Paris

Top museums in Paris

Orsay Museum
The Musee d'Orsay in Paris, is housed in the former Orsay Railway station. The museum displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.
Paris, France
4 Current and future exhibitions
19th century, Impressionism, Post - Impressionism
Musee Rodin
The Rodin Museum possesses about six thousand and six hundred sculptures including the two most famous works of the Museum, The Kiss and The Thinker.
Paris, France
Sculpture, 20th century
Museum of Modern Art, Paris
The Museum opened in 1961 with a core of works from the modern collections of the Petit Palais, enriched by the collectors Sarmiento, Amos and Vollard
Paris, France
1 Current and future exhibition
Sculpture, Painting, 20th century, Photography, Prints, 21st century
Orangerie Museum
This museum was chosen and arranged by Claude Monet to showcase his masterpieces "Nympheas. The museum also includes a large gift of masterpieces.
Paris, France
Painting, 20th century
Luxembourg Museum
The Luxembourg Museum in Paris, France presents a wide range of high quality exhibitions.
Paris, France
1 Current and future exhibition

The Dutch Golden Age: ILONE ET GEORGE KREMER COLLECTION
The Ilone and George Kremer unique collection of fifty-seven exceptional Dutch Masters from Rembrandt to Fran Hals.
Pinacotheque de Paris
The Dutch Golden Age: ILONE ET GEORGE KREMER COLLECTION27th October 2011 - 25th March 2012 (Add to calendar)
Painting, 17th century
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). A Passion for Finland
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is recognised as one of the most emblematic artists of the Finnish genius at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Orsay Museum
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). A Passion for Finland7th February 2012 - 6th May 2012 (Add to calendar)
19th century, Painting, 20th century
Matisse
Matisse is known for his powerful images executed with a strong appreciation for the beauty of color and line.
Pompidou
Matisse7th March 2012 - 18th June 2012 (Add to calendar)
Painting, 20th century
Misia, Queen of Paris
Misia Godebska (1872-1950) was a legendary figure of the French art scene from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties.
Orsay Museum
Misia, Queen of Paris12th June 2012 - 9th September 2012 (Add to calendar)
Painting, 20th century
Beauté animale
The exhibition explores the relashionships between artists and animals, from Brueghel to Jeff Koons, and includes Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Degas
Grand Palais
Beauté animale21st March 2012 - 16th July 2012 (Add to calendar)
15th century, 16th century, 19th century, Painting, 20th century, 17th century, 18th century

Egyptian Antiquities
The permanent collection of Egyptian Antiquities presents works from c. 4000 BC to 4th century AD.
The Louvre
Egyptian Art, Sculpture

Self - Portrait
Self - Portrait, 1889, was painted by Vincent Van Gogh and is held in the Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France.
19th century, Painting, Self - Portrait
Vincent Van Gogh
The Death of the Virgin
The Death of the Virgin, 1601, was painted by Caravaggio and is held in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France
16th century, Painting
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Gilles
Gilles, 1719, was painted by Jean-Antoine Watteau and is held in the Louvre, Paris, France.
Painting, 18th century
Jean Antoine Watteau
The Oath of the Haratii
The Oath of the Horatii, 1784, was painted by Jacques-Louis David and is held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
Painting, Neoclassical
Jacques - Louis David
The Apotheosis of Henri IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de Medicis
The Apotheosis of Henri IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de Medicis 1621 - 1625, painted by Rubens and is held in the Musee du Louvre.
Painting, 17th century
Sir Peter Paul Rubens