Main Museums of Paris.

–       Cite des Sciences et de l’Industrie: Built in 1986, this mostly space museum features the largest projection screen on the planet. Also a futuristic rooftop lighting system designed to follow the sun across the sky.

–       Institute of the  Arab World: Opened in 1987 and features Arabic collections from various Parisian museums. It features 242 south facing windows.

–       Le Louvre: Today one of the world’s greatest art museum. It was built in the 12th century originally as a fortress and palace for Philip II. It showcases a huge collection of masterpieces and antiquities including the Mona Lisa.

–       Museum of Natural History: The museum maintains vast collections, spanning botany, geology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology.

–       Musee d’Orsay:  This sumptuous museum houses paintings and sculptures from the 1848-1914 period, making this way a connection between older works at the Louvre and modern works at the Centre Pompidou. Artists range from Manet , Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir as well as Toulouse-Lautrec.

–       Musee National Picasso: Opened in 1985 in a 17th century Marais mansion, it features a large collection of paintings from all periods of Picasso’s career. The collection spans six decades of creativity.

–       Musee Rodin: It occupies an ancient House where the sculptor once lived. Auguste Rodin was one of France’s foremost sculptor during late 19th century and early 20thcentury. Since Rodin left all his works to the state, all best known are there such as the Kiss and the Thinker.

–       Pompidou Centre: Cultural supermarket by excellence. All forms of modern art are represented. A must see.