Ok place to kill a little time between cafes and shipping in Les Marais…read more Some nice pieces were on exhibit. The building itself is nice to look at, though only the grand staircase remains unchanged.

This is place is a must see. It was not busy and had a much more personal feeling while visiting…read more Stopped many times and just took in the art. Come and enjoy the art. We had a Paris Museum Pass and this Museum was included.

Wow, what a museum. There's is so much to see. I would love to return one day because I didn't have…read moreall the time to take everything in. I was there for a good 3+hours. There are sections where the painting takes up the entire wall. Not a mural, but a full painting with an entire scene and details for days. Look up, and you'll see more art. Some art pieces are so large, you can only properly view it from afar. The ceilings are also beautiful. It's all so impressive. I opted for a timed ticket entry booking for 9am and didn't wait in line for very long. I'd say about 30minutes before it got moving. I was in the earlier crowd, close to the pyramid and can see the security area. Security was swift, but I packed lightly. Of course after using the bathroom and grabbing my audio guide I bee-lined right for the Mona Lisa, knowing it was the most popular painting there. I was able to get right up to the barrier pretty peacefully within 5 minutes of waiting. I heard someone say "well this is quite pleasant" lol. I was surprised too! So definitely get there early because when I returned to this spot later, closer to noon, boy was it packed with tourists groups and people rushing in to try for a good view. I definitely noticed that keeping calm also keeps everyone else around you calm, so don't go running because that might trigger everyone else to run and that's how chaos ensues. Don't push. You've got time, just wait your turn. My friends opted to go on a third party tour and I don't think they were able to get up to the barrier, but they prioritized the in-person guided experience more than anything, so just keep this in mind if you're deciding whether to opt to go on your own or with a group. Everything had English captions which was helpful. Underground, where the exit is, there are tons of shops. The museum's souvenir shop is quite nice, with cute collaborations. We passed by tons of other cute shops like Pop Mart and Le Petit Souk where I grabbed some cute postcards, and my friend grabbed some flats from VIVAIA. It's a whole mall down there called Carrousel du Louvre. Keep this in mind if you somehow still have energy for it after walking a million steps at the museum lol.

Ok. I am going to be a little negative here. I know The Louvre is the most popular museum in the…read moreworld. So why am I giving a 3? I visited it last week and purchased my advance reservation ticket weeks before for last Thursday at 9 am. Taking the Metro there was easy and I arrived in the center by the glass pyramid at about 8:40 am. By then there were several hundred people already standing in the 9 am line. By 9 am there were several hundred more people behind me. I estimated about 1500 people were in my 9 am line. As we started to move towards security there were people already in the 9:30 am line and even some in the 10 am line. The crowds here are for real. It was almost 9:30 am by the time I got past security and inside ready to start, First problem. There are just too many people admitted every day. I found it distracting to look and admire all of the works of art in there. It's like going to a college football game. The Louvre reminded me of the second most popular museum which is The Vatican Museums in Rome. I've been there too. Second problem. Even some if the docents agreed with me that their map is confusing, I know that because I got lost a few times and asked them for directions, One of them told me that it's better to ask a docent for directions than try to figure where you are using the map! By the way you get your map in your language right after you pass security. This place is big. It's very easy to miss things you might want to see if you aren't careful. Now, I have a tip for improvement. When I visited The Vatican Museums a couple of years ago, I took a guided tour which made the visit pleasurable and less stressful, I failed to do that here. My mistake. If I had I might have a better perspective of this place. The guides don't get lost and also point out things that I might have missed. This is a great museum with high quality art and history inside. It's silly that hundreds of people will jostle to get Mona Lisa's picture but you will too like I did. Ditto on the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Don't forget afterward to visit the exterior of the Louvre including the nearby Gardens.

This museum has all of the modern mischief makers and envelope pushers that you learn about in art…read morehistory classes--Miro, Duchamp, Kadinsky, Klein, Klee, etc--plus their lesser known peers and contemporary artists. It's exciting to be around so much creativity and spark. The building itself is a draw, and you can enjoy the nearby fountain filled with moving statues and take the famous elevator all the way to the top for free--the view is the best, and I prefer it more than the view from the Eiffel Tower! There is also a notable bookstore filled with art folios and a wall of postcards, accessible without tickets. If you enter the paid floors, expect to be wowed for at least 2-3 hours.

Centre Pompidou was due to close its doors for a years-long renovation when I went. Thought not…read morecompletely shut down (Wolfgang Tillmans was showing his photographs), the lack of exhibits make this arts center a shell of its former self; even the long escalator, a prominent feature, wasn't in operation. Also, there was no access to the rooftop viewing platform. The building is very cool with its "inside out" design as giant pipes decorate the exterior. I remember Centre Pompidou as full of life, I hope when it returns to be able to experience its full art programming once again. Two stars because it's depressing to see the building half done & half alive.

This will blow you out of the water! Every other art show on tour housing comparison to wonder…read morecollection that is at the Atelier des Lumieres. There was a double feature when I went of Picasso and Rousseau. I was in awe the entire time. The Picasso show was about 40 mins and the Rousseau was 20 minutes. I felt immersed in the art of the Rousseau collection, but I saw the story in the life of Picasso during his collection. This is a must when in Paris

I can't remember how I found out about this "exhibit"…read more When I originally saw the ad it was about Klimt being the main show. That would have been so cool. It ended the week before my arrival. But it was still a great show. Purchase your ticket online and pick a date and time. Originally thought the exhibit was in an old warehouse, but it's the main floor of a residential building. Two stories of open space. The images are projected on the floor and all the walls choreographed to music. The first was Van Gogh's Starry Night with other of his works mixed. Japanese Images of a Floating World was next installation. The works have movement and floats through the vast space. There are no seats. Be careful walking around, as people just sit in the middle of the floor to watch. You can hang out and watch it a second time. Highly recommend seeing this.

Too much to see and too little time! I greatly enjoyed it but I was there for 3 hours and didn't…read moresee everything I wanted to see. The exhibits are set up to have a nice way of guiding you through them, so it was never crowded or congested. Lots of benches to sit on and a nice cubby system for bags and coats. Trop de choses à voir et trop peu de temps ! J'ai adoré, mais je n'y suis restée que trois heures et je n'ai pas pu tout voir. Les expositions sont bien agencées et le parcours est fluide, ce qui évite les foules. Il y a plein de bancs pour se reposer et un système de casiers pratique pour les sacs et les manteaux.

The oldest Paris history museum having opened in 1880…read more The former mansion is located in the Marais, an easy walk from the hotel I was staying in. I wanted to check it out for both the preserved architecture and the immense number of city artifacts spanning 450 years. The permanent collection is free to the public. Short term exhibits are ticketed. At your own leisure you can stroll room after room. Some are furnished with their original decorations, , others have been recreated with furnishings of a certain period. Rooms from historic residences in Paris from the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are in the museum. It made a nice introduction to the history of the city as I wandered Paris for the next 5 days. It was a bit confusing in some areas to follow the arrows through rooms that had so many nooks to explore. Allow easily 2-3 hours to start your exploration.

This is actually one of B's favorite museum other than the Louvre. It is crazy here. I would call…read morethis place a dumping ground for bones. Not just dino bones. There are whales and other animals. It is interesting what you get to see. The animals' remains/skeletons are fascinating here. I feel like at the beginning of time, It was a very well laid out museum but they got more and more items for display that they have no place to put it. They end up putting a lot of things in the center of the museum leaving only two narrow isle for walking. The middle section is blocked off and can be seen only far away. This museum has two floors. The second floor is just as interesting as the first. The second floor is less of a dumping ground. Even the things they have in the cabinet or behind the glass are fascinating. There is so much things to see inside this museum that you do need minimum 2 hours. I feel like there is so much to see that I don't know what am I suppose to look at first. The most interesting item on display here is the whale skeleton. It is so big that there is no way you will miss it.

We took a walk through the park on a beautiful Paris afternoon and stopped by grande galerie de…read morel'évolution, which is just one of many places to visit in the Natural History Museum network. Wow! I've been to a few museums in my travels and this one ranks as on of the best designed and overall coolest I've seen. Although it was built in 1889, the interior is extremely modern. For me, part of the museum experience is not just the content of the museum but the architecture and design. The open concept inside is very dramatic. Speakers and lighting have been set up to simulate thunderstorms which cycle through every now and then. Oh, I think there's some natural history stuff here too.

Took me some years to finally discover Musée du Luxembourg and indeed this is the highlight of my…read morelatest Paris trip. It is a small museum located within the perimeter of Jardin du Luxembourg hosting temporary exhibitions. What drove me there in fact was the exhibit dedicated to Paul Durand-Ruel. Many beautiful and some breathtaking paintings were brought from all over the world and of course from the permanent collections of institutions as Musée d'Orsay, to commemorate the passionate dealer who made the impressionism famous. From now on the museum is in my top ten list for must visit again in Paris, hope to be back soon.

We visited the Musee du Luxembourg specifically to see the Chagall exhibit. There is a fee, and…read morethis museum is not covered by the Paris Museum Pass. It was a quiet afternoon, and we were able to move through the exhibit relatively easily without being overcrowded. Depending on what exhibits they have on, I would recommend a visit. It also gave us the opportunity to stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens afterwards, which I would highly recommend.

From the owner: Une maison de notable devenue musée Construite à partir à la fin du XVe, la Villa Médicis connaît…read morede nombreuses modifications au cours des siècles et selon le bon vouloir de ses propriétaires. Elle devient finalement le musée de Saint-Maur à partir de 1983, date à laquelle ses bâtiments et ses jardins sont réhabilités par la ville. A travers la présentation de ses collections et l'organisation d'expositions temporaires, le musée couvre toutes les disciplines artistiques, de la peinture à la gravure. Ce musée accueille la collection François Black de sculptures (ensemble de marionnettes) de 1940, la collection Jean Couy (tout l'oeuvre gravée de l'artiste), la collection Edouard Cazaux (la collection publique la plus importante de ce céramiste des années 1925). Plusieurs petits maîtres du début du siècle représentant Saint-Maur et ses environs mais aussi les acquisitions d'estampes d'Arp, Calder, Dunoyer de Ségonzac, Giacometti, Maillol, Manessier, Marini, Picasso... des huiles sur