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Top 10 Most Visited Museums in Paris

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Here is the Top 10 list of the most visited museums in Paris (2014), attracting several million visitors each year.

According to the Paris Tourist Office there are exactly 173 museums in Paris. If the taking of photos are usually allowed (without flash), the use of tripods are always forbidden. The museums managed by the City of Paris are free for all, including Petit-Palais and Musée du Carnavalet. Most of the museums (including the Louvre) are free on the first Sunday of the month, which generates long queues…

Paris’s first museum – the Louvre – is also the world’s largest and most visited museum. The list below includes the visitor count for 2014.

1. Musée du Louvre: 9,134,612

The Louvre © French Moments — The Louvre at sun set © French Moments

Louvre Galerie d'Apollon © French Moments — Galerie d’Apollon, Louvre © French Moments

Painter at the Louvre Museum © French Moments

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2. Musée d’Orsay: 3,480,609

Musée d'Orsay © French Moments — Musée d’Orsay © French Moments

Public clocks in Paris — Clock at the Orsay Museum © French Moments

Rouen Cathedral painted by Claude Monet on display at the Orsay Museum Photo by French Moments — Rouen Cathedral painted by Claude Monet on display at the Orsay Museum. Photo by French Moments

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3. Musée national d’Art moderne (Centre Pompidou): 3,450,000

Pompidou Centre Paris — Pompidou Centre seen from St Jacques Tower © French Moments

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4. Musée de l’Armée: 1,525,030

The Dome church of Les Invalides © French Moments — The Dome church of Les Invalides seen from avenue de Tourville © French Moments

Visit of Louis XIV to Les Invalides in 1706. Painting by Pierre-Denis Martin

Crypt of the Dome church, Les Invalides © French Moments — In the crypt of the Dome church, Les Invalides © French Moments

Napoleon's sarcophagus, Dome church of Les Invalides © French Moments — Napoleon’s sarcophagus, Dome church of Les Invalides © French Moments

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5. Musée du Quai Branly: 1,495,817

Musée du Quai Branly Océanie © French Moments

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6. Petit Palais, Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris: 996,469

Paris' most beautiful doors © French Moments — The gilded door of Petit-Palais, Paris © French Moments

Garden of the Petit-Palais — The central dome of the Petit-Palais © French Moments

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7. Musée national de l’Orangerie: 800,000

Nymphéas Claude Monet Orangerie © French Moments — Les Nymphéas by Claude Monet on display at the Orangerie Museum © French Moments

Walter-Guillaume Collection, Musée de l'Orangerie © French Moments — Walter-Guillaume Collection, Musée de l’Orangerie © French Moments

Painting by Maurice Utrillo, Musée de l'Orangerie © French Moments — Painting by Maurice Utrillo, Musée de l’Orangerie © French Moments

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8. Grande Galerie de l’Évolution: almost 800,000

Jardin des Plantes, Paris © French Moments

Grand Gallery of Evolution © French Moments

Grand Gallery of Evolution 28 copyright French Moments — © French Moments

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9. Musée Grévin: 724,833

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10. Musée national Auguste-Rodin: 687,257

Musée Rodin © Pierre Lannes - licence [CC BY-SA 2.0] from Wikimedia Commons — Musée Rodin © Pierre Lannes – licence [CC BY-SA 2.0] from Wikimedia Commons

And the list goes on…

11. Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris: 588,725

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12. Musée Carnavalet, Paris: 433,421

The Carnavalet Mansion, Paris © French Moments

Carnavalet Paris Marais © French Moments — Musée Carnavalet, Paris © French Moments

Inner courtyard Hotel Carnavalet © French Moments — Inner courtyard of Hotel Carnavalet © French Moments

Museum of Hôtel Carnavalet © French Moments

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13. Musée Marmottan: 400,000

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14. Musée du Luxembourg: 358,622

Luxembourg Palace Detail of Pediment © French Moments — Luxembourg Palace, Detail of Pediment © French Moments

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15. Musée Jacquemart-André: 326 126

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Source: Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris, figures based on statistics from 2014.

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Pierre is a French/Australian who is passionate about France and its culture. He grew up in France and Germany and has also lived in Australia and England. He has a background teaching French, Economics and Current Affairs, and holds a Master of Translating and Interpreting English-French with the degree of Master of International Relations, and a degree of Economics and Management. Pierre is the author of the Discovery Course on the Secrets of the Eiffel Tower and the Christmas book "Voyage au Pays de Noël".

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Andrew says:

6 January at 19 h 25 min

Paris is always a top destination for tours and activities for all types of visitors. However, all these places can be really crowded.

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1. Musée du Louvre: 9,134,612

2. Musée d’Orsay: 3,480,609

3. Musée national d’Art moderne (Centre Pompidou): 3,450,000

4. Musée de l’Armée: 1,525,030

5. Musée du Quai Branly: 1,495,817

6. Petit Palais, Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris: 996,469

7. Musée national de l’Orangerie: 800,000

8. Grande Galerie de l’Évolution: almost 800,000

9. Musée Grévin: 724,833

10. Musée national Auguste-Rodin: 687,257

11. Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris: 588,725

12. Musée Carnavalet, Paris: 433,421

13. Musée Marmottan: 400,000

14. Musée du Luxembourg: 358,622

15. Musée Jacquemart-André: 326 126

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