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Paris city museums Paris city museumsSaint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 14) History | Ossuary Entrance : 1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy Exit :36, rue Remy Dumoncel (14ème). The ossuary covers a surface of 11,000 sq m. In 1785, six million bones from Parisian...  
Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Literature | Manuscripts It was in this house where Balzac wrote "La Comédie Humaine". The museum presents personal memories belonging to the writer and his family, numerous original editions, manuscripts and... 
Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 04) Sculpture | History | Painting | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Literature | Fine Arts Victor Hugo lived on the second floor of the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée from 1832 to 1848. He wrote some of his major works there : Marie Tudor, Ruy Blas, Les Burgraves, Les Chants... 
MEMORIAL DU MARECHAL LECLERC DE HAUTECLOCQUE - MUSEE JEAN MOULIN Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 15) History | Photography | Medals | Textiles | Graphic arts These two museums explain and relate the history of the French Resistance and of the Liberation of Paris through the destinies of two exceptional men : Marshal Leclerc and Jean... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 15) Sculpture | Painting | Furniture | Bronzes Antoine Bourdelle's house, garden and studio (located in Montparnasse district) have been converted to display the artist's sculptures, paintings and drawings. Bourdelle is... 
MUSEE CARNAVALET - MUSEE DE L'HISTOIRE DE PARIS Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 03) Archaeology | Sculpture | History | Painting | Photography | Decorative Arts | Furniture | Etchings | Drawings | Interior decoration | Models | Signs | Panelling | Objets d'art Opened in 1880, this museum is devoted to the history of Paris from its origins to recent times. It occupies two adjoining mansions- the hôtels Carnavalet and le Peletier de... Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 08) Archaeology | Sculpture | History | Painting | Bronzes Henri Cernushi (1821-1896) bequested the City of Paris private collections of asian art as well as his mansion located at the entry of Parc Monceau. The museum shows a remarkable... 
Marais/Les Halles (PARIS 03) Jewellery | Sculpture | History | Painting | Furniture | Porcelain | Graphic arts | Objets d'art | Private reception rooms In the heart of the Marais area, between a courtyard and a garden, a nice private mansion presents an exceptional art collection of the 18th century : paintings by Boucher, Chardin and... MUSEE D'ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) Painting Montmartre/Pigalle/Trinité | Opéra/Grands boulevards (PARIS 09) Sculpture | Painting | Literature In the house of the painter Ary Scheffer built up in 1830, visitors will catch a glimpse at the artistic, literary and musical life of the romantic period. This museum, which has kept... 
MUSEE GALLIERA - MUSEE DE LA MODE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS Tour Eiffel/Trocadéro | Passy/Bois de Boulogne (PARIS 16) History | Photography | Textiles | Etchings | Costumes | Fashion accessories | Engravings The museum, located in the palace of the Duchess of Galliera, built up in the XIXth century, and unaugurated in 1977 illustrates the fashion and costume history through prestigious... 
Saint-Germain-des-Prés/Musée d'Orsay/Montparnasse (PARIS 06) Sculpture | Drawings House of the Russian sculptor, Ossip Zadkine (1890-1964). Exhibition in the studio and in the garden showing more than a hundred of his works. All periods of creation of famous... 
PETIT PALAIS, MUSEE DES BEAUX ARTS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS Champs-Elysées/Louvre (PARIS 08) Sculpture | Painting | Tapestries | Objets d'art The Petit Palais is reopening on 10 December 2005 following 4 years of renovation work which has restored its original luminosity and transparence. For the delight of the museum’s... |
