Arts & Culture in Paris

The Centquatre-Paris

Former factory renovated as an edgy cultural forum with dance classes, concerts & exhibitions.

Crazy Horse Paris

59 Rivoli

Art collective in a former squat, with 30 artists' studios, an exhibition space & a concert venue.

Les Pavillons de Bercy - Musée des Arts Forains

Guided tours of former wine cellars displaying objects from fairgrounds, theaters & music halls.

La Galerie Dior

Musée Maillol

Sculpture, painting & drawings by Aristide Maillol & European masters, plus temporary exhibitions.

Musée de Cluny

Turreted Gothic mansion housing vast collection of medieval arts, crafts & tapestries.

Musée Marmottan Monet

Art museum with a significant collection of work by Claude Monet & other Impressionists.

Musée Jacquemart-André

Notable, 15th to 18th century, European art collection on display in ornate, 19th-century townhouse.

Paradox Museum Paris

Musée de Montmartre

Art museum tracing local history & culture, in 17th-century house & garden where Renoir once worked.

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain

Foundation hosting temporary exhibits housed in an airy building designed by architect Jean Nouvel.

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

Multimedia, interactive displays in vast science & technology center, with silver-domed IMAX cinema.

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

Museum for major 20th-century art & contemporary exhibitions in eastern wing of Palais de Tokyo.

Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection

Display of contemporary art from François Pinault's collection in a space within the Stock Exchange.

Palais de la découverte

Interactive science & astronomy exhibits & presentation program in grand, colonnaded museum.

Musée de l'Homme

Fully renovated museum with a permanent collection that stems from the 16th century Royal Cabinet.

Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet

Huge Asian art collections, with Afghan Buddhas & Tibetan pieces, housed in a 19th-century building.

Hôtel de la Marine

Elaborately detailed office of the French Naval Staff that epitomizes the city's visual aesthetic.

Opéra Bastille

Ballet as well as classical & modern operas in a famous 1989 building with a transparent facade.