There are hundreds of museums in France, from the small local museums celebrating local history that you will find in many small towns to the famous museums such as the Louvre in Paris. Here we suggest a few of our favourite museums in France...
59 Rivoli (Paris)
59 Rivoli is an art gallery housing 30 art studies that can be visited along with an exhibition space.
See 59 Rivoli guideBourdelle Museum (Paris)
The Bourdelle Museum commemorates the works of the 20th century sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, pupil of Rodin
See Bourdelle Museum guideCarnavalet Museum (Paris)
Carnavalet Museum is dedicated to the history of Paris, including the city, the Revolution and the Napoleonic period
See Carnavalet Museum guideCarré d'Art at Nimes (Gard)
The Carré d'Art in Nimes is a Norman Foster designed building that houses the town library and a contemporary art centre
See Carré d'Art at Nimes guideCluny Museum (Paris)
Cluny Museum is a museum of medieval and religious art in the 5th arrondissement of Paris
See Cluny Museum guideExtraordinary Museum of Georges Mazoyer (Vaucluse)
Museum featuring an eclectic collection of objects discovered in the ocean and various works of art by Georges Mazoyer
See Extraordinary Museum of Georges Mazoyer guideFondation Maeght (Alpes-Maritimes)
The Fondation Maeght art gallery in Saint-Paul-de-Vence features works by famous modern artists such as Miro and Modigliani
See Fondation Maeght guideLa Galerie Dior (Paris)
The Galerie Dior houses a sumptuous collection of Dior's creations.
See La Galerie Dior guideLa Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe (Dordogne)
The musée de la rue du temps qui passe is an atmospheric step back to the 1870 to 1940 years.
See La Musée de la Rue du temps qui passe guideLa Rochelle Natural History Museum (Charente-Maritime)
The Natural History Museum in La Rochelle contains an eclectic mix of items collected by 19th century explorers
See La Rochelle Natural History Museum guideMaison de Victor Hugo (Paris)
The Maison de Victor Hugo is a large apartment in the house where Victor Hugo lived, on the Place des Vosges
See Maison de Victor Hugo guideMusée d'Aquitaine (Gironde)
The musée d'Aquitaine has an interesting collection relating to Bordeaux since prehistoric times.
See Musée d'Aquitaine guideMusee de l'Orangerie (Paris)
The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight paintings of Water Lilies by Monet
See Musee de l'Orangerie guideMusée des Beaux Arts (Gironde)
The Musée des Beaux Arts of Bordeaux has an interesting collection of fine art including works by Renoir and Rubens
See Musée des Beaux Arts guideMuseum of Arts and Metiers (Paris)
The Museum of Arts and Metiers in Paris is a fascinating reminder of many of the industrial and scientific developments of the last two centuries
See Museum of Arts and Metiers guideMuseum of Modern Art in Paris (Paris)
The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including Picasso, Matisse and Dufy
See Museum of Modern Art in Paris guideMuseum Romanite in Nimes (Gard)
The Museum Romanite celebrates the history of Nimes, with an emphasis on the Roman period
See Museum Romanite in Nimes guidePetit Palais (Paris)
The Petit Palais is an imposing building in classical style that holds the Paris Museum of Fine Arts
See Petit Palais guideRodin Museum (Paris)
The Rodin Museum is an impressive museum in Paris dedicated to the works of the artist-sculptor
See Rodin Museum guideThe Louvre (Paris)
The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains countless numbers of extraordinary works of art
See The Louvre guideZadkine Museum (Paris)
The Zadkine museum holds an excellent collection of work by the 20th century sculptor and painter.
See Zadkine Museum guideSee more tourist attractions in France