Below is our selections of the Art museums in Paris. Just click on the link to any of the museum titles below to visit the museum's website, where you will find all the relevant detail information you'll need. Some Paris museum websites are only in French, but most have an English version of the site.

1. Musée Bourdelle 
   

2. 16, rue Antoine Bourdelle, 15th
   M° Montparnasse-Bienvenüe or Falguière
   

3. This museum houses life and work of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. Permanent Collection Free
   

1. Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou 
   Place Georges Pompidou (Rue Rambuteau/Rue St-Martin), 4th
   M° Rambuteau or Hôtel-de-Ville
   

2. contemporary and modern art
   

3. More about Beaubourg and Les Halles area
   

1. Musée Cognacq-Jay
   

2. 8 rue Elzévir, 3rd
   M° Saint-Paul, Chemin-Vert or Rambuteau
   

3. Back in the early 1900s, the couple who founded La Samartaine department store—Ernest Cognac and Marie-Louise Jay—amassed a magnificent collection of 18th-century art. They left it to the city of Paris. Free
   

1. Musée National Eugène Delacroix
   6, rue de Furstenberg, 6th
   M° Saint-Germain-des-Près
   

2. This  17th-century building, home to Eugène Delacroix until his death, houses an extensive collection of the artist’s works, including his atelier in the interior courtyard.
   

1. Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
   261, boulevard Raspail, 14th
   M° Denfert-Rochereau or Raspail
   RER Denfert-Rochereau
   

2. Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art is a fun place, created in 1984 to help contemporary artists. They by promote and exhibits a variety of works from paintings to videos to sculptures. The famous fashion designer Issey Myiake, is one of the great names exhibited. There's always something different and new at this contemporary art center. The glass and steel building, designed by the architect Jean Nouvel is remarkable, and the exhibitions are always well presented.
   

1. Musée National Gustave-Moreau
   14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, 9th
   M° Trinité or Saint Georges
   

2. This museum, set within the artist’s actual house is dedicated to the extensive collection of Gustave Moreau’s works.
   

1. Musée Jacquemart-André
   158, bd Haussmann , 8th
   M° Miromesnil or Saint Philippe du Roule
   

2. An opulent XIXth century home exhibits a fine collection of French, Dutch and Renaissance paintings.  Visit the café, still decorated with tapestries and gilt-framed paintings.
   

1. Louvre Museum / Musee du Louvre
   

2. Rue de Rivoli, 1st
   

           M Palais-Royal, Musée du Louvre

1. Houses impressive collections of around 35,000 works of art and over 380,000 objects. Sculptures, paintings and other works of art ranging from the Middle Ages up to 1850, as well as Etruscan, Egyptian, Oriental, Roman and Greek artifacts are on the display in the museum.
   

2. NOTE: If you want to discover the principles of creativity, art techniques, and ancient civilizations, join one of the workshops in The Louvre.
   

3. More about Louvre Museum
   

1. Musée Marmottan
   

2. 2, rue Louis-Boilly, 16th
   M° Muette, RER Boulainvilliers
   

3. Set up in a former private mansion just off the charming Jardins du Ranelagh, this museum houses the largest collection of Monet’s paintings in France, including the famous "Impression of a Sunset" and the Water Lily series. There are also other impressionists’ works, and furnishings and objects from the First Empire on the ground floor. 

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1. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (City of Paris modern art collection)
   

2. 11, avenue du Président Wilson, 16th
   M° Alma-Marceau or Iéna
   RER Pont de l'Alma
   

3. Housed in the Palais de Tokyo constructed in 1937 for the International World Fair, the Modern Art Museum collection presents the art of the 20th century. Permanent Collection Free

1. Musée de l’Orangerie
   Jardin des Tuileries , 1st
   M° Concorde
   

2. Situated in the Tuileries Garden this museum  is home to Claude Monet's 360 degrees Waterlilies paintings in the oval basement room.  In addition to Monet, there's also works by Renoir, Cezanne, and Picasso.
   

3. Avoid lines by reserving tickets online.
   

1. Musée d’Orsay
   1 Rue Légion d'Honneur (Quai Anatole France), 7th
   M° Solferino or RER C Musée d’Orsay
   Late night opening on thursday until 9.45PM.
   

2. The Orsay museum is known for its magnificent collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The museum is also home to a fabulous collection of decorative arts and lavish furnishing from the Third Republic (early 1900).
   

3. The building was originally a train station (Paris-Orleans line) built for the 1900 World's Fair. Its platforms were too short for the modern trains, and was left empty from the 1960s, occasionally used for films and special exhibitions. It barely escaped demolition before being turned into a museum in 1986.
   

4. Visit the Salle des Fetes, which contains elaborate mirrors, gilded statuettes and frames, and incredibly ornate crystal chandeliers, many of which remain from the Orsay's stint as a hotel and train station.Continue on to the Art Nouveau section, full of beds, tables, and dressers bearing the style's signature organic shapes, flowing lines, and whimsical embellishments. Be sure to take a look at the bedroom designed by Rene Mackintosh, and keep your eyes out for the works designed by Hector Guimard.
   

5. Don't miss the views from the top floor balcony (open during nice weather from the western end of the Impressionist galleries) .
   

1. Musée National Picasso Closed for Renovation
   Hôtel Salé
   5, rue de Thorigny, 3rd
   M° Saint-Paul, Saint-Sébastien Froissart or Chemin Vert
   

2. Set in an historic hôtel-particulier, this museum offers Picasso’s artistic creation.
   

1. Musée National Rodin
   79, rue de Varenne, 7th
   M° Varenne, Invalides or Saint-François-Xavier
   RER C : Invalides The Rodin Museum is a the perfect place to go with a group or family of people who have different energy levels; those interested in Rodin's works can go into the museum, while those who just want to see the highlights can visit the vast gardens where many of his works are displayed. A cafe in the gardens, which is open seasonally, is the perfect place to catch a bite.
   

2. More About Rodin and His Legacy
   

1. Musée Zadkine
   100 bis, rue d'Assas, 6th
   M° Notre-Dame des Champs or Vavin
   

2. This small home-atelier of Russian-born Ossip Zadkine contains a rich collection of the sculptor’s work. It’s free when there are no special Exhibits.
   

1. Petit Palais-Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
   Avenue Winston Churchill, 8th
   M° Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau
   

2. This beautiful building, left over from the 1900 Universal Exposition, is filled with the greatest paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and ancient statues. After Louvre, this museum should be on anybody’s list. Flemish Old Masters from the 17th century—Rembrandt, Jan Steen, Rubens and Corot, Courbet, Dealcroix, Géricault, Ingres, Monet, Manet, Cézanne, and Renoir from the 19th century are all here.
   

3. The best part is that it’s free and not crowded.