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Sure, it is not
possible to ignore the Louvre or the
Orsay and the
Picasso Museum, but I strongly suggest you to visit the Marmottan, the
Orangerie, the Rodin
Museum, the Maillol
Museum ( a lot of interesting expositions of modern art), The Jaquemart-André Museum, and the Gustave Moreau
Museum, much more quiet and relaxing, and full of
artistic treasures. You have also to spend a day at the Beaubourg
Museum of modern art, Centre Pompidou. Also interesting are the Maison
de la culture Japonais" and the "Fondation
Cartier".
There are also a
lot of exhibitions all around the year, I strongly
suggest you to buy "l'Officiel des Spectacles"
or "PARISCOPE" (weekly, from Wednesday to Tuesday) for an exhaustive list of
all the expositions, with timetables and prices.
Remember
that a lot of museums can be visited with free admittance:
Museums
with free entry everyday (except for the temporary exhibitions).
 | Art
moderne, 11 av du Président Wilson M° Alma-Marceau. |
| Bourdelle,
18 rue Antoine-Bourdelle M° Montparnasse-Bienvenue. |
| Carnavalet,
23 rue de Sévigné M° Saint-Paul www.paris-France.org/musees/musee_carnavalet/ |
| Cognacq-Jay,
8 rue Elzevir M° Saint-Paul
www.paris-France.org/musees/ |
| Hôtel
de la Ville M° Hôtel-de-la-Ville, very interesting free
exhibitions. |
| Maison
de Balzac, 47 rue Raynouard M° Passy. |
| Maison
de Victor Hugo |
| Pavillon
de l’arsenal, 21 bd Morland M° Sully-Morland www.pavillon-arsenal.com |
| Vie
Romatique, 16 rue Chaptal M° Pigalle. |
| Zadkine,
100 bis rue d’Assas M° Vanvin www.paris-France.org/musees/ |
| BPI
Bibliothèque Publique d’information, Place Gorge
Pompidou M° Rambuteau (entry from rue Renard), a very interesting
public library with also free internet access. |
Museums
with free entry on the first Sunday of every month.
| Beaubourg
Centre Pompidou, Place Gorge Pompidou M° Rambuteau. |
| Château
de Fontainebleau. |
| Eugène
Delacroix, 6 rue de Furstenberg M° Saint-Germain-des-Prés. |
| Louvre,
M° Palais-Royal-Musée-du-Louvre
(free everyday for less 18 years-old) |
| Musée
du Moyen Age, 6 place Paul-Painlevé M° Cluny. |
| Orsay,
1 rue de la Légion-d’-Honneur M° Solférino. |
| Palais
de Tokio, 13 av du Président-Wilson M° Iéna. |
| Picasso,
5 rue de Thorigny M° Filles-du-Calvaire. |
| Rodin,
77 rue de Varenne M° Varenne. |
Museums
with free entry on certain days every week.
| Centre
national de la photographie hôtel Salomon de Rotschild, 11 rue
Berryer on Monday
from 7 to 9 p.m. www.cnp-photographie.com |
| Maison
Européenne de la Photographie, 5 rue Fourcy M° St Paul free
entry on Wednesday from
5 to 8 p.m. |
For more information visit http://www.paris.fr/fr/culture/actualites/gratuite_musees.htm
It's worth to
visit the new National Library Mitterand Tolbiac that, in
spite of polemics, is really interesting (visit the
Media-library) and the "Forum des Images", a
video-library with a lot of films and documentaries you
can search and individually preview, French authors in
preference.
Take a walk in the
old district of Marais, in the Jewish quarter of ghetto (
try the excellent Jewish restaurants and take-away, look
at where_to_eat ), and visit the parks: Tuleries,
Jardens Luxemburg, Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vicennes(
take a look at the flower garden "Parc Floral",
in April - May there is the magnificent azaleas blooming
).
Visit also the
painter's and sculptor's studios in Bellville and in
other artist districts. This is the calendar of
"Portes ouvertes des ateliers d'artistes" open
doors at artist's studios:
| district Belleville
Pére-Lachaise
Ménilmontant
Bastille
|
date last week
of May
first week of May
October
October
|
phone contact
(+33) 0143201162
0143566721
0140030161
0148455309
|
A good idea is also to visit the open air
markets:
| Boulevard
de Grenelle: Wednesday and Sunday |
| Place
Maubert: Tuesday and Saturday |
| Boulevard
Wilson Wednesday and Saturday |
| Place
Monge: Friday and Sunda |
Take a look at the
megastores:
| Lafayette,
(tube stop "Chaussée d'Antin Lafayette),
where you can also have a great fast meal at the
"Gourmet".
|
| Virgin,
Avenue des Champs Elysées, music, multimedia and
books.
|
| Fnac,
(tube stop Chatelet Les Halles) music, books and
photo video. Their site at http://www.fnac.fr/ allows you to reserve on line
for all kinds of show in France and other
European countries
|
| Habitat, a
lot of shops in all the city, furnishings.
|
| Conran
Shop, rue du Bac, furnishings.
|
| Nature et
decouvertes, "Les Halles" (tube stop
Chatelet Les Halles) and "Carrefour du
Louvre"(tube stop M du Louvre)
|
Go to the cinemas,
theaters and concert halls, there is a lot of choice (see Shows
section and PARISCOPE) Almost all the films are in original
version and there are a lot of shows in English.
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