People who have been to Paris??? Help!!!!?

Question

I am doing a french project that I kind of procrastinated on a bit and was wondering if those who have been, can you give me the names of some popular museums to go to in the summer and any monuments, but mainly museums?

Thank you sosososo much!

Answer 1

The Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay are two of the most important museums in Paris.

Answer 2

Here are parisian's museums in "my" order :

- Musée d'Orsay (impressionism painting mainly)

- Louvre

- Versailles (appartments of Louis XIV and Marie-Antoinette) and gardens

- Centre Pompidou - Beaubourg (modern art)

And then there are many others museum depending on your interest :

- Musée Carnavalet (french history) (in le Marais)

- Jeu de Paume (impressionism paintings) (garden Tuileries near Place de la Concorde)

- Musée des Arts Décoratifs (near Louvre)

- Musée Grévin (wax museum)

- La Vilette (science museum)

- Invalides (museum of war with Napoleon's grave)

- Musée arts primitifs (the new one I haven't seen yet)

Only the main ones....

And don't forget to visit Montmartre (near where I live) because it's really worth seing !!

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_m...

Answer 3

I agree with the other answers...definitely the Louvre (Art Museum), the Musee D'Orsay (Art Museum), Musee Rodin (Museum of the Art of Rodin), Palais de la Découverte (Science Museum that showcases Da Vinci's works), Centre Georges Pompidou (cultural center and gallery of Art).  

For Monuments, you can mention, the Eiffel Tower (a monument), Arc de Triomphe (a monument near the Eiffel Tower), Cathedrale de Notre Dame (a church), Sacre Coeur (another church), Place de La Concorde (a HUGE open space that connects the Tuillerie Gardens and the Champs Elysees).

For more specific information, try this website...

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Par...

Good luck on your project! Hope this helps...

Answer 4

Musee de l'Orangerie (Monet's water lillies hang there)

Musee de Paris (a small museum about the City of Paris)

Answer 5

Can't believe nobody has mentioned the Musée de Cluny!  It is a tiny little monestary from something like the 10th Century.  The Cluny monks were among the first to set up monestaries, and this one is one of the oldest.  Could it be closed?  The last time I checked a travel book it was listed. When I went there, I went to see the Lady and the Unicorn series of tapestries, made in Flanders, by one of the most famous tapestry making factories of its day.  (ok, I was still a teenager and into unicorns...give me a break!).  I had seen one of the sister series (on a navy background, clearly made by the same house) that was in New York (at the Met, I believe), and thought I was going to see the same one(s), but it turned out to be on red backgrounds.  They represent the five senses, and it was really neat, but the most interesting thing about the museum was that in order to get to that display, you had to tour the whole rest of the museum, which at that time was all Jewish relics (I believe they were left by the escaping holocaust victims) that had been gathered and collected.  The building was nothing to sneeze at, either, just from an architectural view.  I believe it was classic French Romanesque.  Very strong, and I think it includes some of the roman walls to the city, but that could be my imagination.

Check that one out.  I'm sure there´s something in Wikipedia.

Answer 6

Musee du Louvre

Musee d'Orsay

Musee Rodin

Centre Georges Pompidou

Musee Carnavalet

Conciergerie

Musee des Arts Decoratifs

Musee Branly

Musee Delacroix

Musee de la Parfumerie Fragonard

Musee Jacquemart-Andre

Musee Maillol

Musee national du Moyen Age

L'orangerie

Musee Picasso

Check wikipedia for more

Answer 7

Well...obviously the Louvre should be your first stop.  It is by far the most famous museum in Paris.  The lines were very long so we passed when I was there.  We did, however, visit the Pere La Chaise Cemetery because Jim Morrison lead singer for "The Doors" is buried there.  Also, many other famous people are buried there like Oscar Wilde.  A trip to Paris would also not be complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower.