Paris is the cultural capital of all of Europe. Museums in Paris, exhibition halls, theaters, and 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 beauties of the Museum of Erotic Art, walk around the Louvre Museum, visit the famous expositions of heaters or wax figures, as well as the Montparnasse Museum.
The louvre museum
Everyone knows that the Louvre is one of the main attractions, the hallmark of this city of lovers. All other museums in Paris can not be compared 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 invaluable in both artistic and material terms. 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 the East and West, Egypt, Greece, Rome.
The Louvre has more than 300 thousand exhibits! 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 beginning of the 12th century.
The Louvre operates from 9-00 to 18-00, on Wednesday and Friday - until 21-45, Tuesday is a day off.
Then we find out what other museums in Paris are worth visiting.
Orsay Museum
It is located in the former station building, reconstructed as an exhibition complex. It has been working since 1986. The world's largest collection of European painting and sculpture of the late 19th - early 20th century. Here are paintings by renowned artists such as Renoir, Picasso, Monet, as well as Van Gogh. In the museum you can admire works of decorative art and architecture, photographs, and other objects of creativity of famous impressionists.
House of Disabled
Many probably heard about the House of Disabled. At that time, soldiers of the army of the king himself found refuge in this place. Today, a whole complex is located here. This includes the army museum and the church for soldiers. The main attraction of the House is the sarcophagus, which stores the remains of Napoleon.
The museum of the army stores weapons (more than 2000 types), there are 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.
Jacquemart-Andre Museum
Many museums in Paris are inferior to the famous exposition of Jacquemart-Andre. His collections in 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 works by other gifted artists.
Guimet Museum of Oriental Art
Studying the famous museums of Paris, you should definitely visit the national Museum of Oriental Arts Guimet. Tourists from the Far East, India, Japan, as well as China and Korea come here. In this place you can enjoy the beauty of the works that were dedicated to ancient religions. There are also collections of famous travelers who visited Greece, as well as Japan, India, China, Indonesia.
Picasso Museum
In Paris, the famous Picasso Museum is located in the medieval quarter. It was opened in 1985. Famous works by the great artist Pablo Picasso are exhibited here - paintings, sculptures, figurines, drawings, collages, engravings, as well as his personal collection and objects of African virtuosos.
Museums in Paris, photos of which are presented in the article, attract art connoisseurs from around the world. Thousands of tourists visit them daily.
Museum of Erotic Art
Another interesting place in Paris is the Museum of Erotic Art, opened in 1977. It is located in Pigalle, there are seven floors, each floor has its own collection of paintings, postcards, sculptures, as well as photographs and films. Demonstrated works of art of a sexual-erotic nature.
Rodin Museum
A real luck for a tourist will be a visit to the Rodin Museum. Auguste Rodin previously lived in this building, in whose honor the complex was named. A large number of works by famous sculptors and great artists are presented here. In addition, there is a garden nearby that hosts exhibitions of contemporary art. Of course, in the Rodin Museum, the main exhibits are the works of Rodin himself.
Salvador Dali Museum
It is impossible not to mention the Salvador Dali Museum. It stores more than 300 of his works, including the largest European collection of sculptures and prints. Many connoisseurs of modern painting come to Paris from different countries to plunge into the past, to consider the paintings of Dali.
By the way, it was this artist who became the author of the world-famous logo of the Chupa-Chups lollipop. Dali painted it in less than an hour …
