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Grand Palais
Varied exhibitions inside a 1900 art nouveau beauty of a building.
Palais de Tokyo
Interactive contemporary art exhibitions and installations against a stark
concrete-and-steel backdrop.
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la Concorde, 8e; adult/child €8.50/free;
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Contemporary photography exhibitions in the Jardin des Tuileries.
Best Unsung Museums
La Pinacothèque
Shaking up the Paris art world with juxtaposed works and a diverse pro-
gram of exhibitions.
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
Standout museum devoted to French architecture
and heritage.
Musée Jacquemart-André
Gorgeous 19th-century mansion hung with canvases by Rem-
brandt, Botticelli and Titian.
Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits
Handwritten letters and works providing a powerful con-
nection to their famous authors.
Best History Museums
Musée National du Moyen Âge
Where medieval history and crafts come to life.
Musée Carnavalet
A poetic ode to Parisian
histoire
secreted in a pair of remarkable
hôtels
particuliers
.
Grenelle, 7e; included in Hôtel des Invalides admission; 10am-6pm Apr-Oct, to 5pm
Nov-Mar; Invalides) Within the monumental Hôtel des Invalides complex, commemorat-
ing French military history.
Musée de Montmartre
Relive the days of Toulouse-Lautrec and Maurice Utrillo.
Best Museums for Non-European Art
Musée du Quai Branly
Overview of indigenous art from around the world, presented in the
most striking of manners.
Musée Guimet
France's foremost Asian art museum.
Musée du Louvre
Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Islamic artefacts.
Institut du Monde Arabe
Art and artisanship from the Middle East and North Africa.
