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Carnavalet – Musée de l'Histoire de Paris
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 23, rue de Sévigné, Paris 75003
With exhibits highlighting Paris from Neolithic times to the present day, this museum has a broad historical range. A variety of collections includes memorabilia from the French Revolution, archaeological treasures, paintings, sculpture and rare furniture, often presented in panelled period rooms. Museum holdings are housed in the spectacular ...
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 30, av Corentin-Cariou, Paris 75019
Occupying the site of a former slaughterhouse, this museum of science and technology acts with a more benign hand these days. Exhibits run the gamut of scientific exploration, touching on medicine, technology, industry, space, botany and more. An interactive children's area even lets young folks make their own discoveries about the physical world...
Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 71, rue du Temple, Hôtel de Saint-Aignan, Paris 75003
Housed in a majestic, circa-1650 mansion, this facility traces Jewish history in France. Smooth cobblestones from centuries past welcome visitors, showcasing 13th-century gravestones, artifacts, sacred documents and jewel-encrusted Torah cases. A somber section is also dedicated to the many Jews who lost their lives during World War II. As you...
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: esplanade des Invalides, Hôtel National des Invalides, Paris 75007
In the spacious wings surrounding the Courtyard of Invalides, the Musée de l'Armee presents an impressive collection of early weapons, armour, military equipment and uniforms, as well as impressive film footage from World War II. Mementos from Napoleon's era can be examined, and visitors may also view plans of French military campaigns. In...
Musée de la Mode et du Textile
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 107, rue de Rivoli, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Paris 75001
The fashion museum presents temporary exhibitions from a collection that contains an astonishing 80,000 costumes dating from 16th century court costumes to today's haute-couture designers. Plus, hundreds of thousands of fabrics chronicle the history of textiles going back to Antiquity. Closed between exhibitions. The premises in a wing of the...
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 11, quai de Conti, Paris 75006
If currency and compensation intrigue you, this wonderful, informative museum tells the story of money in France. Its exhibits include collections of coins, medals, minting machines, and related tools that extend as far back as Roman times. Audio guides available in French, English, German, Italian and Spanish. The stately 18th-century building is...
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: Aéroport du Bourget BP 173, Paris 93352
The Space and Air Museum rests on the site where Charles Lindbergh's plane landed after the first transatlantic flight. The facility now houses more than 175 historic planes, including the oldest Massia-Biot glider from 1879, the 1908 Wright airplane, and the Concorde. METRO: La Courneuve (line 7) then bus 152
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: Pont de l'Alma, facing 93 quai d'Orsay, Paris 75007
The sewer museum may be out of sight, under the streets of Paris, but it's worth a visit, especially if you're familiar with Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, or if you're fascinated with the offbeat. The city's current sewer network was begun in 1850, although some rudimentary pipes were laid earlier, under order of Napoleon. The visit, dotted with...
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 17, pl du Trocadéro, Palais de Chaillot, Paris 75116
Considered one of the world's greatest maritime museums, this Parisian institution details France's sea-going history beginning with the 18th century. Among the holdings are a vast collection of model ships, maritime artwork, a replica of an 18th-century vessel, the French Navy's last sailing ship, and artifacts crafted of ebony, ivory and silver....
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Category: Science & History Museums - Paris Attractions & Activities
Address: 57, rue Cuvier, Jardin des Plantes, Paris 75005
Plan on spending some time at this educational complex, which highlights nature and science. The museum includes the Royal Botanical Gardens, a menagerie including reptiles and birds,a gallery dedicated to paleontology and, of course, the wonderful Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. Hours and admission vary with the specific destination.
