List of museums in Paris
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List of museums in Paris

Section Title: Paris
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Name	Image	Arrondissement	Type	Summary

Arab World Institute	-	5th	Culture	(MF) History, ancient and medieval archeology, arts and crafts, ethnographic and contemporary art of the countries of the Arab world

Archaeological Crypt of the Paris Notre-Dame	-	4th	Archaeological	(VP) Remains under Notre Dame de Paris of buildings dating back to the city's early days

Art Ludique	Art Ludique - Le Musée (Vu de l'extérieur).JPG	13th	Art	Exhibitions of contemporary art in comic books, manga, cinema, live animation and videogames

Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris	-	9th	Opera	Library and museum about the Paris Opera, part of the Music Department of the National Library of France

Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris	Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris.JPG	4th	Biographical	Includes three small museums about Polish natives: Musée Adam Mickiewicz about the poet, Musée Boleslas Biegas with paintings and sculpture by the artist and other Polish artists, and Salon Frédéric Chopin about the composer

Cabinet des Médailles	-	1st	Numismatic	Located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, includes coins, medals, antiques from the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and national antiquities

Catacombes de Paris	-	14th	History	(VP) Underground ossuary with the remains of over six million people

Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine	-	16th	Architecture	Located in the Palais de Chaillot, includes Musée national des Monuments Français with plaster casts of French architecture, gallery of reproduced wall paintings and stained-glass windows from historic monuments, French and international architecture from 1850 to the present

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie	-	19th	Science	Hands-on science exhibits, includes the French submarine Argonaute (S636)

Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration	-	12th	Ethnic	(MF) History and culture of immigration in France from the 19th century to the present, located in the Palais de la Porte Dorée

Espace Dalí	-	18th	Art	Life of and sculptures, engravings and paintings of Salvador Dali

Espace Fondation EDF	-	Art	website, new media exhibitions and exhibitions about society and culture

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain	-	14th	Art	Contemporary art

Fondation Custodia	Fondation Custodia - 121 rue de Lille -1.JPG	7th	Art	Frits Lugt collection of European drawings, prints, paintings, books and artists' letters from the 15th to 19th century, focusing on Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, Italian and French artists

Fondation Jean Dubuffet	N/A	6th	Art	Works by Jean Dubuffet, also main museum in Périgny, Val-de-Marne

Fondation Louis Vuitton	Louis Vuitton Foundation Paris (128078877).jpeg	16th	Art	Contemporary art

Gaîté Lyrique	-	3rd	Art	(VP premises) Digital art and culture center

Galerie des Gobelins	Manufacture des Gobelins2.JPG	13th	Decorative arts	Exhibitions of Gobelins tapestries

Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume	-	1st	Photography	(MF) Modern and postmodern photography and media

Galeries nationales du Grand Palais	-	8th	Art	Art exhibits and cultural events programmed by the Réunion des musées nationaux et du Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées

Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation	-	14th	Photography	website, archives and work of photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, exhibitions of other photographers, painters, sculptors, and illustrators

Institut Tessin	-	3rd	Art	Swedish art and culture

La Maison Rouge	N/A	12th	Art	Exhibits private art collections, monographic shows of contemporary artists' work

Maison d'Auguste Comte	-	6th	Historic house	Restored 19th-century period rooms of positivist philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857), one of the 32 Maisons des illustres (fr) in the region Île de France

Maison de Balzac	Maison Balzac Paris.JPG	16th	Historic house	(VP) Restored 19th-century rooms with mementos of author novelist Honoré de Balzac

Maison européenne de la photographie	-	4th	Photography	(VP premises) Contemporary photography

Maison de Victor Hugo	-	4th	Historic house	(VP) Restored 19th-century house of author novelist Victor Hugo

Maison La Roche	-	16th	Historic house	Operated by Fondation Le Corbusier, 1920s house designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, exhibits art collection and archives of Le Corbusier

Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection 1900"	N/A	8th	Decorative art	Art Nouveau objects and decor, located above Maxim's restaurant

Mémorial de la Shoah	-	4th	History	History of the Holocaust and French Jews in World War II

Minerals collection of Pierre and Marie Curie University	N/A	5th	Geology	website, 1500 minerals on display in 24 display cases

Mona Bismarck American Center	Mbac façade.JPG	16th	Art	Exhibitions of American art

Mundolingua	Musée Mundolingua.JPG	6th	Science	Information, objects and documents relating to language, linguistic diversity and linguistics

Musée – Librairie du Compagnonnage	-	6th	History	History of French trade guilds, skilled craftsmen in fields such as cooking, pastry, plumbing, ironworks, masonry, cabinetmaking, carpentry

Musée Adzak	N/A	14th	Art	Exhibits paintings, sculpture, and photography by a wide range of artists

Musée "Bible et Terre Sainte"	N/A	6th	Archaeology	Archaeological artifacts arranged to show everyday life in Palestine from 5000 BCE to 600 CE

Musée Baccarat	-	16th	Decorative art	Baccarat fine glass work, including vases, dishes and stemware, and limited-edition collections

Musée Bourdelle	-	15th	Art	(VP) Sculptures, art and studio of Antoine Bourdelle

Musée Carnavalet	-	3rd	Multiple	(VP) City of Paris' history, culture, art, archaeology, decorative arts

Musée Cernuschi	Monceau Cernuschi.JPG	8th	Art	(VP) Asian art, specializing in works from China, Japan, and Korea

Musée Clemenceau	-	16th	Historic house	Apartment and garden of Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929), French statesman and writer

Musée Cognacq-Jay	-	3rd	Art	(VP) 18th-century French fine and decorative art

Musée Curie	-	5th	Science	History of radiology research and the work of Pierre and Marie Curie

Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard	N/A	16th	Medical	Dental history, tools and apparatus

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme	-	3rd	Jewish	Jewish art and history, history of the Jews in France since the Middle Ages and in the communities of Europe and North Africa

Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris	-	16th	Art	(VP) Modern and Contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries

Musée d'Art Naïf – Max Fourny	Musee d art naif de Paris.JPG	18th	Art	(VP premises) Exhibitions of folk art, naive art, and outsider art

Musée d'Ennery	-	16th	Art	Asian art with a focus on China and Japan

Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine	Musée de l'Armée Les Invalides, Army Museum Paris 6.JPG	7th	History	Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, exhibits of French and international history through its collections of art, photographs, posters, political cartoons and objects

Musée d’histoire de la médecine	Paris, Musee d'Histoire de la Medecine.JPG	6th	Medical	Located at the second floor of the Paris Descartes University, features historic medical instruments and apparatus

Musée d'Orsay	-	7th	Art	Mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography; houses the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world

Musée de l'Armée	Musée de l'Armée Les Invalides, Army Museum Paris 6.JPG	7th	Military	Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, national military museum of France, includes Musée des Plans-Reliefs, weapons, uniforms, regalia, armor, artillery, Napoleon's Tomb

Musée de l'érotisme	-	18th	Sex	Erotic art and artifacts from many cultures, contemporary erotic art

Musée de l'Éventail	-	10th	Fashion	Hand fans and fan-making

Musée de l'histoire de France	3rd	History	Exhibit of documents drawn from the Archives Nationales

Musée de l'Homme	-	16th	Anthropology	Human evolution and the history of human sciences

Musée de l'Orangerie	-	1st	Art	Gallery of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, features eight Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet

Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération	Musée de l'Armée Les Invalides, Army Museum Paris 6.JPG	7th	Military	Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, history of the Free French Forces in World War II

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature	-	3rd	Sports	Sport of hunting, includes hunting weapons, accessories, trophies, art and decorative art, stuffed animal mounts

Musée de la Contrefaçon	-	16th	Law enforcement	History of counterfeiting objects

Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie	N/A	9th	Masonic	History of Freemasonry in France, regalia, artifacts

Musée de la Magie	N/A	4th	Magic	Items relating to magic shows, including optical illusions, secret boxes, wind-up toys, magic mirrors, see-through glasses, posters, holds magic shows

Musée de la Cinémathèque	N/A	12th	Film	Part of the Cinémathèque Française, history of film and pre-cinema in France and around the world

Musée du 11 Conti - Monnaie de Paris	Paris 6 - Hôtel de la Monnaie -186.JPG	6th	Numismatic	Part of the Monnaie de Paris. Heritage collections, workshops of excellence

Musée de la Musique	-	19th	Music	Part of the Cité de la Musique, musical instruments, art

Musée de La Poste	-	15th	Philatelic	Postage stamps and postal history of France, currently closed for renovation

Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air	-	5th	Art	(VP) Outdoor sculptures from the second half of the twentieth century on display along the banks of the Seine

Musée de la Vie Romantique	-	9th	Multiple	(VP) 19th house with Romantic-period art and decorative art, mementos of author George Sand

Musée de Minéralogie	-	6th	Geology	Minerals, rocks, ores, gems, artificial minerals

Musée de Montmartre	-	18th	Local	(VP premises) Local history through paintings, photographs, posters and manuscripts

Musée des Arts Décoratifs	-	1st	Decorative arts	Includes decorative arts (furniture, glass, ceramics and more), interior design, fashion, textiles, advertising, graphic arts

Musée des Arts et Métiers	-	3rd	Technology	History of technology and industry, including advances in scientific instruments, materials, energy, mechanics, construction, communication and transport

Musée des Arts Forains	Entrée musée des Arts forains.JPG	12th	Amusement	Funfair objects including amusement rides, fair stalls and restored attractions, merry-go-rounds and carousels, German swings

Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police	N/A	5th	Law enforcement	History of policing in France

Musée des Égouts de Paris	Musee des Egouts de Paris FRA 002.JPG	7th	History	(VP) History of tours of the Paris sewer system, role of sewer workers and methods of water treatment

Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly	N/A	1st	Medical	History of eyewear, includes lorgnettes, glasses, telescopes, and binoculars

Musée des moulages dermatologiques de l'hôpital Saint-Louis	N/A	10th	Medical	website, part of the historic building of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, features 19th-century wax casts of dermatological problems

Musée des Plans-Reliefs	-	7th	Military	Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, military models of fortified cities created between 1668 and 1870

Musée du Barreau de Paris	-	1st	Law enforcement	History of the Paris Bar and its lawyers

Musée du Fumeur	N/A	11th	Smoking	Includes smoking pipes, Egyptian sheeshas, snuffboxes, cigars, tobacco samples, hemp-fiber clothing, etchings, portraits, photographs, videos, and scientific drawings of tobacco plants

Musée du Louvre	Cour Napoléon du Palais du Louvre 007.JPG	1st	Art	world's largest museum, includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, decorative arts, Egyptian antiquities, Near Eastern antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Islamic art

Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin	-	15th	History	(VP) History of Maréchal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Jean Moulin, a major figure of the French Resistance, and the liberation of Paris in World War II

Musée du Luxembourg	-	6th	Art	Changing exhibitions of art

Musée du Parfum Fragonard	-	9th	Fashion	History and process of perfume, antique perfume bottles, containers, toiletry sets, 19th-century period rooms

Musée du quai Branly	-	7th	Art	Indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

Musée du Service de Santé des Armées [fr]	-	5th	Medical	website, history of medical care for armed services in France

Musée du Service des Objets Trouvés	N/A	15th	Items that have ended up in the Lost and Found department of the Paris Police

Musée du Vin	-	16th	Wine	History of the French craft of winemaking, includes tools and objects used to work the grapevine and the wine, a wine cellar, cooperage

Musée Édith Piaf	N/A	11th	Biographical	Life of singer Édith Piaf

Musée Edouard Branly	-	6th	Biographical	Life of radio pioneer Édouard Branly, includes his research laboratory and equipment, open by appointment

Musée en Herbe	-	16th	Children's	Art museum for children

Musée Grévin	-	9th	Wax	Scenes from the history of France and modern life

Musée Jacquemart-André	-	8th	Historic house	19th-century period house with major art collection

Musée Maillol	-	7th	Art	Works by Aristide Maillol and art exhibitions

Musée Marmottan Monet	Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, March 2013.JPG	16th	Art	Features over three hundred Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet, other Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, illuminated manuscripts, Napoleonic era art and furniture, Italian and Flemish primitive paintings

Musée Moissan	N/A	6th	Biographical	Open by appointment, life of Henri Moissan (1852–1907), winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Musée National d'Art Moderne	-	4th	Art	Located at the Centre Georges-Pompidou, modern and contemporary art

Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie	-	7th	Military	History of France's honors, medals, decorations, and knightly orders from Louis XI to the present, including Napoleonic souvenirs and more than 300 portraits

Musée national de la Marine	-	16th	Maritime	Includes ship model, maritime art, artifacts, photos

Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet	-	16th	Art	Asian art, also known as Musée Guimet

Musée national du Moyen Âge	Hotel Cluny Cour.JPG	5th	Decorative arts	Formerly Musée de Cluny, Medieval art, houses six The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, remnants of the third century Gallo-Roman baths

Musée national Eugène Delacroix	-	6th	Art	Life and works of Eugène Delacroix

Musée national Gustave Moreau	-	9th	Art	Home and studio of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau (1826-1898)

Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner	-	17th	Art	House and works of painter Jean-Jacques Henner (1829–1905)

Musée Nissim de Camondo	-	8th	Historic house	Museum of French decorative arts displayed as in a wealthy private home

Musée Pasteur	-	15th	Biographical	Life of scientist Louis Pasteur

Musée Picasso	-	3rd	Art	Life and work of artist Pablo Picasso, also works by Cézanne, Degas, Rousseau, Seurat, de Chirico and Matisse, Iberian bronzes, African art

Musée Pierre Cardin	N/A	4th	Fashion	website, over 250 Haute Couture designs from 1950 to 2000 designed by Pierre Cardin

Musée Rodin	-	7th	Art	Works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, located in the Hôtel Biron

Musée Valentin Haüy	N/A	7th	Medical	History of the blind and of the methods that gave them access to culture

Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris	-	16th	Fashion	website, opening in 2017, operated by the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, works by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent

Musée Zadkine	-	6th	Art	(VP) House and work of sculptor Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967)

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	-	5th	Natural history	Includes galleries for minerals and gems, fossils and dinosaurs and comparative anatomy, and the Grand Gallery of Evolution

Palais de la Découverte	-	8th	Science	Includes interactive exhibits for mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology and biology

Palais de Tokyo	-	16th	Art	Modern and contemporary art

Palais Galliera	-	16th	Fashion	(VP) Also known as Musée de la Mode et du Costume de la Ville de Paris, fashion and fashion history, includes exhibits of French fashion design and costume from the eighteenth century to the present; closed between exhibitions

Pavillon de l'Arsenal	Bd Henri IV- Teilhard Chardin -Pavillon de l'ArsenalDSC00636.JPG	4th	Architecture	(VP premises) Architecture and urban planning

Pavillon de l'eau	Pavillon de l'eau3.JPG	16th	Technology	(VP premises) History of the city's water supply

Petit Musée de l'Argenterie	N/A	12th	Decorative arts	Decorative arts made of silver

Petit Palais	-	8th	Art	(VP) Paintings, sculpture, Ancient Greek and Roman art, Renaissance art and artifacts, 17th, 18th and 19th century art and artifacts, art from the Western and Eastern Christian worlds, engravings and drawings, photography

Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine	Caserne des Célestins 2009.JPG	4th	Military	History of the Garde Républicaine

Tenniseum	N/A	16th	Sports	Part of Roland Garros Stadium

Théâtre-Musée des Capucines	N/A	2nd	Fashion	Perfume

Tour Jean-sans-Peur	-	2nd	History	History of the medieval tower and medieval Paris

World Heritage Centre	-	7th	Historic site	Tours of the UNESCO headquarters

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The museums of Paris include the Jeu de Paume, the Orangerie, the Musée National d'Art Moderne and the Musée d'Orsay.

final_sentence: The museums of Paris include the Jeu de Paume, the Orangerie, the Musée National d'Art Moderne and the Musée d'Orsay.