Museums in the heart of Paris

Musée de la photographie et du cinéma
75004 Paris

The Maison européenne de la photographie, located in Paris in the 4th arrondissement, is an exhibition centre dedicated to contemporary photography, housed in an 18th century mansion renovated in 1996.

Musée de médecine et de chirurgie
75005 Paris

The Musée de l'Assistance publique, France's first hospital museum, traces the social, medical and religious history of Parisian hospitals since the Middle Ages. Originally located at the Hotel de Miramion (Paris 5e), it is now closed to the public and relocated to Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne).

Musée du Judaïsme
75003 Paris 3e Arrondissement

The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, located in the Hôtel de Saint-Aignan (17th century) in Paris 3rd, traces 2000 years of Jewish culture in Europe and the Maghreb through art, ritual objects and historical archives.

Musée des Arts Asiatiques et d'Océanie
75008 Paris

The Cernuschi Museum, located in Paris, is a municipal museum dedicated to Asian arts, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, located in a private hotel in the 8th arrondissement since 1898.

Musée de la Musique et de l'Opéra
75009 Paris

The library-museum of the Opera, located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris within the Opera Garnier, is a service of the BnF combining specialized library and museum dedicated to the history of opera and dance since 1669.

Musée de l'eau et du monde aquatique
75007 Paris

The Musée des Égots de Paris, located in the 7th arrondissement, traces the history of Parisian sanitation since the 19th century. Installed in real-life galleries, it illustrates the techniques and challenges of running sewers.

Musée des Artistes peintres célèbres
75009 Paris

The Gustave Moreau Museum, located in Paris, is a national museum housed in the former workshop of the symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, housing nearly 14,000 works left to the state in 1897.

Musée d'histoire de France
75007 Paris

The Musée des Plans-reliefs, located in Paris in the Hôtel des Invalides, houses a unique collection of models of strongholds dating mainly from the 17th to 19th centuries. These works offer an exceptional testimony of French military architecture.