List of museums in Paris
There are around 130 museums in Paris, France, within city limits. This list also includes suburban museums within the "Grand Paris" area, such as the Air and Space Museum.
The sixteen museums of the City of Paris are annotated with "VP", as well as six other ones also accommodated in municipal premises and the Musées de France (fr) listed by the ministry of culture are annotated with "MF".
List
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[edit]| Name | Image | Arrondissement | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab World Institute |  |
5th | Culture | (MF) History, ancient and medieval archeology, arts and crafts, ethnographic and contemporary art of the countries of the Arab world |
| Archaeological Crypt of the Paris Notre-Dame | _(8274683584).jpg) |
4th | Archaeological | (VP) Remains under Notre Dame de Paris of buildings dating back to the city's early days |
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13th | Art | Exhibitions of contemporary art in comic books, manga, cinema, live animation and videogames |
| Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris |  |
9th | Opera | Library and museum about the Paris Opera, part of the Music Department of the National Library of France |
| Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris |  |
4th | Biographical | Includes three small museums about Polish natives: Musée Adam Mickiewicz about the poet, Musée Boleslas Biegas with paintings and sculpture by the artist and other Polish artists, and Salon Frédéric Chopin about the composer |
| Cabinet des Médailles |  |
1st | Numismatic | Located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, includes coins, medals, antiques from the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and national antiquities |
| Catacombes de Paris |  |
14th | History | (VP) Underground ossuary with the remains of over six million people |
| Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine |  |
16th | Architecture | Located in the Palais de Chaillot, includes Musée national des Monuments Français with plaster casts of French architecture, gallery of reproduced wall paintings and stained-glass windows from historic monuments, French and international architecture from 1850 to the present |
| Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie | .jpg) |
19th | Science | Hands-on science exhibits, includes the French submarine Argonaute (S636) |
| Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration |  |
12th | Ethnic | (MF) History and culture of immigration in France from the 19th century to the present, located in the Palais de la Porte Dorée |
| Espace Dalí |  |
18th | Art | Life of and sculptures, engravings and paintings of Salvador Dalí |
| Espace Fondation EDF |  |
Art | New media exhibitions and exhibitions about society and culture | |
| Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain |  |
14th | Art | Contemporary art |
| Fondation Custodia |  |
7th | Art | Frits Lugt collection of European drawings, prints, paintings, books and artists' letters from the 15th to 19th century, focusing on Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, Italian and French artists |
| Fondation Jean Dubuffet | N/A | 6th | Art | Works by Jean Dubuffet, also main museum in Périgny, Val-de-Marne |
| Fondation Louis Vuitton | .jpg) |
16th | Art | Contemporary art |
| Galerie des Gobelins |  |
13th | Decorative arts | Exhibitions of Gobelins tapestries |
| Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume |  |
1st | Photography | (MF) Modern and postmodern photography and media |
| Galeries nationales du Grand Palais |  |
8th | Art | Art exhibits and cultural events programmed by the Réunion des musées nationaux et du Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation |  |
14th | Photography | Archives and work of photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, exhibitions of other photographers, painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
| Institut Tessin |  |
3rd | Art | Swedish art and culture |
| Maison d'Auguste Comte |  |
6th | Historic house | Restored 19th-century period rooms of positivist philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857), one of the 32 Maisons des illustres (fr) in the region Île de France |
| Maison de Balzac |  |
16th | Historic house | (VP) Restored 19th-century rooms with mementos of author novelist Honoré de Balzac |
| Maison européenne de la photographie |  |
4th | Photography | (VP premises) Contemporary photography |
| Maison Gainsbourg | .JPG) |
7th | Historic house | Museum dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg, in his former home in Paris |
| Maison de Victor Hugo |  |
4th | Historic house | (VP) Restored 19th-century house of author novelist Victor Hugo |
| Maison La Roche |  |
16th | Historic house | Operated by Fondation Le Corbusier, 1920s house designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, exhibits art collection and archives of Le Corbusier |
| Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection 1900" |  |
8th | Decorative art | Art Nouveau objects and decor, located above Maxim's restaurant |
| Mémorial de la Shoah | .jpg) |
4th | History | History of the Holocaust and French Jews in World War II |
| Minerals collection of Pierre and Marie Curie University | N/A | 5th | Geology | 1500 minerals on display in 24 display cases |
| Mundolingua |  |
6th | Science | Information, objects and documents relating to language, linguistic diversity and linguistics |
| Musée – Librairie du Compagnonnage |  |
6th | History | History of French trade guilds, skilled craftsmen in fields such as cooking, pastry, plumbing, ironworks, masonry, cabinetmaking, carpentry |
| Musée Adzak |  |
14th | Art | Exhibits paintings, sculpture, and photography by a wide range of artists |
| Musée "Bible et Terre Sainte" | N/A | 6th | Archaeology | Archaeological artifacts arranged to show everyday life in Palestine from 5000 BCE to 600 CE |
| Musée Baccarat |  |
16th | Decorative art | Baccarat fine glass work, including vases, dishes and stemware, and limited-edition collections |
| Musée Bourdelle | .jpg) |
15th | Art | (VP) Sculptures, art and studio of Antoine Bourdelle |
| Musée Carnavalet |  |
3rd | Multiple | (VP) City of Paris' history, culture, art, archaeology, decorative arts |
| Musée Cernuschi |  |
8th | Art | (VP) Asian art, specializing in works from China, Japan, and Korea |
| Musée Clemenceau |  |
16th | Historic house | Apartment and garden of Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929), French statesman and writer |
| Musée Cognacq-Jay |  |
3rd | Art | (VP) 18th-century French fine and decorative art |
| Musée Curie |  |
5th | Science | History of radiology research and the work of Pierre and Marie Curie |
| Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard | N/A | 16th | Medical | Dental history, tools and apparatus |
| Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme |  |
3rd | Jewish | Jewish art and history, history of the Jews in France since the Middle Ages and in the communities of Europe and North Africa |
| Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris | .jpg) |
16th | Art | (VP) Modern and Contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries |
| Musée d'Art Naïf – Max Fourny |  |
18th | Art | (VP premises) Exhibitions of folk art, naive art, and outsider art |
| Musée d'Ennery | _01.jpg) |
16th | Art | Asian art with a focus on China and Japan |
| Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine |  |
7th | History | Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, exhibits of French and international history through its collections of art, photographs, posters, political cartoons and objects |
| Musée d’histoire de la médecine |  |
6th | Medical | Located at the second floor of the Paris Descartes University, features historic medical instruments and apparatus |
| Musée d'Orsay |  |
7th | Art | Mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography; houses the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world |
| Musée de l'Armée | |
7th | Military | Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, national military museum of France, includes Musée des Plans-Reliefs, weapons, uniforms, regalia, armor, artillery, Napoleon's Tomb |
| Musée de l'Éventail |  |
10th | Fashion | Hand fans and fan-making |
| Musée des Archives Nationales |  |
3rd | History | Exhibit of documents drawn from the Archives Nationales |
| Musée de l'Homme |  |
16th | Anthropology | Human evolution and the history of human sciences |
| Musée de l'Orangerie |  |
1st | Art | Gallery of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, features eight Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet |
| Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération | |
7th | Military | Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, history of the Free French Forces in World War II |
| Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature |  |
3rd | Sports | Sport of hunting, includes hunting weapons, accessories, trophies, art and decorative art, stuffed animal mounts |
| Musée de la Contrefaçon |  |
16th | Law enforcement | History of counterfeiting objects |
| Musée de la Franc-Maçonnerie | N/A | 9th | Masonic | History of Freemasonry in France, regalia, artifacts |
| Musée de la Magie | N/A | 4th | Magic | Items relating to magic shows, including optical illusions, secret boxes, wind-up toys, magic mirrors, see-through glasses, posters, holds magic shows |
| Musée de la Cinémathèque | N/A | 12th | Film | Part of the Cinémathèque Française, history of film and pre-cinema in France and around the world |
| Musée du 11 Conti - Monnaie de Paris |  |
6th | Numismatic | Part of the Monnaie de Paris. Heritage collections, workshops of excellence |
| Musée de la Musique |  |
19th | Music | Part of the Cité de la Musique, musical instruments, art |
| Musée de La Poste |  |
15th | Philatelic | Postage stamps and postal history of France, currently closed for renovation |
| Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air | 5th | Art | (VP) Outdoor sculptures from the second half of the twentieth century on display along the banks of the Seine | |
| Musée de la Vie Romantique |  |
9th | Multiple | (VP) 19th house with Romantic-period art and decorative art, mementos of author George Sand |
| Musée de Minéralogie |  |
6th | Geology | Minerals, rocks, ores, gems, artificial minerals |
| Musée de Montmartre |  |
18th | Local | (VP premises) Local history through paintings, photographs, posters and manuscripts |
| Musée des Arts Décoratifs |  |
1st | Decorative arts | Includes decorative arts (furniture, glass, ceramics and more), interior design, fashion, textiles, advertising, graphic arts |
| Musée des Arts et Métiers |  |
3rd | Technology | History of technology and industry, including advances in scientific instruments, materials, energy, mechanics, construction, communication and transport |
| Musée des Arts Forains |  |
12th | Amusement | Funfair objects including amusement rides, fair stalls and restored attractions, merry-go-rounds and carousels, German swings |
| Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police | N/A | 5th | Law enforcement | History of policing in France |
| Musée des Égouts de Paris |  |
7th | History | (VP) History of tours of the Paris sewer system, role of sewer workers and methods of water treatment |
| Musée des Lunettes et Lorgnettes Pierre Marly | N/A | 1st | Medical | History of eyewear, includes lorgnettes, glasses, telescopes, and binoculars |
| Musée des moulages dermatologiques de l'hôpital Saint-Louis | N/A | 10th | Medical | Part of the historic building of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, features 19th-century wax casts of dermatological problems |
| Musée des Plans-Reliefs |  |
7th | Military | Located in the Hôtel national des Invalides, military models of fortified cities created between 1668 and 1870 |
| Musée du Barreau de Paris |  |
1st | Law enforcement | History of the Paris Bar and its lawyers |
| Musée du Fumeur | N/A | 11th | Smoking | Includes smoking pipes, Egyptian sheeshas, snuffboxes, cigars, tobacco samples, hemp-fiber clothing, etchings, portraits, photographs, videos, and scientific drawings of tobacco plants |
| Musée du Louvre |  |
1st | Art | world's largest museum, includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, decorative arts, Egyptian antiquities, Near Eastern antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Islamic art |
| Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin |  |
15th | History | (VP) History of Maréchal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Jean Moulin, a major figure of the French Resistance, and the liberation of Paris in World War II |
| Musée du Luxembourg |  |
6th | Art | Changing exhibitions of art |
| Musée du Parfum Fragonard |  |
9th | Fashion | History and process of perfume, antique perfume bottles, containers, toiletry sets, 19th-century period rooms |
| Musée du quai Branly |  |
7th | Art | Indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas |
| Musée du Service de Santé des Armées | .jpg) |
5th | Medical | History of medical care for armed services in France |
| Musée du Service des Objets Trouvés |  |
15th | Items that have ended up in the Lost and Found department of the Paris Police | |
| Musée du Vin |  |
16th | Wine | History of the French craft of winemaking, includes tools and objects used to work the grapevine and the wine, a wine cellar, cooperage |
| Musée Édith Piaf | N/A | 11th | Biographical | Life of singer Édith Piaf |
| Musée Edouard Branly |  |
6th | Biographical | Life of radio pioneer Édouard Branly, includes his research laboratory and equipment, open by appointment |
| Musée en Herbe |  |
16th | Children's | Art museum for children |
| Musée Grévin |  |
9th | Wax | Scenes from the history of France and modern life |
| Musée Jacquemart-André |  |
8th | Historic house | 19th-century period house with major art collection |
| Musée Maillol |  |
7th | Art | Works by Aristide Maillol and art exhibitions |
| Musée Marmottan Monet |  |
16th | Art | Features over three hundred Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet, other Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, illuminated manuscripts, Napoleonic era art and furniture, Italian and Flemish primitive paintings |
| Musée Moissan | N/A | 6th | Biographical | Open by appointment, life of Henri Moissan (1852–1907), winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in chemistry |
| Musée National d'Art Moderne | 4th | Art | Located at the Centre Georges-Pompidou, modern and contemporary art | |
| Musée national de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie |  |
7th | Military | History of France's honors, medals, decorations, and knightly orders from Louis XI to the present, including Napoleonic souvenirs and more than 300 portraits |
| Musée national de la Marine |  |
16th | Maritime | Includes ship model, maritime art, artifacts, photos |
| Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet | )_(7233495340).jpg) |
16th | Art | Asian art, also known as Musée Guimet |
| Musée national du Moyen Âge |  |
5th | Decorative arts | Formerly Musée de Cluny, Medieval art, houses six The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, remnants of the third century Gallo-Roman baths |
| Musée national Eugène Delacroix |  |
6th | Art | Life and works of Eugène Delacroix |
| Musée national Gustave Moreau |  |
9th | Art | Home and studio of Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) |
| Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner |  |
17th | Art | House and works of painter Jean-Jacques Henner (1829–1905) |
| Musée Nissim de Camondo |  |
8th | Historic house | Museum of French decorative arts displayed as in a wealthy private home |
| Musée Pasteur |  |
15th | Biographical | Life of scientist Louis Pasteur |
| Musée Picasso |  |
3rd | Art | Life and work of artist Pablo Picasso, also works by Cézanne, Degas, Rousseau, Seurat, de Chirico and Matisse, Iberian bronzes, African art |
| Musée Pierre Cardin | N/A | 4th | Fashion | Over 250 Haute Couture designs from 1950 to 2000 designed by Pierre Cardin |
| Musée Rodin |  |
7th | Art | Works of the French sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, located in the Hôtel Biron |
| Musée Valentin Haüy | N/A | 7th | Medical | History of the blind and of the methods that gave them access to culture |
| Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris |  |
16th | Fashion | Opening in 2017, operated by the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, works by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent |
| Musée Zadkine |  |
6th | Art | (VP) House and work of sculptor Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967) |
| Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle |  |
5th | Natural history | Includes galleries for minerals and gems, fossils and dinosaurs and comparative anatomy, and the Grand Gallery of Evolution |
| Palais de la Découverte |  |
8th | Science | Includes interactive exhibits for mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology and biology |
| Palais de Tokyo |  |
16th | Art | Modern and contemporary art |
| Palais Galliera |  |
16th | Fashion | (VP) Also known as Musée de la Mode et du Costume de la Ville de Paris, fashion and fashion history, includes exhibits of French fashion design and costume from the eighteenth century to the present; closed between exhibitions |
| Pavillon de l'Arsenal |  |
4th | Architecture | (VP premises) Architecture and urban planning |
| Pavillon de l'eau |  |
16th | Technology | (VP premises) History of the city's water supply |
| Petit Musée de l'Argenterie | N/A | 12th | Decorative arts | Decorative arts made of silver |
| Petit Palais |  |
8th | Art | (VP) Paintings, sculpture, Ancient Greek and Roman art, Renaissance art and artifacts, 17th, 18th and 19th century art and artifacts, art from the Western and Eastern Christian worlds, engravings and drawings, photography |
| Salle des Traditions de la Garde Républicaine |  |
4th | Military | History of the Garde Républicaine |
| Tenniseum | N/A | 16th | Sports | Part of Roland Garros Stadium |
| Théâtre-Musée des Capucines | N/A | 2nd | Fashion | Perfume |
| Tour Jean-sans-Peur |  |
2nd | History | History of the medieval tower and medieval Paris |
| World Heritage Centre |  |
7th | Historic site | Tours of the UNESCO headquarters |
| Name | Location | Department | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier Grognard | Rueil-Malmaison | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Changing exhibitions of art |
| Musée Adrien Mentienne | Bry-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | Local | Local history, house of Louis Daguerre |
| Château de Grosbois | Boissy-Saint-Léger | Val-de-Marne | Historic house | 17th century castle |
| Château de Vincennes | Vincennes | Val-de-Marne | Historic house | Massive 14th and 17th century French royal fortress |
| Écomusée du Val de Bièvres | Fresnes | Val-de-Marne | Local | Local history and ethnology in a medieval farm |
| Exploradôme | Vitry-sur-Seine | Val-de-Marne | Science | Interactive exhibits about science including optical illusions, turbulent motion, structures and forms, and movement |
| Expo-Musée Renault | Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | Automotive | History of Renault automobiles |
| Fondation Arp | Clamart | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Studio of Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber |
| Fondation Jean Dubuffet | Périgny-sur-Yerres | Val-de-Marne | Art | Works of Jean Dubuffet |
| Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau | Gentilly | Val-de-Marne | Photography | Humanist photography and works of Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau |
| Mémorial du Mont-Valérien | Suresnes | Hauts-de-Seine | Military | Place of execution of resistants and hostages during WWII |
| Musée Albert-Kahn | Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | Photography | Historic photographs and film collected by the banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn |
| Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne | Vitry-sur-Seine | Val-de-Marne | Art | Contemporary art |
| Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Colombes | Colombes | Hauts-de-Seine | Local | Art and local history |
| Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Meudon | Meudon | Hauts-de-Seine | Local | Landscape painting, contemporary art and postwar history of Meudon |
| Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Seine-Saint-Denis | Local | Local art and history, in the former Carmel of Saint-Denis |
| Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Ouen | Saint-Ouen | Seine-Saint-Denis | Local | Art and history, in the castle of Saint-Ouen |
| Musée d'Histoire Locale de Rueil-Malmaison - Mémoire de la ville | Rueil-Malmaison | Hauts-de-Seine | Local | Local history, features a collection of toy soldiers, located in the former town hall |
| Musee d'Histoire Urbaine et Sociale de Suresnes (MUS) | Suresnes | Hauts-de-Seine | Local | Local history, area urban planning |
| Musée de la Colombophilie | Suresnes | Hauts-de-Seine | Military | Military dovecote, in the Fort du Mont-Valérien |
| Musée de la Résistance Nationale | Champigny-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | History | History of the French Resistance from its inception up to the Liberation in World War II |
| Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace | Le Bourget | Seine-Saint-Denis | Aerospace | Features 400 aircraft, 150 of which are on display, history of aviation, ballooning and space exploration |
| Musée de l'histoire vivante | Montreuil | Seine-Saint-Denis | Local history | Local history of the working class |
| Musée de Livry-Gargan - Château de la Forêt | Livry-Gargan | Seine-Saint-Denis | Local | Temporary exhibitions of art, etc. |
| Musée de Nogent-sur-Marne | Nogent-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | Local | Influence of the River Marne on art, bridges, architecture, boating, sports |
| Musée de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés - Villa Médicis | La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire | Val-de-Marne | Local | Local history |
| Musée des Années Trente | Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Fine art, decorative art, and industrial arts of the 1930s |
| Musée des Automates | Neuilly-sur-Seine | Hauts-de-Seine | Automates | Automates |
| Musée des Avelines | Saint-Cloud | Hauts-de-Seine | Local and art | Art and local history, includes the former Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud porcelain, artist Eugène Carrière |
| Musée des Gardes Suisses | Rueil-Malmaison | Hauts-de-Seine | Military | History of the Swiss Guard, located in the former 18th-century barracks |
| Musée des Transmissions | Suresnes | Hauts-de-Seine | Military | Military transmissions equipments, in the Fort du Mont-Valérien, visit on demand |
| Musée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux | Colombes | Hauts-de-Seine | Transport | Metro, tramways, bus, etc., visit on demand |
| Musée des travaux publics | Courbevoie | Hauts-de-Seine | Technology and industry | Scale models of road, rail, harbour, etc. infrastructures, visit on demand |
| Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux | Sceaux | Hauts-de-Seine | Historic house | Tours of the 19th-century Château de Sceaux, includes fine art, furniture, and decorative art from former royal residences, park designed by Le Nôtre |
| Musée Émile Jean | Villiers-sur-Marne | Val-de-Marne | Local | Local history |
| Musée Fragonard d'Alfort | Maisons-Alfort | Val-de-Marne | Medical | Anatomical oddities, mostly of animals, located within the École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort |
| Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer | Issy-les-Moulineaux | Hauts-de-Seine | Decorative arts | Historic playing cards and art and objects related to card games |
| Musée National de Malmaison et Bois-Préau | Rueil-Malmaison | Hauts-de-Seine | Historic house | Castle of Empress Joséphine |
| Musée Paul Belmondo | Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Works of sculptures Paul Belmondo |
| Musée Rodin | Meudon | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Villa and studio of sculptor Auguste Rodin, also known as La Villa des Brillants |
| Musée Roybet Fould | Courbevoie | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Collection of 19th works including Consuelo Fould, exhibitions of historic and contemporary art and photography |
| Musée-jardin Paul Landowski | Boulogne-Billancourt | Hauts-de-Seine | Art | Works by sculptor Paul Landowski |
| Sèvres - Cité de la céramique | Sèvres | Hauts-de-Seine | Decorative arts | Ceramics by the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres and contemporary ceramics by other artists |
| La Vallée-aux-Loups | Châtenay-Malabry | Hauts-de-Seine | Historic house | Country house of Chateaubriand |
Rest of Île de France
[edit]| Name | Location | Department | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Photographique d'Île-de-France | Pontault-Combault | Seine-et-Marne | Photography | |
| Château de Blandy-les-Tours | Blandy-les-Tours | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | Restored remains of the 13th-century feudal fortress manor castle |
| Château de Breteuil | Choisel | Yvelines | Historic house | 17th-century chateau with rare portraits of Kings, 18th-century furniture, rooms with wax figures of kings and important figures created by the Musée Grévin |
| Château de Brie-Comte-Robert | Brie-Comte-Robert | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | Remains of the medieval fortress castle |
| Château de Champs-sur-Marne | Champs-sur-Marne | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | 18th-century rococo house and gardens with links to many important figures |
| Château de Courances | Courances | Essonne | Historic house | Louis XIII style chateau and gardens |
| Château de Courson | Courson-Monteloup | Essonne | Historic house | Chateau and park with gardens |
| Château de Dampierre | Dampierre-en-Yvelines | Yvelines | Historic house | Renaissance castle, gardens and park |
| Château de Dourdan | Dourdan | Essonne | Historic house | Fortress castle, includes museum of local history |
| Château de Fontainebleau | Fontainebleau | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | One of the largest French royal châteaux, residence of French monarchs from Louis VII through Napoleon III |
| Château de la Madeleine | Chevreuse | Yvelines | Historic house | Remains of a medieval fortress castle |
| Château de La Roche-Guyon | La Roche-Guyon | Val-d'Oise | Historic house | Medieval manor house and fortress |
| Château de Maisons | Maisons-Laffitte | Yvelines | Historic house | 17th-century French baroque chateau |
| Château de Nemours | Ferrières-en-Brie | Seine-et-Marne | Art | Medieval castle that houses exhibitions from its art collection |
| Château de Rambouillet | Rambouillet | Yvelines | Historic house | Former Royal, Imperial and Presidential residence with large 50,000 acres of woods |
| Château de Rentilly | Bussy-Saint-Martin | Seine et Marne | Contemporary art | |
| Château de Thoiry | Thoiry | Yvelines | Historic house | 150-hectare (370-acre) castle, wildlife park and zoo, and botanical garden |
| Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte | Maincy | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | 17th-century grand château and gardens |
| Domaine de Madame Élisabeth | Versailles | Yvelines | Historic house | House of Mme Elisabeth sister of king Louis XVI |
| Domaine départemental de Chamarande | Chamarande | Essonne | Contemporary art | Contemporary art exhibited in the 17th-18th c. castle and park |
| Domaine départemental de Méréville | Méréville | Essonne | Historic house | 16th-18th castle and park (in renovation) |
| Maison-atelier Foujita | Villiers-le-Bâcle | Essonne | Historic house | House of the painter Leonard Foujita |
| Maison Jean-Cocteau | Milly-la-Forêt | Essonne | Historic house | House of the writer and artist Jean Cocteau |
| Musée Aeronautique et Spatial SAFRAN | Réau | Seine-et-Marne | Aerospace | History of aviation and aerospace in France, includes historic airplanes, space engines, rockets, motorcycles |
| Musée archéologique départemental du Val-d'Oise | Guiry-en-Vexin | Val d'Oise | Archeology | Archeology of the département, Gallo-Roman sculpture |
| Musée d'Argenteuil | Argenteuil | Val d'Oise | Local | Archeology, local history |
| Musée Bossuet | Meaux | Seine-et-Marne | Art | Art and local history and art, located in a former episcopal palace |
| Musée d'Archéologie Nationale | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Yvelines | Archaeology | Located in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, include finds from Paleolithic to Merovingian times |
| Musée d'art et d'histoire de Melun | Melun | Seine-et-Marne | Local | Art, local history, archaeological pieces, lapidary, works by sculptor Henri Chapu |
| Musée de la Faïence | Vulaines-sur-Seine | Seine-et-Marne | Local | Features a collection of local ceramics, exhibits of local history |
| Musée de la Gendarmerie Nationale | Melun | Seine-et-Marne | Military | History of the National Gendarmerie |
| Musée de la Grande Guerre | Meaux | Seine-et-Marne | Military | History of World War I |
| Musée de la Seine et Marne | Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin | Seine-et-Marne | Local | History of the département and writer Pierre Mac Orlan |
| Musée de la Toile de Jouy | Jouy-en-Josas | Yvelines | Textile | Located in the Chateau de l'Églantine, Toile de Jouy fabric collection, printing equipment and old drawings, period display of Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf furniture |
| Musée de Préhistoire d’Île-de-France | Nemours | Seine-et-Marne | Archaeology | Archaeological artifacts showing the prehistory of the area |
| Musée des Peintres de Barbizon | Barbizon | Seine-et-Marne | Art | Works by the Barbizon school of painters |
| Musée des tramways à vapeur et des chemins de fer secondaires français | Butry-sur-Oise | Val-d'Oise | Railway | Historic railway vehicles |
| Musée national de la Renaissance | Écouen | Val-d'Oise | Decorative arts | Located in the 16th-century Château d'Écouen, houses Renaissance decorative art from the Musée national du Moyen Âge |
| Musée départemental Maurice Denis "The Priory" | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Yvelines | Art | Focus is Nabi art |
| Musée Espace Gaïa | Vulaines-sur-Seine | Seine-et-Marne | Natural history | Area geology and paleontology, located in the Medieval Priory St. Martin |
| Musée Fournaise | Chatou | Yvelines | Art | Restaurant location on the Seine that inspired many Impressionist painters, includes art and writings inspired by the river |
| Musée Français de la Photographie | Bièvres | Essonne | Photography | Photography |
| Musée Gatien-Bonnet | Lagny-sur-Marne | Seine-et-Marne | Local | History of the town, archeology, neo-impressionnist paintings |
| Musée Henri Chapu | Le Mée-sur-Seine | Seine-et-Marne | Art | Works by sculptor Henri Chapu |
| Musée Jardin Bourdelle | Égreville | Seine-et-Marne | Art | Features over 50 outdoor bronze sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle in a garden setting |
| Musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Montmorency | Val d'Oise | Historic house | House of the philosopher from 1757 to 1762, manuscripts and memorabilia |
| Musée Lambinet | Versailles | Yvelines | Local | History of the town, includes some rooms with period decor and the town's collection of decorative arts from the 15th to 20th centuries, and paintings, sculptures and other works of art by artists from the town |
| Musée Louis Braille | Coupvray | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | Birthplace home depicting life of Louis Braille, educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired |
| Musée Louis Senlecq | L'Isle-Adam | Seine et Marne | Art and history | Paintings, sculptures, décorative arts, local history |
| Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs | Magny-les-Hameaux | Yvelines | Art | 17th and 18th-century art and engravings, remains of the medieval abbey of Cistercian nuns |
| Museum of Provins | Provins | Seine-et-Marne | Local | Local history, located in a 13th-century house |
| Musée Robert-Dubois-Corneau | Brunoy | Essonne | Local | History of the town, art of thé 18th c., actor Talma |
| Musée Stéphane Mallarmé | Vulaines-sur-Seine | Seine-et-Marne | Historic house | House of poet Stéphane Mallarmé, his works and those of his artist friends |
| Musée Utrillo-Valadon | Sannois | Val-d'Oise | Art | Art exhibitions, features works by Maurice Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon (his mother) and André Utter (his stepfather) |
| Palace of Versailles | Versailles | Yvelines | Historic house | Royal palace of Louis XIV with many buildings, gardens, Museum of the History of France |
| Tour César (fr) | Provins | Seine-et-Marne | Historic site | Medieval fortress tower |
| Union Nationale des collectionneurs de Véhicules Militaires | Versailles | Yvelines | Military |
Collection of historic military vehicles, some of which were involved in the Liberation of Paris. Also includes prototype vehicles for the Aérotrain. |
| Villa Savoye | Poissy | Yvelines | Historic house | 1930s modernist villa designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret |
Defunct museums
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[edit]- Musée Rosa Bonheur, premises mostly sold by the city in 2014
- Musée d’art naïf de Vicq en Île-de-France, closed in 2014
See also
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