Paris Delices City Guide

In the summer months, when flocks of tourists plant their feet on the Parisian soil, lines at Paris’ largest museums begin to grow longer. You will find that the Louvre’s Denon wing is bursting at the seams as visitors crowd around Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The line at the entrance of the Musée d’Orsay, home to the world’s largest Impressionist collection, wraps around the museum’s façade and out onto the street. With only a few precious days to visit Paris, it is possible to admire the master’s without battling the crowds, at some of the city’s more decadent and petit museums.

Musée National Picasso Paris
Opened in 1985, the works of the great Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso, are displayed in the Hotel Salé a magnificent 17th century Parisian mansion built by architect Jean de Bouiller.

The collection, organized chronologically, features over 3500 works by the artist, including his early “Self Portrait with Cloak” 1901, and “The Kiss,” a painting inspired by the Picasso’s marriage to Jacqueline Roque in 1961. Several works from Picasso’s private art collection, including works by Cezanne, Degas, Matisse, and Seurat are also on display.

Musée National Picasso. Hôtel Salé, 5, rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 71 25 21

Access
Métro: Saint-Paul / Saint-Sébastien Froissart / Chemin Vert
Bus: 29 - 96 - 69 - 75

Opening hours
April 1 – September 30: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
October 1 – March 31: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Closed Tuesdays, January 1 and December 25

Admission: 7.70 €
Reduced Admission (from 18 to 25 with ID): 5.70 €
Admission is free for children under 18
Admission is free the first Sunday of each month

Musée National de l’Orangerie
L’Orangerie, chosen by Claude Monet to expose his testamentary Water Lily (Nymphéas) masterpieces, also includes the modern art pieces from the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection - Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Matisse, Derain, Modigliani, Soutine, Utrillo and Laurencin

Musée National de l’Orangerie. Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris

Access
Métro: Concorde
Bus: 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84, 94

Opening hours
Open daily from 12:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Open until 9:00 pm Friday
Closed Tuesday, May 1 and December 25

Admission: 6.50€
Concessions: 4.50€
Surcharge for temporary exhibits: 1.20€

Musée National des Arts Asiatiques- Guimet
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques- Guimet is considered to have one of the world’s largest Asian Art collections. The museum’s collection includes works from India, south-east Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and Tibet.

Musée National des Arts Asiatiques- Guimet. 6, place d’Iéna, 75016 Paris

Access
Metro: Iéna, Trocadéro, or Boissière
Bus: 63, 82, 32, 22, 30

Opening hours
Open daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Closed Tuesdays

Admission permanent collections: 6.50 €
Admission temporary exhibition only: 7.00 €
Admission to permanent collections and temporary exhibition: 8.50 €
Reduced admission for students under 26
Admission is free for children under 18
Admission to the permanent collection is free the first Sunday of each month

The Museum’s galleries are accessible to all; wheelchair lifts are provided at the museum’s entrance.