Explore the Treasures of Paris: Book Your Entry to Parisian Museums
Welcome to the cultural heart of Paris, where world-renowned museums house an extraordinary collection of art, history, and innovation. Booking your entry to Parisian museums opens the door to an enriching journey through time and creativity. From the timeless masterpieces of the Louvre, home to the enigmatic Mona Lisa, to the modern marvels at the Centre Pompidou, Paris offers a diverse array of museums that cater to every taste and curiosity. Delve into the fascinating exhibits, discover hidden gems, and immerse yourself in the stories behind each artifact and artwork. Secure your tickets now and embark on an unforgettable exploration of Parisian museums, where every visit promises inspiration and wonder.
PARIS MUSEUM PASS 2, 4 or 6 days
The Paris Museum Pass will allow you free entry, without queuing and as many times as you like, to more than 50 museums (permanent collections) and monuments in Paris and the surrounding region.
Museum pass exists for 2, 4 days or 6 days.
Chocolate Museum – Choco-Story Paris
Chocolate Museum - Choco-Story Paris: Admission + Chocolate Workshop
Sweeten your day with some cultural candy and trace the origins of the world’s most important invention at the Paris Chocolate Museum! With authentic artifacts and exhibits, Choco-Story Paris tells the story of cacao’s first use by ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations, its discovery by European colonists, and its impact on world culture since.
After you’ve browsed the exhibits and gazed at tempting chocolate replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, it’s time to practice your skills with a chocolate-making workshop from a master chocolatier. Afterward, you can take your own handmade creations home to share, or hoard it for yourself.
Atelier des Lumières:
Light up your life at Paris’s best digital art space
Located between Bastille and Nation, in a former foundry in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, the Atelier des Lumières holds monumental immersive exhibitions. Using 140 video projectors and a spatialised sound system, the highly unique multimedia equipment covers a total surface area of 3,300 m², extending from the floors to the ceilings and over walls up to 10 metres high.
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Louvre Museum from Antiquity to 1848
- Louvre Palace construction on 8 centuries by 13 kings
- and Louvre Museum: 8 collections and 35,000 works to see
Orsay Museum, impressionists, from 1848 to 1914
The Musée d’Orsay, occupies the former Gare d’Orsay (Orsay Rail Road), built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. The building, inaugurated for the occasion, is itself a work of art. The museum, which opened to the public on December 9, 1986, presents works of art covering the period from 1848 to 1914, including collections of paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, photographs, graphic arts and architecture.
The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, with works by Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and many others. It also boasts a vast photography collection, comprising 45,003 works. For more information click on our post Orsay Museum and impressionists painters in a railroad station“
Pompidou Museum - 20 and 21st century art
The Centre Pompidou, designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, is a marvel of 20th century architecture, recognizable by its exterior escalators and enormous colored pipes.
It houses the National Museum of Modern Art, a world reference for its collections of 20th and 21st century art.
The works of major artists are divided chronologically into two areas: the modern period from 1905 to 1960 (Matisse, Picasso, Dubuffet …) and the contemporary period from 1960 to today (Andy Warhol, Niki de Saint Phalle, Anish Kapoor …).
In addition to these permanent collections, Musée Pompidou is internationally renowned for its temporary exhibitions.
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Quay Branly museum - Jacques Chirac, museum of Arts Premiers
The Quai Branly museum – Jacques Chirac, is located on the banks of the Seine, near the Eiffel Tower. It is dedicated to showing the importance of the Arts and Civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, at the crossroads of multiple cultural, religious, and historical influences.
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Orangerie Museum, Claude Monet and other painters to be seen
Orangerie museum is known for the Water Lilies of Claude Monet that it shelters. The Water Lilies cycle occupied Claude Monet for three decades, from the end of the 1890s, until his death in 1926, at the age of 86.
Orangerie museum also contains in its basement the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection, devoted to the great names of the 20th century: Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Soutine and a few others. They are paintings of the Impressionist (XIXe) and Modernisme (XXe) periods.
Outside of the building are also sculptures by Rodin and a few others.
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Rodin museum, masterpieces by Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel
The Rodin Museum, created in 1919 on Auguste Rodin’s initiative, is located at the Hôtel Biron in Paris.
The museum, housing some 6,800 sculptures and numerous other works of art, attracts 700,000 visitors a year. The three-hectare sculpture garden surrounds the 18th-century manor house, in perfect harmony with the works on display.
Rodin, a renowned sculptor, was also a draughtsman, engraver, ceramist and passionate collector. His collaboration with Camille Claudel, his pupil and muse, is also highlighted in the museum. A room dedicated to Claudel houses several of his works, including “La Vieillesse,” “Clotho” and “Vertumne et Pomone.”
The adjoining museum in Meudon, 30 km from Paris, includes Rodin’s residence, workshops and park, allowing total immersion in his world. The museum also sells faithful reproductions of Rodin’s works, made from the original molds.
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Fondation Louis Vuitton
The Louis Vuitton Foundation anchors its commitment to contemporary creation in a historical perspective. The creation of the Foundation marks a new stage in the patronage of the LVMH Group and its Houses.
To promote artistic creation nationally and internationally, the Foundation will host temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, presentations of works from its collection, artist commissions, and multi-disciplinary events (concerts, performances, symposia, screenings, dance, etc.).
The Fondation Louis Vuitton is “A new space that opens dialogue with a broad public and offers artists and intellectuals a platform for debate and reflection. “
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Musée de l'Armée - Les Invalides - Napoleon's tomb
The Musée de l’Armée in Paris is one of the three largest museums of arms, and houses one of the world’s largest collections of military art and history. Napoleon Bonaparte has been laid to rest here in his tomb since 1861. Enjoy priority admission to discover the weapons, armor and military works of art on display.
Le département des armes anciennes présente des armures et des armes du XIIIe au XVIIe siècle. Les objets liés aux grands personnages de l’histoire de France, de François Ier à Louis XIII, vous aideront à imaginer ce que pouvait être la guerre à cette époque.
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Musée Grévin - 200 wax personalities
Want to have a word with Trump? Measure yourself against the greatest athletes? Or perhaps you imagine yourself as a music star? You’ve come to the right place! Take a selfie with Ryan Gosling, Marilyn Monroe, Louis XIV or Mozart. Meet over 200 celebrities with your Paris Grévin Museum tickets!
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Grande Galerie de l'Evolution – Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
If Noah’s Ark existed, it would surely resemble this gallery at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris! Your tickets for the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution will take you on a tour of 7,000 specimens, from elephants and insects to polar bears and cheetahs. You can also see a car crushed by a meteorite!
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Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
The Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris is Europe’s largest science museum. In the heart of the Parc de La Villette, visitors can discover the evolution of science and technology through attractions such as an IMAX cinema, a planetarium and the Argonaute, a 50’s fighter submarine.
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Hôtel-de-la-Marine Museum, 200 years of history
The Hôtel de la Marine is a cultural icon in the heart of Paris. With a history dating back to 1757, this grand monument on the Place de la Concorde housed France’s royal collection of priceless treasures and furnishings, before serving as naval headquarters for almost 200 years. Also included “Collection Al Thani”.
Opening only to the public in 2021 after a major renovation, the Hôtel de la Marine is a lesser-known cultural gem in Paris, just a 15-minute walk from the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay.
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Picasso-Museum, world famous art collection, unique
This museum, dedicated to Pablo Picasso, is housed in a superb 16th-century mansion in the Marais district of Paris.
With a permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and a rich archive, this is one of the most important collections of works by one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
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Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
Restored and transformed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the spectacularly domed 18th-century metal and glass building of the Bourse de Commerce is now home to the collection of contemporary works that François Pinault has assembled over the past 40 years.
The space hosts at least 10 temporary exhibitions and events a year, and this ticket for the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection gives you access to all current exhibitions to see the latest paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos and sound installations on display.
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Musée Marmottan Monet
Musée Marmottan Monet is the best place on Earth to see Claude Monet’s masterpieces up close. Visitors can admire over 100 of the Frenchman’s works, donated by friends and family over many years, including iconic pieces like ‘Impression, Sunrise’ and a unique set of his ‘Water lilies’.
It’s not just Monet that makes the museum such a must-see in Paris. Your Musée Marmottan Monet tickets allow you to enjoy fellow Impressionist icons like Gauguin, Degas, and Morisot, as well as a calendar of highlight exhibitions.
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Cité de l'architecture & patrimoine
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine (Architecture and Heritage City) is a museum for all lovers of architecture, whether they’re new to the subject or if it’s their passion and profession. Casts and miniatures of major French monuments from the 12th century to the present day are available for guests to admire, as well as a number of international buildings of great renown from the 19th century onwards.
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Musée National de la Marine
At the Palais de Chaillot overlooking the Trocadéro Gardens, the Musée National de la Marine has reopened after six years of renovation.
Learn France’s maritime and naval history through a variety of interactive exhibits. From the days of wooden sailing ships to the age of modern cruise ships, you’ll leave the museum with newfound knowledge about French maritime history.
Get ready to take a step back in time, taking a journey from Paris to Le Havre, braving storms and shipwrecks, and learn about 250 years of French maritime and naval history.
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Musée des Arts et Métiers
Musée des Arts et Métiers is a museum of industrial design in Paris, France, founded upon the principle of preserving groundbreaking artifacts of scientific importance.
Notable items in its vast collection include an original version of the Foucault pendulum, the original model of the Statue of Liberty, some of the first planes, and Blaise Pascal’s Pascaline (the first mechanical calculator).
Allow 8 hours to see the entire museum
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Musée de la Poste
Located in the heart of the Montparnasse district, facing the train station, the Musée de La Poste is a unique, unusual, contemporary museum designed to help you discover a world of postal history! Stroll around its historical (37,000 pieces), philatelic (400,000 pieces) and artistic (6,000 pieces of modern and contemporary art and experience the diversity of the postal world, from the first messengers to how things operate in the present day.
You can also enjoy the temporary exhibitions held regularly on the ground floor of the museum.
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Musée de la Monnaie de Paris
- Explore La Monnaie de Paris, by the Seine, and see where France’s coins have been minted for hundreds of years
- Learn more about how the coins jangling in your pocket are made, from the choice of metal to the finished product
- Watch a video showing the French mint in action and get a blank metal planchet to hand-strike your own memento
It’s all about the money at La Monnaie de Paris! Founded in 864 AD, this is the planet’s oldest continuously running minting institution. It’s also now a museum that charts the incredible history of coin-making and coinage.
Learn about how the Artisans of La Monnaie de Paris worked – and still work – with metal for over 12 centuries inside an interactive museum with engrossing sensory exhibits. You can even create your own coin on a screw press and take it home!
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Musée Yves Saint-Laurent
- In the heart of 5 avenue Marceau, the historic address of the haute couture house, discover the unique heritage of Yves Saint Laurent
- Walk through the salons where the clients were received and the designer’s studio
- Meet a major designer through the temporary exhibitions of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum
Come discover the Yves Saint Laurent Paris Museum.
In the historic location of the former haute couture house, the Yves Saint Laurent Paris Museum opened in October 2017 and showcases the designer’s work and creative genius as well as the process of creating a haute couture collection.
Yves Saint Laurent’s studio is also part of the museum tour, preserved within the elegant 16th arrondissement Hôtel Particulier
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