Paris Museums – Popular Museums In Paris
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Paris is known for many things: its art, its architecture, its culture, and their union in Paris’s many museums. There are more than 100 museums in Paris, ranging from tiny, one-room establishments to the popular Louvre, which is one of the largest museums in the world.
Experience the must-see popular museums in Paris in this video.
Jump to your Top 10 Museums in Paris:
00:00 – Introduction
00:51 -Louvre Museum
01:42- Orsay Museum
02:16- Centre Pompidou
03:01- Grand Palais
03:52- Army Museum
04:21- Musée de l’Orangerie
04:56- Homme museum
05:18- Grevin Wax Museum
05:57- Rodin Museum
06:33- City of Science and Industry
Louvre Museum:
You will first notice its outstanding architecture which combines renaissance, gothic, baroque and even modernism themes. At the Louvre, you will find over 35,000 works of art by some of the greatest artists to have ever lived. Look out for revered works such as ‘Liberty leading the people’, ‘the coronation of Napoleon’, ‘death of the virgin’, ‘the raft of the medusa’ and ‘the dying slave’ among many others.
Orsay Museum:
Home to the world’s largest and most impressive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist artwork. When you visit the museum, don’t miss out on Monet’s Poppy Fields, Degas’ Small Dancer, La Liberté by Bartholdi, the eternal Starry Nights by Van Gogh and other great works of French impressionism.
Centre Pompidou:
For your fill of contemporary art, the next stop on our guide is Centre Pompidou. Fair warning, you probably will be taken aback by the unconventional design of this museum’s radical exteriors, which was inspired by a high-tech, modern architectural approach. Discover interesting facts about several works by pioneers of modern art such such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, and Pablo Picasso.
Grand Palais:
The Grand Palais is one of the most iconic buildings in Paris, with its magnificent glass dome capturing attention from miles away. It was built for the 1900 World’s Fair, and has since been home to a number of different exhibitions and events.
Army Museum:
The museum contains a wealth of artifacts and exhibits that narrate the story of France’s army and its role in various conflicts throughout the years. Exhibits on display range from ancient weapons and armour to modern day equipment and vehicles.
Musée de l’Orangerie:
The highlight of the museum are Claude Monet’s absolutely breathtaking Water Lilies paintings. Spread across eight massive canvases, which are about 20 feet wide, these paintings will completely engulf your senses.
Homme museum:
Trace the evolutionary journey of humanity at our next destination, the intriguing Homme Museum in Paris.
Noteworthy exhibits here are the the Palaeolithic stone tools, collection of busts, spoken languages world map, hand-carved animal parts, and more.
Grevin Wax Museum:
See over 200 famous historical and contemporary personalities immortalised as life-like wax statues at the Grevin Museum in Paris. Stop by statues of film-stars like Marilyn Monroe and Leonardo DiCaprio, and even take a selfie with Napoleon Bonaparte. Don’t miss out on the intriguing Hall of Mirrors here, which is inspired from the one at Palace of Versailles.
Rodin Museum:
The Rodin Museum is dedicated exclusively to the works of Auguste Rodin, recognized as one of the most acclaimed sculptors of all time. The museum is not only home to some of his life’s greatest sculptures, but lauds the artist by giving visitors the unique opportunity to see how these sculptures were actually created.
City of Science and Industry:
Visit the City of Science and Industry, the largest science museum in Europe!
The most-visited exhibits and attractions here are the Argonaut submarine, the planetarium and aquarium and the La Geode IMAX theatre.
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