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What else would you recommend checking out in Paris by way of museums?

modells 8y ago
The ossuary, for sure. Louvre is a meh. The park adjacent to the Louvre is good-to-go. Wander between the Louvre and Eiffel, there is a brassiere frequented by diplomats. Pickup intramural football (soccer) by the nurses' college just across the river. Explore on foot with only a rough plan is usually the best way to find treasures.
lostlogin 8y ago
The National Museum of Natural History is unlike any other I’ve been to. It is fairly worn out but is great. It is displayed in a very different t format to what I’m used to. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_History_(France) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_H... Quiet and completely excellent, The Museum of Heritage and Architecture. https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-culture/musee-cite-de-larchitecture-et-du-patrimoine-paris https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-culture/musee-ci... The Army Museum is worth a visit - it is interesting to see a less Anglo centric view of the wars, particularly WW1. The paintings are deeply grim - not ideal if you have young kids. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_l%27Armée https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_l%27Armée The Museum of the Middle Ages is currently being renovated but is well regarded. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_Cluny_–_Musée_national_du_Moyen_Âge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_Cluny_–_Musée_natio... Probably a candidate for best museum in the world, the Louvre is a great way to completely waste a day with massive crowds, sore feet, food and water shortages, closed exhibits, intense heat and even more crowds. Get a map ahead of time and check that the things you want to see aren’t closed before you go.
- jfk13 8y ago
  If you want to see an outstanding collection of art without having to face the Louvre crowds, try the Musée d'Orsay: a vastly more pleasant experience, IMO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_d%27Orsay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_d%27Orsay
cr1895 8y ago
The Guimet Asiatic art museum is pretty spectacular: http://www.guimet.fr/ http://www.guimet.fr/
mallomarmeasle 8y ago
Looks like it is currently closed, but from an interesting infrastructure standpoint, the Musée des Égouts de Paris (sewers underneath Paris). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Sewer_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Sewer_Museum
garmaine 8y ago
The Louvre must be on any list.
gregschlom 8y ago
My favorite is La Cité des Sciences, although it's not really a museum but more of an exhibition place for all things related to science. Used to go there all the time as a kid, especially to read 2600 magazine in the library.
atombender 8y ago
The Pompidou Centre (Centre Georges Pompidou) [1]. It's technically not a single museum, but several, including the largest museum for modern art in Europe (Musée National d'Art Moderne) and IRCAM, which is about music and acoustic research. If you're into modern art and/or architecture, it's a must-see. The center itself is a beautiful mess of industrial design, and they have everything ranging from modern paintings to furniture to contemporary sculptures to technological inventions. Two of the current exhibitions are an installation by Ryoji Ikeda [2], which is one of the most superb audiovisual pieces I've seen (you sit in a completely dark room and watch a huge projection) and Coder Le Monde [3], a history of generative art (digital 2D and 3D, as well as physical), computer graphics and visualization. Both are fantastic. The nearby Palais de Tokyo is also fun, as is the Museum of Modern Art, which is next door to it. Everyone mentions the Louvre, but it is incredibly crowded and touristy, and the 90% of the paintings are portraits of 19th century nobility. The gardens surrounding the Louvre are much enjoyable than the inside, in my (possibly unpopular) opinion. [1] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en [2] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.id=FR_R-b17897412166108a75b9acb7bf345ee&param.idSource=FR_E-b17897412166108a75b9acb7bf345ee https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.... [3] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.id=FR_R-ee6b22e72a6bbd1a92f6cfaceca117d&param.idSource=FR_E-ee6b22e72a6bbd1a92f6cfaceca117d https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param....

The ossuary, for sure. Louvre is a meh. The park adjacent to the Louvre is good-to-go. Wander between the Louvre and Eiffel, there is a brassiere frequented by diplomats. Pickup intramural football (soccer) by the nurses' college just across the river. Explore on foot with only a rough plan is usually the best way to find treasures.

lostlogin 8y ago

The National Museum of Natural History is unlike any other I’ve been to. It is fairly worn out but is great. It is displayed in a very different t format to what I’m used to. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_History_(France) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Natural_H... Quiet and completely excellent, The Museum of Heritage and Architecture. https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-culture/musee-cite-de-larchitecture-et-du-patrimoine-paris https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-culture/musee-ci... The Army Museum is worth a visit - it is interesting to see a less Anglo centric view of the wars, particularly WW1. The paintings are deeply grim - not ideal if you have young kids. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_l%27Armée https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_l%27Armée The Museum of the Middle Ages is currently being renovated but is well regarded. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_Cluny_–_Musée_national_du_Moyen_Âge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_Cluny_–_Musée_natio... Probably a candidate for best museum in the world, the Louvre is a great way to completely waste a day with massive crowds, sore feet, food and water shortages, closed exhibits, intense heat and even more crowds. Get a map ahead of time and check that the things you want to see aren’t closed before you go.

jfk13 8y ago
If you want to see an outstanding collection of art without having to face the Louvre crowds, try the Musée d'Orsay: a vastly more pleasant experience, IMO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_d%27Orsay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_d%27Orsay

cr1895 8y ago

The Guimet Asiatic art museum is pretty spectacular: http://www.guimet.fr/ http://www.guimet.fr/

mallomarmeasle 8y ago

Looks like it is currently closed, but from an interesting infrastructure standpoint, the Musée des Égouts de Paris (sewers underneath Paris). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Sewer_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Sewer_Museum

garmaine 8y ago

The Louvre must be on any list.

gregschlom 8y ago

My favorite is La Cité des Sciences, although it's not really a museum but more of an exhibition place for all things related to science. Used to go there all the time as a kid, especially to read 2600 magazine in the library.

atombender 8y ago

The Pompidou Centre (Centre Georges Pompidou) [1]. It's technically not a single museum, but several, including the largest museum for modern art in Europe (Musée National d'Art Moderne) and IRCAM, which is about music and acoustic research. If you're into modern art and/or architecture, it's a must-see. The center itself is a beautiful mess of industrial design, and they have everything ranging from modern paintings to furniture to contemporary sculptures to technological inventions. Two of the current exhibitions are an installation by Ryoji Ikeda [2], which is one of the most superb audiovisual pieces I've seen (you sit in a completely dark room and watch a huge projection) and Coder Le Monde [3], a history of generative art (digital 2D and 3D, as well as physical), computer graphics and visualization. Both are fantastic. The nearby Palais de Tokyo is also fun, as is the Museum of Modern Art, which is next door to it. Everyone mentions the Louvre, but it is incredibly crowded and touristy, and the 90% of the paintings are portraits of 19th century nobility. The gardens surrounding the Louvre are much enjoyable than the inside, in my (possibly unpopular) opinion. [1] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en [2] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.id=FR_R-b17897412166108a75b9acb7bf345ee&param.idSource=FR_E-b17897412166108a75b9acb7bf345ee https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.... [3] https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.id=FR_R-ee6b22e72a6bbd1a92f6cfaceca117d&param.idSource=FR_E-ee6b22e72a6bbd1a92f6cfaceca117d https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param....