The French phrase, musee du Louvre, is divided into three parts: "museum" (musee), "of the (masculine)" (du), and "Louvre" (Louvre). So, the Louvre is a museum of art. The word "museums" in French is "musées". There are also other museums in Paris that are not part of the Musée National d'Art Moderne (MNAM) system. They are called "petits musées" (small museums). The Petit Palais and the Grand Palais are two small but beautiful museums on the same site as the larger Louvre Museum. You can see some of the best examples of French painting from the 14th to the 18th century here. People usually visit these smaller museums after they have seen the more famous works of art in the main Louvre Museum. They are easy to find since they are right next to each other. The Petit Palais was built by Gabrielle-Brunet for the Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) of 1889. It houses paintings from all over the world, including works by Raphael, Titian, Vermeer, and Caravaggio.