Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
2, impasse Lebouis, 14th
M° Gaité or Edgard Quinet

In an elegant atelier in Montparnasse , the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibits the photographer’s work, alongside other artists.Free Entrance on Wednesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Maison Européenne de la Photographie
5/7 rue de Fourcy, 4th
M° Saint Paul or Pont Marie

This center, dedicated to the study of photography, examines all aspects of photographic art. Free Entrance on Wednesdays between 5pm-8pm.

The library and café are open free to the public. Film screenings and debates scheduled weekly.

Musée Bourdelle

16, rue Antoine Bourdelle, 15th
M° Montparnasse-Bienvenüe or Falguière

This museum houses life and work of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. Permanent Collection Free

Musée Cognacq-Jay

8 rue Elzévir, 3rd
M° Saint-Paul, Chemin-Vert or Rambuteau

Back in the early 1900s, the couple who founded La Samartaine department store—Ernest Cognac and Marie-Louise Jay—amassed a magnificent collection of 18th-century art. They left it to the city of Paris. Free

Musée National Eugène Delacroix
6, rue de Furstenberg, 6th
M° Saint-Germain-des-Près

This  17th-century building, home to Eugène Delacroix until his death, houses an extensive collection of the artist’s works, including his atelier in the interior courtyard.

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
261, boulevard Raspail, 14th
M° Denfert-Rochereau or Raspail
RER Denfert-Rochereau

Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art is a fun place, created in 1984 to help contemporary artists. They by promote and exhibits a variety of works from paintings to videos to sculptures. The famous fashion designer Issey Myiake, is one of the great names exhibited. There's always something different and new at this contemporary art center. The glass and steel building, designed by the architect Jean Nouvel is remarkable, and the exhibitions are always well presented.

Musée National Gustave-Moreau
14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, 9th
M° Trinité or Saint Georges

This museum, set within the artist’s actual house is dedicated to the extensive collection of Gustave Moreau’s works.

Musée Jacquemart-André
158, bd Haussmann , 8th
M° Miromesnil or Saint Philippe du Roule

An opulent XIXth century home exhibits a fine collection of French, Dutch and Renaissance paintings.  Visit the café, still decorated with tapestries and gilt-framed paintings.

Musée Zadkine
100 bis, rue d'Assas, 6th
M° Notre-Dame des Champs or Vavin

This small home-atelier of Russian-born Ossip Zadkine contains a rich collection of the sculptor’s work. It’s free when there are no special Exhibits.

Pavillon de l'Arsenal

21, boulevard Morland, 4th, M° Bastille

To find out more about future building plans of Paris and Ile de France visit The Pavillon de l’Arsenal, a center for information, documentation and exhibition for urban planning and architecture of Paris.
The Ground floor has a  permanent exhibition about the history of the development of Paris. The First floor has series of temporary exhibitions that highlight the latest issues facing urbanism and architecture in Paris. It is also the location of lectures and debates where some of the most important local and international architects, urban planners, theorists, and critics will discuss new projects and plans for the future of Paris. Free

Cinémathèque Française

51 Rue de Bercy, 12th , M° Bercy, Website www.cinematheque.fr/

Housed in the contemporary Frank Gehry-designed building overlooking Bercy Park, the Cinémathèque is both a cinema  and a museum with a permanent collection as well as many temporary expositions.

Cernuschi Musée des Arts de l’Asie de la Ville de Paris
7 avenue Vélasquez, 8th
M° Monceau or Villiers, Website  www.cernuschi.paris.fr/

Municipal Museum of Asian Arts offers a rich collection of Chinese art from the antiquity to the XIVth century in a former private home overlooking the Park Monceau. Free Entrance

Tour Jean Sans Peur
20, rue Etienne Marcel, 2nd
M° Étienne Marcel or Les Halles

The Medieval tower is what remains of the Hôtel de Bourgogne, with kitchens, living quarters, and the oldest toilets in Paris.

Mémorial du Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris & Musée Jean Moulin
23 allée de la 2e DB, Jardin Atlantique, 15th
M° Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, Gaîté or Pasteur

This museums portrait France and French resistance during the second world war. Free entry.

Visit the Jardin Atlantique, a contemporary park on top of the Gare du Montparnasse, just outside of the museum.

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget 93350
M° La Courneuve, RER Le Bourget, Website www.museeairespace.fr

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Bourget is the place where Charles Lindburgh had landed after his 33 hour flight from Long Island. It has more than 180 machines. The museum covers the aerospace era from the 1879 heavier-than-air glider Massiat-Biot through World War II aircrafts to the Ariane rocket.

The huge hangar now houses two models of the Concorde. If you never got a chance to fly it, at least you can comfort yourself to see that the cabin is actually quite cramped!

Musée d'Histoire de la Médecine
12, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 6th
M° Odéon, Website  Histoire-de-la-Medecine

This small museum, housed in the Academy of Surgery of the College of Medicine, offers an important antique collection of medical instruments and types of operations used in the past.  It’s in French - bring along your French-English dictionary!

Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle
Jardin des Plantes - 36, rue Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 5th
M° Jussieu, Gare d'Austerlitz or Censier Daubenton

Musée Pasteur
25, rue du Docteur Roux, 15th
M° Volontaires or Pasteur, Website www.pasteur.fr

This museum is dedicated to Louis Pasteur, the inventor of penicillin, rabies vaccine, cause of vineyard blight, and pasteurization .It is composed of the living quarters of Louis Pasteur, an exhibition room with scientific objects and the crypt where Pasteur rests.