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 at sun set © French Moments
Galerie d’Apollon, Louvre © French Moments
Painter at the Louvre Museum © French Moments
2. Musée d’Orsay: 3,480,609
Orsay Museum, Paris © French Moments
Musée d’Orsay © French Moments
Clock at the Orsay Museum © French Moments
Clock at the Orsay Museum © French Moments
Rouen Cathedral painted by Claude Monet on display at the Orsay Museum. Photo by French Moments
3. Musée national d’Art moderne (Centre Pompidou): 3,450,000
Pompidou Centre seen from St Jacques Tower © French Moments
The pipes seen from rue Beaubourg © French Moments
Centre Pompidou, Paris © French Moments
The escalators at Centre Pompidou © French Moments
The view from the panoramic terrace © French Moments
4. Musée de l’Armée: 1,525,030
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
In the crypt of the Dome church, Les Invalides © French Moments
Napoleon’s sarcophagus, Dome church of Les Invalides © French Moments
5. Musée du Quai Branly: 1,495,817
Quai Branly from above © French Moments
Musée du Quai Branly Océanie © French Moments
6. Petit Palais, Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris: 996,469
The gilded door of Petit-Palais, Paris © French Moments
The central dome of the Petit-Palais © French Moments
Painted ceilings of the covered walkway © French Moments
Porcelain of Sèvres © French Moments
Cherubs © French Moments
7. Musée national de l’Orangerie: 800,000
Les Nymphéas by Claude Monet on display at the Orangerie Museum © French Moments
Walter-Guillaume Collection, Musée de l’Orangerie © French Moments
Painting by Maurice Utrillo, Musée de l’Orangerie © French Moments
8. Grande Galerie de l’Évolution: almost 800,000
Jardin des Plantes, Paris © French Moments
Grand Gallery of Evolution © French Moments
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Grand Gallery of Evolution © French Moments
9. Musée Grévin: 724,833
Musée Grévin, Paris © French Moments
10. Musée national Auguste-Rodin: 687,257
![Musée Rodin © Pierre Lannes - licence [CC BY-SA 2.0] from Wikimedia Commons](https://i1.wp.com/frenchmoments.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Musée-Rodin-©-Pierre-Lannes-licence-CC-BY-SA-2.0-from-Wikimedia-Commons.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Musée Rodin © Pierre Lannes – licence [CC BY-SA 2.0] from Wikimedia Commons
11. Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris: 588,725
12. Musée Carnavalet, Paris: 433,421
The Carnavalet Mansion, Paris © French Moments
Musée Carnavalet, Paris © French Moments
Inner courtyard of Hotel Carnavalet © French Moments
Museum of Hôtel Carnavalet © French Moments
13. Musée Marmottan: 400,000
14. Musée du Luxembourg: 358,622
Luxembourg Palace, Detail of Pediment © French Moments
15. Musée Jacquemart-André: 326 126
Source: Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris, figures based on statistics from 2014.
1 Comment
Paris is always a top destination for tours and activities for all types of visitors. However, all these places can be really crowded.