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Museums and galleries in Paris |
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The many museums of Paris are fascinating gateways to knowledge, creation and human adventure.
The most famous museums give the visitor the opportunity to see some of the greatest works of art ever created by human genius.
The museums of Paris can be sorted into 3 categories: * National museums * Museums of the City of Paris * The private museums |
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The Louvre Museum
This museum is the largest, oldest, most important and famous art gallery and museum in the world. The Louvre has a long history of artistic and historic conservation, from the Capetian dynasty until today. The building was previously a royal palace, and is famous for holding several of the world's most prestigious works of art, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo.  Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre
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The Musée d'Orsay It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914. Impressionists, post-Impressionists, and the rest - that were formerly displayed in the Louvre. This is perhaps the most spectacular collection of European impressionism in the world-- breath-taking rooms full of Manet, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, and many others The museum building was originally a railway station, Gare d'Orsay. Assemblee Nationale
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Centre Georges Pompidou The Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou was the brainchild of President Georges Pompidou who wanted to create an original cultural institution in the heart of Paris completely focused on modern and contemporary creation. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a vast public library, and the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Chatelet
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The Grevin Founded in 1882 on the model of Madame Tussaud the Grévin Museum is a waxwork museum located on the Grands Boulevards with some 500 characters arranged in scenes from the history of France and modern life. The Musée Grévin has a baroque architecture and includes a mirage room and a theater for magic shows. The Hall of Mirrors has dazzled thousands of visitors. Grands Boulevards
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Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle The Great Hall of Evolution is permanente exhibition devoted to the evolution of life. The Mineralogy and Palaeobotany Galleries contains over 600000 minerals samples, including a collection of giant cristals unique in the world. The comparative Anatomy and Palaeontology Galleries offers the public an exceptionally fine collection of fossils, dinosaurs, mastodons, shells, giant birds and insects. Rambuteau, Gare d'Austerlitz
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Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris is a famous burial place. It is an immense maze of tunnels dug under the city located in what were Roman-era limestone quarries. The quarries were converted into a mass tomb near the end of the 18th century. Visitors can wind their way through a network of tunnels 20 metres under the ground, where six million Parisians are buried.
Denfert Rochereau
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Musée Rodin
The Musée Rodin displays works by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
Rodin used the Hôtel Biron as his residence from 1908, and donated his entire collection of sculptures to the French State on the condition that they turn the building into a museum dedicated to his works.
The Musée Rodin contains most of Rodin's significant creations, including The Thinker and The Kiss. Many of his sculptures are displayed in the museum's extensive garden.
The museum has also a room dedicated to works of Camille Claudel. Museum building and garden can be visited seperately.
Varenne, Invalides
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