The top Paris museums

Musée Picasso Paris

Le Musée national Picasso-Paris was constituted thanks to the generosity of Pablo Picasso's heirs and greats patrons. Are exposed there more than 5000 masterpieces and tens of thousands of archival documents. 

Address: Hôtel Salé - 5 rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 44 59 58 5
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Opening hours:
From Tuesday to Sunday: 11:30am to 6pm  

Musée Carnavalet

Musée Carnavalet - Musée de l'histoire de Paris

Le Musée Carnavalet is devoted to the history of Paris from its origins to today: archeologic gallo-roman and medieval depth, French Revolution souvenirs, paintings, sculptures, furniture and art pieces.

Address: 16 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 44 59 58 58
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Opening hours: 
From Tuesday to Sunday: 11:30am to 6pm 

Centre Pompidou

A genuine icon of the XXth century architecture, Le Centre Pompidou is a symbol of the parisian culture. This museum is composed of the largest collection of modern and contemporary art of Europe.

Address: Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 44 78 12 34
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Opening hours: 
From Wednesday to Monday: 11am to 9pm 

Maison européenne de la photographie

The majestuous Hôtel Hénault de Cantobre (XVIIIe siècle) regularly present exhibitions over themes and mouvements and renowned photography artists. Those exhibitions of scientific nature concern the second half of the XX th century and from countries of all around the world.

Address: Hôtel Hénault de Cantobre - 5-7 rue de Fourcy, 75004 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 44 78 75 00
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Opening hours: 
From Wednesday to Sunday: 11am to 7:45pm  

Institut du Monde Arabe

L'Institut du Monde Arabe is a cultural parisian institute dedicated to the arabic world. Its building was inspired from modern and "high-tech" architecture , symbolizing the modernity of arabic countries.

Address: 1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 40 51 38 38
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Opening hours: 
From Tuesday to Sunday: 10am to 6pm  

Museum national d'Histoire naturelle

Museum national d'Histoire naturelle - Grandes Serres du Jardin des Plantes. 

Tropical forests, arid areas, New-Caledonia... the tour brings guests, like explorers, in the middle of a large mix of environments. This magical place shares the latest knowledge about plants and raises awareness on the fragility of their environments and the importance of their preservation.

Address: 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris
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Opening hours: 
From Wednesday to Monday: 10am to 5pm

La Maison Rouge

La Maison Rouge is a private foundation created on the purpose of promoting contemporary creations, organising temporary exhibitions: allowing the public to discover important collections of international scope as well as monographics and thematics exhibitions.

Address: 10 boulevard de la Bastille, 75012 Paris
☎ +33 (0)1 40 01 08 81
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Opening hours: 
From Wednesday to Sunday: 11am to 7pm