Famous museums of Paris

Paris is the cultural capital of all Europe. The museums of Paris, exhibition halls, theaters, as well as art galleries attract tourists from all over the world. They come to this city not only to see the famous Eiffel Tower, but also to enjoy the beauty of the Museum of Erotic Art, walk around the Louvre, visit the famous expositions of hot-water bottles or wax figures, and the Montparnasse Museum.

The Louvre

Everyone knows that the Louvre is one of the main attractions, the visiting card of this city of lovers. All other museums in Paris can not compare with the Louvre, which is not only the largest in the whole city, in the whole country, but also the richest. His collection is truly priceless in both artistic and material sense. It covers a huge historical period - from antiquity to the end of the 19th century, its masterpieces are an example of the art of different civilizations and cultures of East and West, Egypt, Greece, Rome.

More than 300 thousand exhibits are kept in the Louvre! Only 35 thousand are periodically exhibited.

The building itself also deserves attention - this is the royal palace, the foundation of which was laid in the early 12th century.

The Louvre operates from 9-00 to 18-00, on Wednesdays and Fridays - to 21-45, Tuesday - the day off.

Further we learn what other museums of Paris are worth visiting.

Museum of Orsay

Located in the former building of the station, reconstructed for the exhibition complex. Has been working since 1986. The world's largest collection of European paintings and sculptures of the late 19th - early 20th century. Here exhibited paintings by such famous artists as Renoir, Picasso, Monet, as well as Van Gogh. In the museum you can admire works of decorative art and architecture, photographs, other works of famous Impressionists.

House of the disabled

Many, probably, heard about the House of Disabled. In this place in due time have found a shelter soldiers of army of the king. Today there is a whole complex. This includes the army museum, and a church for soldiers. The main attraction of the House is a sarcophagus, in which the remains of Napoleon are kept.

The army museum stores weapons (more than 2000 types), there are very interesting collections of armor of knights, other military artifacts. The visitor will be able to look at the armor of the kings of the East, as well as the armor of the kings of France.

The Jacquem-Andre Museum

Many museums in Paris are inferior to the famous Jacques-Andre exhibition. His collections of importance are not much lower than the collections of the Louvre. Here are paintings by famous artists Giovanni Batista, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, sculptures by Donatello, as well as the work of other gifted artists.

Museum of Oriental Art of Guimet

Studying the famous museums of Paris, it is worth to visit the National Museum of Oriental Art of Guimet. Here come tourists from the Far East, India, Japan, as well as China and Korea. In this place you can enjoy the beauty of works that were dedicated to ancient religions. There are also collections of famous travelers who visited Greece, as well as Japan, India, China, Indonesia.

The Picasso Museum

In Paris in the medieval quarter is the famous Picasso museum. It was opened in 1985. Here are exhibited famous works of the great artist Pablo Picasso - paintings, sculptures, figurines, drawings, collages, engravings, as well as his personal collection and works of African virtuosos.

The museums of Paris, photos of which are presented in the article, attract connoisseurs of art from all over the world. They are visited daily by thousands of tourists.

Museum of erotic art

Another interesting place in Paris is the Museum of Erotic Art, which was opened in 1977. It is located in Pigala, there are seven floors, each floor has its own collection of paintings, postcards, sculptures, as well as photographs and films. Works of art of a sexually-erotic nature are shown.

The Museum of Rodin

It is a real luck for a tourist to visit the museum of Rodin. This building was previously inhabited by Auguste Rodin, in honor of which the complex was named. Here is a large number of works of famous sculptors, great artists. In addition, a garden is located nearby, where exhibitions of works of contemporary art are held. Of course, in the Rodin Museum, the main exhibits are the works of Rodin himself.

Museum of Salvador Dali

It is impossible not to mention the museum of Salvador Dali. It stores more than 300 of his works, including the largest European collection of sculptures and engravings. Many connoisseurs of contemporary painting come to Paris from different countries to plunge into the past, to consider Dali's paintings.

By the way, it was this artist who became the author of the world famous logotype of candy "Chupa-Chups". Dali drew it in less than an hour ...

Versailles

You can not ignore Versailles in the suburbs of Paris. This residence of the kings amazes with its luxury, as well as the pomposity of the interior. Here previously lived himself Louis XIII. Tourists who were in Paris and did not visit Versailles, missed a lot. The palace was renovated many times, and its territory was expanded. Now the palace and park ensemble is so large that it can not be bypassed for several hours, it will have to spend the whole day. Versailles is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The article briefly describes the most famous museums in Paris. The list is far from complete. In total in the capital of France about a hundred active galleries, exhibition halls and expositions. Among them there are state and national museums of Paris, urban and private. To get around all, it will take at least three months.