their rare pieces in this city. Numerous pieces of drawings, paintings and sculptures are exhibited in the museums of Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Maison d'Auguste Rodin à Meudon, Musée Rodin, Musée Gustave Moreau, Musée départemental Maurice Denis - Le Prieuré, Centre Pompidou - Musée national d'Art moderne, Musée national de l'Orangerie, Musée d'Orsay, Musée national Picasso and many more. Some of these museums were residences and workshops of painters and artists. Paintings belonging to different periods and movements like impressionism, medieval period and the Renaissance are exhibited at these art museums of Paris.
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