My must dos as far as museums go are:
Louvre
Musee d%26#39;Orsay
Musee National Picasso
Also, a friend told me about a %26quot;hidden%26quot; Dali Museum near Sacre Coeur that I want to go to.
Considering these, are there any other Museums we should check out?
My husband enjoys architecture as well- are there any particular neighborhoods that come to mind we should tour? I%26#39;m thinking just walking would give us a good idea of that, but if there are any museums that focus on architecture, that would be helpful.
Even though we will not be going to many museums, would you still recommend the museum pass? Would it be worth it to us?
Thank you!
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Go back on this thread and where the blank is next to the %26quot;Go%26quot; button search %26quot; museums to visit%26quot; you can bring up information that was posted just a week ago.
Your husband will be interested in the %26quot;Covered Glass Passages%26quot; they were the first introduction to malls. He will love them.
There is a good book series called %26quot;An Architect%26#39;s Paris by Carlson-Reddig. he might want to look at that book.
He also might be interested in the Crypt in front of the Notre Dame. It shows the birthplace of Paris . Very interesting!
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The MUSÉE CARNAVALET--http://www.v2asp.paris.fr/musees/musee_carnavalet/default.htm --has exhibits of architectural models of Paris (as well as a dispalys of the comprehensive history of the city%26#39;s development)
Though not necessarily architecture of Paris, the MUSÉE des PLANS-Relief at INVALIDES has a find selection of architectural models of fortifications and some of Paris.
The MUSÉE PICASSO is a wonderful place. The collection may not contain much of Picasso%26#39;s best work, BUT it displays enough of his better work, spanning his entire career, to demonstrate the remarkable RANGE (all disciplines/mediums/styles) of his incredible talents and influece on 20th century art.
The Salvatore Dali museum you%26#39;re thinking of is ESPACE DALI MONTMARTRE--http://www.dali-espacemontmartre.com/ --and is one of the few places in the world where you can see examples of the range of Dali%26#39;s work.
If you can find the time, a museum you might want to check out is the PALAIS de TOKOYO--http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/ --which is open most nights until midnight, which usually has interesting and provocative work on exhibit.
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There is a tiny part about architecture in the Musée des Arts et Métiers, worth it anyway!
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I would highly recommend checking out %26quot;Paris Walks%26quot;. They do a series of 2 hr walking tours in the various neighborhoods - great combination of history, architecture and more. We have done the Marais tour - fabulous! It included a stop at the Paris History museum in 4er. Plus we have taken several other tours by this small company as well. The tours are in English. They are actually a spin off of the original London Walks team. I am also an architecture junkie (live here in Chicago).
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I would highly recommend checking out %26quot;Paris Walks%26quot;. They do a series of 2 hr walking tours in the various neighborhoods - great combination of history, architecture and more. We have done the Marais tour - fabulous! It included a stop at the Paris History museum in 4er. Plus we have taken several other tours by this small company as well. The tours are in English. They are actually a spin off of the original London Walks team. I am also an architecture junkie (live here in Chicago).
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If your husband loves modern architecture, you can go to the Fondation Le Corbusier, 8-10, square du Docteur Blanche 16ème arrondissement. (…asso.fr/fondationlc_us.htm) Is not far of Hector Guimard%26#39;s Castel Beranger , (14, Rue Lafontaine) and others art nouveau style buildings.
Le Pavillon de l%26#39;Arsenal ( 21, boulevard Morland
near Ile de la Cité )is a museum about the Parisian architecture ( http://www.pavillon-arsenal.com/en/home.php )
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Hello, Angelise -
Loved, loved, loved the CLUNY (Musee National du Moyen Age) in the 5th near intersection of Blvd St Michel/Blvd St. Germain. It%26#39;s a manor house built around the remains of old Gallo-Roman baths (AD 200) which you can visit. The house itself, an architectural gem, was completed around 1500 and contains one of the finest collections of medieval art in the world. Next trip to Paris I want to spend more time here than we did. It%26#39;s not a large museum, so you don%26#39;t have that %26quot;overwhelmed%26quot; feeling. It%26#39;s also not as crowded as some of the others. The average tourist probably doesn%26#39;t even know it%26#39;s there. Their loss!
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Hello angelise,
Sounds as if the museum pass would not be of much value to you unless you are short on time and want to pass whatever lines they might have.
Your husband may just love the building the Picasso museum is in, as well as many old buildings in that area.....especially the Place des Voeges and around it.
If he likes modern buildings be sure to take a trip over to La Defense, just outside Paris on the west side.........Some outstanding building there.
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If you like %26quot;Impressionism%26quot;, there is a small but totally dedicated museum called %26quot;Musée Marmottan%26quot;. Many wonderful paintings there, including the famous %26quot;Impression, soleil levant%26quot; which gave its name to impressionism.
http://www.marmottan.com/
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my favorite is the Rodin museum.
Keep in mind, the espace salvador dali will take no time to get through, it%26#39;s very small...
Les
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