| France has numerous different French museums | | | | Musée des Egouts or Paris Sewers Museum, |
| dotted all over the country, yet there are an | | | | where you go beneath the city to discover their |
| incredible amount of different types of museums in | | | | history and how they work, or you have the |
| Paris itself that you can visit when on your family | | | | catacombs, which are again underground. |
| holiday. | | | | But keeping above ground, there are other museums |
| Europe has a great history and lots of different | | | | in Paris dedicated to specific themes like the |
| museums, and France is no exception where they | | | | Musée de la Musique, dedicated to music and |
| are dotted all over the country, but there are an | | | | musical instruments that even has a Stradivarius violin |
| incredible amount of museums in Paris itself that you | | | | and the Musee de la Poste, dedicated to the French |
| can visit. | | | | Postal Service. Or perhaps you have an interest in |
| Probably one of the most well known French | | | | dolls, as the Musée de la Poupée is all about dolls |
| Museums in Paris is The Louvre, which is famous for | | | | and their history, plus they even do valuations and |
| the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinchi and this | | | | repairs to antique dolls and teddy bears. The Musee |
| place can take at least a day or more to get round | | | | du Vin is dedicated to the French past-time of wine |
| to see all the exhibits and you need a pair of walking | | | | and wine making and here you can even have wine |
| shoes for this one! But the popular Musee d'Orsay | | | | tasting sessions and enjoy a meal in their restaurant. |
| situated in the former Paris railway station on the left | | | | Paris has such a wide variety of museums for all the |
| bank of the River Seine picks up where The Louvre | | | | family to enjoy like going inside a decommissioned |
| leaves off and features mainly French art. | | | | submarine, visiting the air and space museum and |
| The Palais de Tokyo is another popular museum | | | | going inside a Boeing 747 or Concorde or going up |
| especially with the younger generation and situated in | | | | the tower at the Notre Dame Cathedral to see the |
| an art-deco palace holding only temporary exhibitions, | | | | gargoyles. |
| it is open until midnight and has become known as | | | | There is so much more on offer than just the |
| the most creative and fun museum in Paris. | | | | traditional art scene and you could spend months just |
| But you can also get to visit a traditional home of | | | | visiting museums, without even contemplating any |
| one of the famous artists or authors, like the home | | | | other monuments and landmarks in Paris, which is |
| of Victor Hugo who wrote The Hunchback of Notre | | | | another major part of the French History that this |
| dame, or seeing Honor Balzac’s house where | | | | incredible city is so proud of. |
| he made it a place of refuge and it even had an | | | | Yet we would like to point out that all the museums |
| escape hatch to get away from the debtors that he | | | | are closed for at least one day of the week and this |
| owed money to, which is now part of the Musee du | | | | is usually on a Monday or Tuesday, for instance The |
| Vin wine museum. | | | | Louvre is closed on a Tuesday and therefore other |
| Or for a completely different scene, why not visit | | | | popular museums get exceedingly busy on this day. |
| the Musée Cernuschi with its collection of Asian | | | | Also at certain state run museums you can gain free |
| art, or the more modern Fondation Le Corbusier who | | | | entry on the first Sunday of every month, however, |
| became a pioneer in modern design and dedicated | | | | if you do decide to choose this option, be prepared |
| time to plans for providing better living conditions for | | | | for the large crowds and long queues, especially at |
| people living in crowded cities. | | | | some of the more well known and famous |
| There are lots of museums that are dedicated to | | | | museums! But one option for jumping the queues is |
| famous artists and sculptors such as Musee Rodin | | | | to purchase a Paris Pass that gains you entry into |
| and the Picasso Museum, but to step back in time | | | | more than sixty different museums and attractions. |
| and get a feel for how some of them lived and | | | | But we have found that you really do need to plan in |
| worked a visit to the Musee Bourdelle or the | | | | advance exactly where you wish to go, otherwise |
| Gustave Moureau museum is well worth the time. | | | | you will definitely run out of time, mind you, this could |
| However, just in the city of Paris there are lots of | | | | be a good excuse for returning to Paris on another |
| museums dedicated to specific topics, such as the | | | | holiday in France!! |