The primary colours, exposed pipes and air ducts make this one of the best-known sights in Paris. The then-unknown Italo-British architectural duo of Renzo Piano and Richard...
Rue St-MartinOpened in 2003, this two-floor gallery is dedicated to the work of acclaimed photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. It consists of a tall, narrow atelier in a 1913 building, with...
2 impasse LebouisToday, the suburbs play host to a number of mainstream cultural venues, of which the most prominent is undoubtedly the MAC/VAL contemporary art museum in the south-east suburb...
Pl de la LibérationThe Musée d'Orsay follows a chronological route, from the ground floor to the upper level and then to the mezzanine, showing links between Impressionist painters and their...
1 rue de la Légion-d'HonneurThe long-delayed reopening of this Monet showcase finally took place in 2006, and the Orangerie is now firmly back on the tourist radar: expect long queues. Stylistically, the...
Jardin des TuileriesTaken as a whole along with the Musée de la Mode et du Textile and Musée de la Publicité, this is one of the world's major collections of design and the decorative arts....
107 rue de RivoliSurrounded by trees on the banks of the Seine, this museum, housed in an extraordinary building by Jean Nouvel, is a vast showcase for non-European cultures. Dedicated to the...
37-55 quai BranlyThis wonderful museum combines the small private apartment of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau (1825-98) with the vast gallery he built to display his work - set out as a...
14 rue de La RochefoucauldLong terrace steps and a stern pair of stone lions usher visitors into this grand 19th-century mansion, home to a collection of equally stately objets d'art and fine paintings....
158 bd HaussmannOriginally a museum of the Empire period left to the state by collector Paul Marmottan, this old hunting pavilion has become a famed holder of Impressionist art thanks to two...
2 rue Louis-BoillyFounded by industrialist Emile Guimet in 1889 to house his collection of Chinese and Japanese religious art, and later incorporating oriental collections from the Louvre, the...
6 pl d'IénaWorks by the Russian-born Cubist sculptor Ossip Zadkine are displayed around this tiny house and garden near the Jardin du Luxembourg. Zadkine's works cover musical,...
100bis rue d'AssasAs in large swathes of the rest of Paris, there are changes afoot at the Louvre. Work continues on the new Islamic Arts department, which should open in 2010; when it does, it...
Rue de RivoliWhen Constantin Brancusi died in 1957, he left his studio and its contents to the state, and it was later moved and rebuilt by the Centre Pompidou. His fragile works in wood...
Piazza BeaubourgIn the ground-floor gallery, well thought out exhibitions specially conceived by top artists and designers introduce children to aspects of modern art, design and architecture,...
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