Location: Chaillot
Top Things to do in Chaillot
The 10 Best Museums in Chaillot, Ile-de-France
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre. Awaken your spirit at Notre Dame, bargain hunt at the Marché aux Puces de Montreuil or for goodies at the Marché Biologique Raspail, then cap it all off with a risqué show at the Moulin Rouge.
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1. Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 699 reviews
Located in the East wing of the Palais de Tokyo, built for the 1937 international exposition, the museum was inaugurated in 1961. Its rich collections, named « La vie moderne », with more than 15,000 works, illustrate the major artistic themes of the 20th and 21st century: Fauvism, Cubism, the School of Paris, Abstract Art, New Realism, Narrative Representation, Conceptual Art, Supports/Surfaces... Its programming addresses national and international issues through monographic or historic thematic exhibits. The ARC (Animation-Recherche- Confrontation, Activities-Research-Debate) presents the latest artistic research.
Reviewed By lisamicklewright - Newbury, United Kingdom
We visited on a Friday lunchtime. It’s situated in a wing of the Palais de Tokyo and from the light flooded first few interior rooms you have views of the nearby Eiffel Tower, perfectly complimenting the large Robert Delaunays. We saw a Picasso head sculpture, many Dufys, superb Bonnards...including the masterpiece of Marthe in a bath. I was not keen on some of the work in other rooms...but as it’s free and there is so much good work to see you just speed up! Highly recommended.
2. Musee National des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 958 reviews
This unique museum displays the personal collection of 19th-century East Asian art compiled by Émile Guimet.
Reviewed By paxa - Washington DC, United States
We always visit the Guimet when in Paris for its great collection of Asian Art. This time we were lucky to be just in time for the temporary exhibition "On the Tokaido Road", an extensive collection of 200 beautiful Japanese prints by Hiroshige and many other artists depicting the myriad scenes and spectacular landscapes on this important coastal road from the Edo period. An amazing collection rarely seen all in one place.
3. Musee des Monuments Francais
4. American Center for art and culture
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
The American center for art and culture’s ( formerly Mona Bismarck Foundation) mission is to act as the showcase for 20th and 21st century American art and culture in Paris, and is the only institution of its kind in France. It honors the vision of its American founder, Mona Bismarck, by encouraging intercultural and transatlantic artistic exchanges. Housed in a splendid 19th century private mansion bordering the Seine, the Mona Bismarck American Center seeks to present contemporary American culture in Europe by offering a diverse and multidisciplinary program of exhibitions, events, performances, artist talks, colloquia and artists residencies. The American Center for Art and Culture is Paris’ only non-profit venue entirely dedicated to the presentation of American creation and culture – thereby reinforcing the long-lasting Franco-American relation and emphasizing the United States’ international presence.
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6. Palais Galliera, The City of Paris Fashion Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 288 reviews
A stone's throw from the city's most prestigious haute couture boutiques, the Musee Galliera is housed in a Renaissance-inspired palace. With its programme of temporary, themed exhibitions - legendary designers, fashion icons, clothing styles, influences and inspirations - the museum draws upon its priceless, often delicate archives to shine a light on the creative spirit which has inspired fashion from the eighteenth century right up to the present day. The museum has no permanent collections.
7. Galerie-Musee Baccarat
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 120 reviews
8. Palais de Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 621 reviews
The Palais de Tokyo is a contemporary art center displaying temporary exhibitions
Reviewed By artizimozo - Carcassonne, France
What a great visit for me and anyone who likes to see where contemporary art pushes boundaries and tests imaginations. The building is part of the exhibition, with its mixture of interconnecting structural forms and levels, exposed services and scars of change. I love this place of honesty where the services in the building such as wiring and pipework sit happily alongside the artworks and in harmony too. The staff are friendly, the restaurant and cafe are excellent. The entrance fee of €12 (€9 for over 60's) is the best value for money entertainment (I spent 4 hours there) that you will find, if you have a love of art that challenges you to think outside the box and work a little at what's on offer, not just sit back and expect a wafer thin plot with 2 dimensional characters...For me this place is Frances' spiritual home of contemporary art...
9. Musee Yves Saint Laurent
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 317 reviews
Reviewed By ivoj774 - Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
We were shooting a TV program for YSL so it was best place to show everything about his private life, working premises, models, creations, private belongings, photos, film about his life ...We made a fantastic TV program and I am so happy that we visited it!
10. Pierre Berge & Associes
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