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National museums National museums 
MUSEE NATIONAL DE L'AIR ET DE L'ESPACE Ile-de-France (LE BOURGET CEDEX) History | Sciences | Models | Aeronautics | Objets d'art The Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace de l’Aéroport de Paris - Le Bourget is an exceptional place with a history closely linked to the beginning of aviation and with unique... 
Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité | Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 09) Jewellery | Sculpture | History | Painting | Photography | Stamps | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Literature | Textiles | Costumes | Drawings | Models | Music | Dance The collections of the so called "library-museum" presents the Opera house's memories covering 3 centuries. The museum holds temporary and thematic exhibitions all the year round. A... 
Bercy/Tolbiac/Bois de Vincennes (PARIS 52) Sciences | Minerals The mineralogy collection of the Pierre and Marie Curie university (mineralogy and crystallography laboratory) displays 2,000 samples from all over the world, selected from among the... 
MUSEE DE LA 2e GUERRE MONDIALE / Gal DE GAULLE - HOTEL NATIONAL DES INVALIDES Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) After the renovation of the Army museum, new areas are dedicated to the Second World War and to the action of the "Forces Françaises Libres" (FFL) - that is to say the French... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Stained-glass windows | History | Painting | Technology | Industry | Medals | Coins | Coins | Numismatics | Engravings Remarkable collection of coins and medals relating the French history from the Renaissance until nowadays. History of the monetary manufacture : old machines, tools. Stained-glass... 
Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 01) Painting The Musée de l'Orangerie reopened its doors to the public on 17 May 2006. The Musée de l'Orangerie permanently holds the Nymphéas by Claude Monet and the 144 paintings from the Jean... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Sciences | Geology | Minerals | Petrography | Gems Founded in 1783, the "Ecole Royale des Mines" is established since 1815 in the former "Hôtel de Vendome" (private mansion). The collection contains 80 000 minerals including 700... Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 03) History | Photography | Technology | Sciences | Industry | Textiles The "Arts et Métiers" museum, was created in 1794 and located in the Abbey of Saint-Martin-des-Champs. A total surface of 10,000sqm : 6,000sqm is devoted to... 
MUSEE DES COLLECTIONS HISTORIQUES DE LA PREFECTURE DE POLICE Notre-Dame/Quartier Latin (PARIS 05) History | Painting | Photography | Medicine | Technology | Sciences | Literature | Medals | Textiles | Weapons | Uniforms | Historical figurines | Manuscripts | Documents | Wax models Important events of the French history (conspiracies, arrests), famous people, archives, unique items (weapons, uniforms).Thefts, famous criminal affairs (exhibits). Old jails. Town... 
MUSEE DES MATERIAUX DU CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Photography | Documents Closed for an unspecified length of time for a restoration work. The museum usually presents materials and elements used to build monuments. Architecture and frame models. 
MUSEE D'HISTOIRE CONTEMPORAINE Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) History | Painting | Photography | Stamps | Drawings | Documents | Posters | Military archives International collections dealing with political, social and cultural events. It is the only museum to be found in France on the XXth century history. 1 500 000 works or documents from... MUSEE D'HISTOIRE DE LA MEDECINE Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Panelling The museum collections (the oldest in Europe) are presented in a splendid room built between 1905 and 1907 in a wing added by the architect Ginain to the "Collège de Chirurgie"... MUSEE DU SERVICE DE SANTE DES ARMEES AU VAL DE GRACE Notre-Dame/Quartier Latin (PARIS 05) Medicine Collections of the Army Health Department. This museum is located in the historical building of the Val de Grâce in Paris. It shows the history of a French military medical service... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) History | Photography | Technology | Sciences | Medals | Instruments | Chemistry Complete illustration of the scientific life of the great French chemist of the end of the 19th century (1852-1907), Nobel Prize 1906. MUSEE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR ET DES ORDRES DE CHEVALERIE Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) Jewellery | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Medals | Textiles | Weapons History of French decorations since Louis XI. Museum located in the private mansion of Salm (1782). One room is dedicated to foreign decorations. Numerous Napoleonic souvenirs. 
Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Sport History and evolution of the sport activities in France since its origin. 
MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE - MUSEE DE L'HOMME Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Anthropology | History Collection of ethnology, anthropology and prehistory. From 3.5 million years B.C to the present day : synthesis of the sciences of human being and of his evolution. Research center. Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 08) Sciences | Geology | Astronomy | Chemistry Dynamic and interactive presentation of science. Astronomy with the new planetarium, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and earth sciences. Electrostatics room, Sun room. ... 
PALAIS DE TOKYO - SITE DE CREATION CONTEMPORAINE Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Drawings | Multimedia The building was constructed in 1937 for the international exhibition of 'Arts et Techniques'. Closed since 1995, it re-opened on 19th January 2002. Designed by architects Anne Lacaton... |
