The Musée des Arts et Métiers, or officially the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, was founded in 1794 by Henri Grégoire, and is a museum for ... read more
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, housed in a wing of the Louvre, is dedicated to the decorative arts from medieval times to the present day. There are ... read more
The Musée Marmottan Monet contains the world's leading collections of the works of Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) and Berthe Morisot (1841 – 1895), a significant ... read more
Centre National du Costume de Scène, opened in 2006, is dedicated to stage costumes and sets. The museum houses large and interesting collections, such as the ... read more
Musée Géo-Charles is housing some of the personal collections and archives of the poet Géo-Charles (1892 – 1963), received as donation by Mrs. Lucienne ... read more
The Grenoble Archaeological Museum is housed in the church of St. Laurent, a Romanesque church of the twelfth century. It consists of an important number of ... read more
The Museum of Grenoble displays a large collection of ancient, modern and contemporary art, representing the history of western painting from the 13th to the 20th ... read more
'Le Magasin des horizons' is a contemporary art center dedicated to artistic creation and reflection. It organizes five to seven exhibitions per year, personal ... read more
The Musée Hector-Berlioz, housed in the composer's birthplace, is dedicated to the life and work of the composer Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869), through his ... read more
Saint-Étienne Mine Museum founded in 1991 is dedicated to keep alive the former daily activity of a mine. The site, the Puits Couriot (115 ha) offers the possibility ... read more
Château de Chavaniac, dating back to the 14th century, was the birthplace of General Lafayette (1757 – 1834). Today the château is a museum, dedicated to the life of ... read more
Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation, opened in 1992, is dedicated to the history the French Resistance and the history of Jewish deportation ... read more
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon), created in 1803 and located in a former twelfth century Benedictine convent, features one of the largest ... read more
Musées Gadagne is composed of two Museums, the Musée d'Histoire de Lyon and the Musée des Marionnettes du Monde. The Musée d'Histoire de Lyon is ... read more
The Faure Museum, established in 1949, contains the second collection in France of works by Rodin and the second collection of impressionists. The basis of the ... read more
Musée des beaux-arts de Quimper, inaugurated in 1872, it is one of the main art museums in western France, presenting rich collections of French, Italian, Flemish, and ... read more
Musée Balzac - Château de Saché, opened since 1951, is a castle where the famous writer Honoré de Balzac (1799 – 1850) wrote many of his novels. The château was ... read more
La Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin, opposite the Royal Château de Blois, is dedicated to the arts of magic and illusions, and is the only public museum in Europe ... read more
Palais Fesch Musée des Beaux-Arts, was built according to the wishes of cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), archbishop of Lyon, Napoleon I’s maternal uncle. The ... read more
Maison Bonaparte is is the house where Napoleon I was born in 1769. The house had been in the family since 1682, when his great-great-grandfather had acquired ... read more