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Private museums Private museums 
Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité (PARIS 18) Objets d'art In the heart of Montmartre, Espace Dalí presents the only permanent exhibition in France entirely devoted to the master of surrealism, and more particularly to his sculptures,... 
Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 09) Costumes | Interior decoration | Wax models Opened since 1882, the Musée Grévin features new celebrities each year. After six months of renovation works, 300 wax statues – 80 of which new – are now displayed among an... 
MUSEE DES ARTS FORAINS - Collection Jean-Paul FAVAND Bercy/Tolbiac/Bois de Vincennes (PARIS 12) Fairground arts | Merry-go-rounds Reconstitution of a fun-fair : 14 merry-go-rounds and 16 restored fairground stalls are still working. The European Schools Museum exhibits 1552 pieces. One of the greatest collections... 
Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 09) Jewellery | History | Painting | Photography | Technology | Industry | Silver/Gold plate | Porcelain | Chemistry Near to Opéra, a prestigious museum, in a 19th century private mansion, which retraces 3,000 years of the history of perfume. Free guided visit; factory prices. For further... Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro (PARIS 16) Archaeology | Ceramics | Everyday items | Frescoes | Curios | Illustrations | Earthenware | Porcelain | Wax models | Antiques | Coins | Traditional and popular crafts | Objets d'art | Oenology | Engravings Located near to the Eiffel Tower in central Paris stands the "Musée du Vin". The cellars, formerly used by a religious order "Les Frères de l'Ordre des Minimes" in the 15th century,... 
Champs-Elysées/Louvre (PARIS 08) Archaeology | Sculpture | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Architecture | Interior decoration | Tapestries | Art instruments | Fine Arts | Objets d'art | Reception halls The Jacquemart-André museum is owned by the "Institut de France". In a splendid private mansion dating back to the Second Empire, it presents an art collection ranking amongst those... 
Champs-Elysées/Louvre (PARIS 08) Furniture | Bronzes | Earthenware | Lighting Maxim's museum was inaugurated on 12 October 2004: it is situated above the Maxim's restaurant and extends over 200m². An impressive collection of furniture, earthernware,... 
THEATRE MUSEE DES CAPUCINES - FRAGONARD Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 02) Jewellery | History | Painting | Photography | Technology | Industry | Silver/Gold plate | Porcelain | Chemistry The Capucines theatre-museum is located in a 1900s theatre. Here you can discover the history of perfumery from the time of the Egyptians right up to the 19th century: perfume bottles,... 
ATELIER DU CUIVRE ET DE L'ARGENT Bercy/Tolbiac/Bois de Vincennes (PARIS 12) History | Decorative Arts | Technology | Industry | Silver/Gold plate | Copperware An unusual collection, which is a testimony to past times and forgotten refinement. Exhibition of items associated with the art of table setting, wine, tea, tobacco, and fashion. Tour... 
BIBLIOTHEQUE-MUSEE DE LA SOCIETE DE L'HISTOIRE DU PROTESTANTISME FRANCAIS Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) History | Painting | Literature | Medals | Engravings Books, engravings, manuscripts concerning the history of the reformed religion since its beginning until nowadays. PARIS 12 
ECLAIRAGES ANCIENS (MUSEE DES ) Notre-Dame/Quartier latin (PARIS 05) Lighting Collection of lightings (1850-1925) including burners and gas and kerosene lamps. 
FONDATION CARTIER POUR L'ART CONTEMPORAIN Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 14) Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Video | Cinema | Life show New exhibition rooms of the Cartier Foundation (architect Jean Nouvel-1994). The Foundation promotes and helps the contemporary creation. Exhibitions of contemporary and international... 
HALLE SAINT PIERRE - MUSEE D'ART BRUT, ART SINGULIER, ET OUTSIDER Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité (PARIS 18) Sculpture | Painting The Naïve Art Museum presents about 30 works from the Max Fourny permanent collection. Notre-Dame/Quartier latin (PARIS 05) Archaeology | Photography | Decorative Arts | Technology | Sciences | Textiles | Ceramics | Panelling | Rugs | Objets d'art Museum dedicated to the Arabo-Islamic art and civilisation, from its origins to the present day. Numerous art objects, Koran calligraphies, miniatures, collection of contemporary Arab... LA MAISON ROUGE / FONDATION ANTOINE DE GALBERT République/Bastille (PARIS 12) The Maison Rouge is a private foundation aiming to promote contemporary design by organizing temporary exhibitions: giving visitors the opportunity to see major private collections... MAISON DE VAN GOGH / AUBERGE RAVOUX Ile-de-France (AUVERS SUR OISE) Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) 
Marais/Les Halles | République/Bastille (PARIS 04) History | Painting | Literature Personal souvenirs of the great Polish romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz, his manuscripts, documents concerning his activity as a politician, his correspondence. Portraits. 
Saint-Germain des Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 14) Sculpture | Painting | Photography Studio of the sculptor and photograph Roy Adzak. This museum-studio is an international meeting and exchange place. Temporary exhibitions of artists from various countries. 
Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Jewellery | Archaeology | Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Stamps | Decorative Arts | Literature | Textiles | Manuscripts | Ceramics Created in 1949 by Nourhan Fringhian "to preserve the memory and cultural richness of a people in diaspora", it postponed its opening to the public 14 years ago to be brought up to... Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Literature | Philosophy Last house of the philosopher where he lived until his death in 1857. Auguste Comte promoted the "positive philosophy" and created "positivism". A philosophical research center forms... 
Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 16) Decorative Arts Museum based around major works produced for the World Fairs and for which, each time, Baccarat gained the highest distinction with gold medals or grand prizes. The display of crystal... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Archaeology | Ceramics | Everyday items Ceramics and other items from Palestine dating back to 5000 B.C. until 600 A.D. MUSEE BOUILHET-CHRISTOFLE - MUSEE D'ORFEVRERIE Ile-de-France (Saint-Denis) Decorative Arts | Technology | Industry | Silver/Gold plate Goldsmith's arts museum. More than 2000 goldsmith's items illustrate the history of Christofle, the techniques that are used, the decorative arts and table setting arts evolution... 
Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) History | Furniture | Literature | Drawings | Documents | Newspapers The preserved flat where Georges Clémenceau lived between 1895 and 1929 (date of his death) and its famous garden. A documentation gallery presents souvenirs and documents about... 
Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Sculpture | Decorative Arts | African arts The new museum designed by architect Alain Moatti allows its visitors to discover the richness of Africa's past and also the contemporary Caribbean and Afro-American worlds. Live art:... 
MUSEE DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA NATURE Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 03) Sculpture | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Technology | Ethnography | Industry | Weapons | Hunting trophies | Stuffed animals Paintings (Desportes, Chardin, Oudry, Vernet), hunting weapons, stuffed animals from Africa, America and Asia. Numerous art items located in the private mansion of Guénégaud built by... 
Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Jewellery | Decorative Arts | Industry | Textiles | Counterfeiting | Toys | Common items Exhibition of authentic items and their counterfeitings. 
Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité | Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 09) Sculpture | History | Painting | Furniture | Medals | Textiles | Interior decoration | Documents | Earthenware | Jewellery | Seals Masonic documents and items. Documents relating the establishment of the Freemasons Order in France, masonic symbolism, ranks, historical summary, numerous new acquisitions between... 
Marais/Les Halles | République/Bastille (PARIS 04) Furniture | Sciences | Documents | Magic | Posters | Robots Antiques linked with magic, optical illusions, robots, interactive games for children. Permanent conjuring show. BIEVRES The French Museum of Photography displays a rich collection of equipment and photographic images retracing the history of photography and its social purposes. One can find cameras... 
Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 03) Decorative Arts | Textiles | Fashion accessories | Toys | Dolls Permanent collection of over 500 French dolls from 1800 to the present day in historical sets with furniture, accessories, miniature toys. Temporary exhibitions of collectors' dolls... 
Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité (PARIS 18) Jewellery | Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Graphic arts | Objets d'art A singular place, devoted to erotic art in all its forms: paintings, sculpture, graphic art, objets d'art, furniture. The permanent collections comprise over 2 000 pieces originating... 
MUSEE DE L'EVENTAIL - ATELIER HOGUET La Villette/Belleville/Canal Saint-Martin (PARIS 10) Decorative Arts Fans from the end of the 17th century until nowadays. Two technical rooms presenting the conception of a fan frame and the benches that are used. One room showing the conception of the... 
Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité (PARIS 18) Archaeology | Sculpture | History | Painting | Literature | Models | Porcelain Located in the heart of the old village of Montmartre, a charming museum thanks to its collections and documents, its buildings and its garden. The main house has kept the rural and... 
Notre-Dame/Quartier latin | Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 04) Archaeology | History | Painting | Monumental art History of the Cathedral, of Paris, of France. The Museum also relates the life of the City Island since Lutèce (former name of Paris) through items found in the archaeological crypt. 
Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Technology | Multimedia | Radio | Television The Maison de Radio France, created by Henry Bernard and inaugurated on December 14th 1963, houses a museum that retraces the history of radio and television and the recording of... 
MUSEE DES LETTRES ET MANUSCRITS Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Manuscripts | Autographs The Musée des lettres et manuscrits is the first of its kind in Europe. Housed in a residence dating from 1608 and covering 600m2, this museum reveals more than 250 original pieces... 
MUSEE DE TRADITIONS DE LA GARDE REPUBLICAINE République/Bastille (PARIS 04) Sculpture | History | Painting | Photography | Furniture | Technology | Medals | Textiles | Weapons | Uniforms | Documents | Instruments | Military archives History of the Republican Guard from 1802 until nowadays. Models, men and horses, documents, kepis, uniforms, equipments, saddles and reins, music instruments, weapons are presented... La Villette/Belleville/Canal Saint-Martin (PARIS 19) History | Photography | Documents | Instruments | Machines | Iconography | Radio the story of the parisian taxis from 1657 until nowadays (pictures - meters) and other items related to taxis 
République/Bastille (PARIS 11) Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Literature | Textiles | Music | Earthenware Museum located in a private flat. Numerous personal souvenirs of the artist. Collection of pieces of earthenware. Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Technology | Sciences Instruments which were used by Edouard Branly, inventor of the wireless telegraphy, during his experiments. 
MUSEE MAILLOL / FONDATION DINA VIERNY Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) Sculpture | Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Textiles | Ceramics | Drawings | Tapestries | Engravings The work of Maillol : drawings, engravings, paintings, sculptures, decorative art, original plasters. Private collection of Mrs Dina Vierny : French naïve art, paintings by Matisse,... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 15) Sculpture | Painting | Decorative Arts | Medicine | Sciences | Medals Created in 1936, this museum established in the famous "Institut Pasteur" keeps the memory of the work and life of Louis Pasteur. The museum is located in the vast flat where Pasteur...  
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 07) Sculpture | Photography | Instruments | Machines | Braille typewriters | Games | Autographs | Relief maps | Pictures in relief | Engravings Although it was Louis Braille who invented the eponymous system of raised dots used throughout the world, it is thanks to the perseverance of exceptional characters that a made to... Opéra/Grands boulevards (Paris 10) Listed monument. Private residence open to the public. The Directoire-style apartment was occupied by Madame Hamelin, a "Merveilleuse" and Bourienne, secretary and friend to Bonaparte. 
Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 08) Jewellery | History | Decorative Arts | Industry | Silver/Gold plate Around 50 items of the Puiforcat collection (16th century-20th century) including art déco and religious art items. 
Marais/Les Halles | République/Bastille (PARIS 04) History | Painting | Documents Room dedicated to the French composer Frédéric Chopin. Personal souvenirs. |
