This ultra-modern science museum pulls in five million visitors a year. Explora, the permanent show, occupies the upper two floors, whisking visitors through 30,000sq m...

Today, 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...

The impressive air and space museum is set in the former passenger terminal at Le Bourget airport. The collection begins with the pioneers, including fragile-looking biplanes...

Originally 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...

Napoleon and Josephine's love nest, bought by Josephine in 1799, was the emperor's favourite retreat during the Consulate (1800-03). After their divorce, Napoleon gave the...

Honoré de Balzac rented this apartment in 1840 to escape his creditors. Converted into a museum, it has a collection of mementos spread over several floors. Memorabilia...

This museum was set up by the French anti-counterfeiting association with the aim of deterring forgers - but playing spot-the-fake with brands such as Reebok, Lacoste and...

Alongside the concert hall, this innovative music museum houses a gleamingly restored collection of instruments from the old Conservatoire, interactive computers and scale...

The Musée des Années 30 shows what a lot of second-rate art was produced in the 1930s, though there are decent modernist sculptures by the Martel brothers, graphic designs, and...

This awe-inspiring museum traces France's rich archaeological heritage. The redesigned Neolithic galleries feature statue-menhirs, female figures and an ornate tombstone from...

The Renaissance château completed in 1555 for Royal Constable Anne de Montmorency and wife Margaret de Savoie is the setting for a collection of 16th-century decorative arts,...

The eccentric house, studio and garden built by the late Roy Adzak, a British-born painter and sculptor who died in 1987, harbour traces of the conceptual artist's plaster body...

Football- and rugby-crazy kids will absolutely love the behind-the-scenes tours of France's handsome national sports stadium. After a quick scan of the museum (photos, football...