Museums in France

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France is a country covered in museums - On a walking tour through Paris you will find museums virtually on every city block... Museum opening times vary, but please note that municipal museums are closed on Mondays, and national museums are closed on Tuesdays (except the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, which is closed on Mondays). Opening times are from 10H00am to 19H00. Some large museums have late-night opening on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Enquire at your hotel about the museums you wish to visit.

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Musée du Louvre - The Louvre - the largest museum in the world
Musée Carnavalet - A museum on the history of Paris
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace - Aeronautical and space museum
Musée de l'armée - Napoleon's tomb and Army museum from the XIII century at the Invalides
Musée des blindés - Tank museum
Musée Pasteur - Featuring the medical breakthrough of Louis Pasteur
Musée international de la parfumerie - Perfume museum
Paris musées - A listing of Parisian museums
Musées de Lyon - A listing of Lyon museums
Musée d’Orsay - several differnt collections
Fondation Claude Monet - The home and workshop of Claude Monet
Musée vivant du cheval - A horse museum
Château de Versailles - The famous Versailles outside Paris
Musée de la Renaissance - A prestigious renaissance museum
Musée Picasso - a unique perspective on Picasso & his personal collection
George Pompidou centre - several museums in one
Musée Grévin - the famous wax museum with a special kiddies section.