Paris Weekend Break

Galleries and Museums

Paris has a great many museums and they range from those offering thousands of exhibits to those covering specialist themes or periods in history. The list below, whilst not totally complete, should act as a starting point in giving you and idea of what is on offer. The title of the museum normally goes a long way in terms of telling you about the exhibits on display.

If you are contemplating a cultural weekend break in Paris where you dedicate the majority of your time to galleries and museums, it may be worth considering the purchase a museum pass. A museum pass will give you access to all of the museums listed below and will remove the distractions of queuing for and buying tickets at each venue. These passes normally include gifts like concessionary drinks when you dine in a museum restaurant.

Paris Museums

Arc de Triumph (the museum is reached via stairs within this massive arch)

Army Museum Paris

The Pompidou Centre (National Modern Art Museum Paris)

Decorative Arts Museum Paris

Textile Museum Paris

Paris Cinema Musuem

Eugene Delacroix National Museum

Jean-Jacques Henner Museum

Arab world Institute Museum of Paris

Louvre Museum Paris

Rodin Museum

Petit Palais

Money Museum Paris

Gustave Moreau Museum

Notre Dame Archeological Crypt (at the site of the cathedral)

Museum d'Orsay Paris (at the site of the cathedral)

Picasso Museum Paris

Rodin Museum Paris

Paris Galleries

Artcurial (contemporary art including Picasso)

L'Espace Dali (displays the artist work)

Durant Dessert (art and sculpture on 5 floors)

Galerie Alain Blondel (20th century exhibits)

Galerie Daniel Templon (conceptual and minimalist works)

Galerie Lelong (post WWII collection)

Musee Marmottan-Monet (includes other artists too)

Galerie Lavignes-Bastille (eclectic)

Galerie Maeght (mainly contemporary)

Galerie Yvon Lambert (mixed)