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If you ask your friends the name of a city world-famous for its museums, they will probably say “It’s Paris.
Indeed, Paris is not the city with the largest number of museums (London and Washington D.C. have possibly more); yet, it is arguably where the most famous ones are. From the Louvre (the world’s most popular museum, with over 9 million visitors a year) to the Centre Pompidou, from the Musée d’Orsay to the Palace of Versailles, the French capital can proudly claim to have more major cultural institutions than any other metropolis on Earth, with the possible exception of New York.
Paris’ museums inaugurated, or substantially renovated, in recent times include the Vuitton Foundation, the Pathé Foundation, and the Picasso Museum. Almost all major cultural attractions in Paris are located within the Boulevard Periphérique, the ring road that defines the city’s administrative limit, and particularly in the first seven arrondissements; notable exceptions are the Palace of Versailles and Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye which are located within Paris’ metropolitan area but outside its urban area.
Yet, Paris doesn’t have a “museum district” such as Amsterdam, Berlin, or Washington D.C., large and small museums are located throughout the whole urban area; therefore, we suggest buying a discounted travel pass, such as the Paris Visite, which at a reasonable price allows the traveler to use, without limits, the city’s vast public transport network.

Cover image: the “Renaissance” facade of the Louvre Museum; photo Jean-Pierre Dalbéra via Flickr.


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Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris – Architect: Renzo Piano

Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Paris – Architect: Renzo Piano

Paris - 73 avenue des Gobelins
closed: Sundays and Mondays
Founded in 2006, the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation is an institution in Paris dedicated to the history of Cinema housed in an iconic building by Renzo Piano
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – Frank Gehry

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – Frank Gehry

Paris - 8, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi
closed: Tuesdays
The Louis Vuitton Foundation is a museum in Paris supported by French luxury conglomerate LVMH and designed by Canadian-born American architect Frank O. Gehry

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Poissy Galore Insects Museum – AWP + HHF Architekten

Poissy Galore Insects Museum – AWP + HHF Architekten

Housed in an iconic wooden building designed by AWP + HHF Architekten, the Poissy Galore Insects Museum near Paris brings contemporary and rural architecture together

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Asphalte Jungle by Wagon Landscaping transforms asphalt surfaces into gardens

Asphalte Jungle by Wagon Landscaping transforms asphalt surfaces into gardens

Asphalte Jungle is a project aimed at removing impervious surfaces and, at the same time, fertilize the soil by recycling urban artificial ground covers in-situ

Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye | part 2, architecture

Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye | part 2, architecture

The architecture of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye in Poissy, lines and arcs, dimensions, functional program, relationship with the landscape, the house today

Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye | part 1, history

Le Corbusier – Villa Savoye | part 1, history

History of Villa Savoy: client's commission to Le Corbusier, initial concept, the five points of new architecture, use of concrete and role of technology

Photo contest “Postcards from Paris” – The Winners

Photo contest “Postcards from Paris” – The Winners

Final results and winning entries of Inexhibit's photo competition organized in support of all museums of Paris after the November 13 2015 terrorist attacks

6 Scandinavian Designers at ‘Maison & Objet’

6 Scandinavian Designers at ‘Maison & Objet’

The 2016 edition of Maison & Objet in Paris will include the exhibition 'Les Talents à la Carte - Scandinavie' showcasing the work of six Scandinavian designers

Paris | Spectrum – Art talks about climate change

Paris | Spectrum – Art talks about climate change

“Spectrum”, the installation conceived by ARCHIEE for the "Nuit Blanche" 2015 in Paris. was inspired by the theme of the COP 21 UN Climate Change Conference

Paris | Diller Scofidio + Renfro at the Fondation Cartier

Paris | Diller Scofidio + Renfro at the Fondation Cartier

“Musings on a Glass Box” is the exhibition created by Diller Scofidio+Renfro for the "Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain".

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