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4ème ARRONDISSEMENT. This modern building – with its color-coded mechanical systems highly visible on the exterior – has architects debating its merits and tourists enamored of its style and contents. Displays highlight the development of Parisian art from the 18th century to the present and include works by Matisse, Chagall, and Picasso. Located onsite, too, are the National Museum of Modern Art, the Center of Industrial Design, the Contemporary Music Institute, a Library, the Brancusi Studio, and the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles. Shows, exhibitions, and rotating exhibits are also available. METRO: Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet
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4ème ARRONDISSEMENT. This museum, located in a restored 1706 mansion, features classical architecture in its façade, ironwork, and impressive central staircase. Original period prints, retrospective exhibits, and more than 12,000 rare books number among the attractions. There's also a conservation and restoration area, as well as a café in the 18th-century basement.
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16ème ARRONDISSEMENT. This museum carries a large collection of avant-garde art from the 20th century, including works by Picasso, Léger, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Also on-hand is Raoul Dufy's large-scale tribute to electricity, "La Fée Electricité" ("Fairy of Electricity"). Surrealism and abstract art, along with other contemporary styles, offers insight into the creativity that fueled modern art. METRO: léna or Alma-Marceau
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Musée d'Orsay
1, rue de Bellechasse, Paris, France 75007 · 01 40 49 48 14
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7ème ARRONDISSEMENT. Originally a mammoth iron-and-glass railway station, this museum premiered as an arts complex in 1900. Many visitors consider it to be the most viewer-friendly museum in the world. The museum's holdings date from 1848 through World War I, and three floors of the cavernous, modern landmark showcase applied arts from the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods. METRO: Solférino (line 12)
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Musée du Louvre
34-36, quai du Louvre, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France 75001 · 01 40 20 97 55
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1er ARRONDISSEMENT. The world's largest, richest collection of art and antiques occupies the Louvre, the world's largest museum and a one-time royal palace. In 1516, young Leonardo da Vinci came to Paris as painter of the Royal Court, bringing with him the "Mona Lisa." This action began the Royal Palace's transformation into a museum. Originally built in 1190, the Louvre became an art showcase in the 1600s but didn't officially open as a museum until 1793. In 1981, then-President Mitterand spearheaded a stunning renovation of the facility, which is now even more beautiful. Nearby, Le Jardin des Tuileries provides an elegant setting for flora and white marble statues. Free admission first Sunday of the month. METRO: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre
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16ème ARRONDISSEMENT. For years, this wonderful institution was a repository for illuminations, Renaissance tapestries, and First Empire furniture, artwork, and objects. However, thanks to a 1966 gift of more than 100 Monets, the museum's focus expanded, and its attendance increased. Impressionism is now a great draw, and aside from Monet's works, visitors can browse paintings and drawings by Gauguin and Renoir. Also available are paintings by Boucher and Chardin, sculptures by Lemoyne, ceiling frescoes, and 16th-century Limoges enamels.
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Musée Picasso
5, rue de Thorigny, Paris, France 75003 · 01 42 71 25 21
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3ème ARRONDISSEMENT. In 1923, Picasso made Paris his home, creating his most memorable and lasting works here. After his death in 1973, his family – faced with an astronomical tax debt – donated more than 3,288 works from his estate, including his own private collection of contemporary art. Displayed in chronological order in the elegant, restored Hôtel Salé, the works make an informative statement of creativity, continuity, and genius. They also give credence to his famous motto, "I do not seek, I find." METRO: Saint-Paul, Chemin-Vert, Filles du Calvaire
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Musée Rodin
79, rue de Varenne, Paris, France 75007 · 01 44 18 61 10
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7ème ARRONDISSEMENT. This museum, set in the Hôtel Biron, is a tribute to one of the world's finest sculptors. Thanks to Rodin's own donations, the facility offers a wealth of objects, including terra cotta, bronze and marble creations. Plaster and wax studies are available as well, along with his sketches, drawings, engravings, and his own collected art. Among the items on display are "The Hand of God" and the sculpture that brought Rodin the most fame, a nude of St. John the Baptist. METRO: (line 13) Varenne, Invalides or Saint-François-Xavier
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