Le Bourget Air and Space Museum, woman looking at a Van Gogh painting at the Musée d'Orsay

Museums in Paris Region

The Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Orsay Museum, the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac museum... World famous and even unusual, the museums in Paris Region exhibit exceptional collections that everybody will enjoy.
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Vue des futurs espaces de la Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, place du Palais-Royal,Paris. Rendering de la plateforme 1 donnant vue sur la rue de Rivoli
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (place du Palais-Royal)
Art & culture Events
Committed to contemporary artists for 40 years, the Fondation Cartier offers creative minds a new space for expression. Opposite the Louvre, from autumn 2025 this new showcase will bring together the art of today with that of yesterday.
Berthe Morisot's House
Unusual Art & culture
West of Paris, in Bougival, the Maison Berthe Morisot is the first museum dedicated entirely to the artist, one of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement.
Maison des Jardies, propriété successivement d'Honoré de Balzac et de Léon Gambetta, Sèvres
Maison des Jardies
Unusual Art & culture
In Sèvres, near Paris, on the southern slope of the Saint-Cloud national estate, sits the Maison des Jardies. The house is linked to the memory of two great men of the 19th century, Balzac and Gambetta, who lived there and shaped the history of the property.
The Soisy-sur-École Glassmaking Workshop
Shopping
Tucked away in the countryside, the Soisy Glassmaking Workshop invites you to discover the art of hand-blowing glass.
Musée du Sucre d'Orge
Barley Sugar Museum
Unusual
Visit Moret-sur-Loing, less than an hour away from Paris, to learn about its famous barley sugar sweets!
Paradox Museum
Paradox Museum Paris
Unusual Art & culture
After success in Miami, Oslo and Stockholm, the Paradox Museum awaits you in Paris. Between visual trickery and psychological sleight of hand, prepare yourself to distrust your eyes and brain.
Quai de la photo
Quai de la Photo
Art & culture Events
Quai de la Photo is a floating art centre dedicated to contemporary photography. Exhibitions, restoration, explorations: a beautiful depth of field of possibilities for this new hybrid place which joins the album of must-sees.
Chapelle Royale
Espace Richaud
Art & culture
In the former chapel of the Royal Hospital, in the heart of Versailles, the Espace Richaud hosts heritage and contemporary art exhibitions and cultural events.
Galerie Véro Dodat
Galerie Véro-Dodat
Shopping Art & culture
It's a bit of a secret place in Paris. Among the capital's covered passageways, the Galerie Véro-Dodat is not the best known. Yet it has an undeniable charm, ideally located between the Palais-Royal and the Forum des Halles.
Oeuvres de l'atelier Brancusi
The Brancusi Studio
Art & culture
Brancusi was a fundamental artist of the 20th century, and his legacy is not limited to his sculptures. His studio is an integral part of his work. And it has been reconstructed, identically, in an annex of the Centre Pompidou.
Musée de l‘Illusion
Museum of Illusion
Art & culture
Explore the laws of perception and enjoy an amazing experience at the Museum of Illusion. After all, what is real? And what is it that fools you? Your brain won't know what to do.
Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
Museum of the Order of Liberation
Art & culture
The Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is dedicated to the Order of Liberation established by General de Gaulle during World War II, and to all Companions of the Liberation.
Les Frigos
The Frigos
Unusual
A place of residence and work for dozens of artists in an atypical location!
Salle Jean Moulin, unificateur de la Résistance
Musée de la Libération de Paris - musée du Général Leclerc - musée Jean Moulin
Art & culture
The Paris Liberation Museum - General Leclerc's Museum - Jean Moulin Museum opened its doors on Place Denfert-Rochereau, a highly symbolic site of the Battle of Paris.

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