Police Prefecture Museum
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The Musée de la Préfecture de Police was founded in 1909 by Police Prefect Louis Lépine, who wanted to create a public archive of the Paris police’s history. The museum...
Parc Floral de Paris
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The Parc Floral de Paris was created in 1969 for the Third International Flower Show, becoming Paris’s newest botanical park. Designed as both a botanical garden and leisure park, it...
Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology
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Founded in 1833, the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology was created to house one of the world’s most prestigious collections of minerals, crystals, gemstones, and meteorites. As part of the...
Great Gallery of Evolution
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The Grande Galerie de l’Évolution – From Zoology to WonderWhen it first opened in 1889 as the Galerie de Zoologie, this magnificent glass-and-iron hall was a temple dedicated to the...
Atelier des Lumières
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The Atelier des Lumières opened in 2018 as Paris’s first fully digital art center, transforming a 19th-century foundry into a space for immersive exhibitions. Created by Culturespaces, it uses 140...
Petit Palais
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The Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle, designed by architect Charles Girault as a showcase of Belle Époque grandeur. In 1902, it officially became the Musée...
Jardin des Plantes
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Founded in 1626 as a royal medicinal herb garden for Louis XIII, the Jardin des Plantes opened to the public in 1640. It later became part of the French National...
Rodin Museum
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The Musée Rodin was inaugurated in 1919 inside the Hôtel Biron, an 18th-century mansion where Auguste Rodin once lived and worked. Rodin donated his entire collection of sculptures, drawings, and...
Carnavalet Museum
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One of the oldest museums dedicated to Paris’s story, Musée Carnavalet opened in 1880 in the Renaissance Hôtel Carnavalet (built 1548–1560) and expanded over time—including the annexation of Hôtel Le...
