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France offers visitors a wealth of museums, which celebrate the rich artistic, literary, architectural and cultural history of the country. From intimate regional museums in remote villages to the all-encompassing collections of Paris, there is something to interest most every traveler. Below is a list of some of the lesser-known, as well as the most famous, museums in France.

Please note: Most national museums are closed on Tuesdays, with some exceptions.

Bartholdi Museum | Cave Vinicole de Ribeauville | Centre National d'Art et de Culture Geor | Centre National dArt Contemporain | Centre National de la Bande Dessinee et | Ecomusee d'Alsace | Fire-Brigade Museum | French Railway Museum | Historical Museum | Maison de Victor Hugo | Musee Alsacien | Musee Anime du Jouet et des Petits Train | Musee Arceologique | Musee Bargoin | Musee Carnavalet | Musee Cognacq-Jay | Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot | Musee d'Orsay | Musee de l'Homme | Musee de la Haute-Auvergne | Musee de lAutomobile | Musee de lImpression sur Etoffes | Musee des Arts Decoratifs | Musee des Augustins and Musee des Beaux | Musee des Beaux Arts | Musee des Beaux-Arts | Musee des Beaux-Arts | Musee des Tapisseries | Musee du Louvre | Musee du Petit Palais | Musee Electropolis | Musee Eugene Delacroix | Musee Faure | Musee Granet | Musee Historique | Musee historique et archeologique | Musee Memorial de la Bataille de Normand | Musee National de la Porcelaine Adrien-D | Musee National des Arts Asiatiques Guime | Musee National du Moyen-Age Thermes de | Musee Picasso | Musee Rodin | Musee Zadkine | Musee Zoologique de Strasbourg | Museum of Fine Arts | Natural History Museum | Pasteurs House of Birth | The Fondation Bemberg | Unterlinden Museum |
Agen Musee Municipal des Beaux Arts |
Ajaccio Maison Bonaparte | Musee Fesch | The Capitello Museum |
Albi Musee Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
Amiens Musee de l'Hotel de Berny | Musee de Picardie |
Angers Musee Jean Lurcat |
Arles Espace Van Gogh | Musee Reattu | Museon Arlaten |
Aubusson Musee Departmental de la Tapisserie |
Autun Musee Rolin |
Avignon Musee Calvet |
Avranches Musee Municipal |
Bailleul Benoit De Puydt Museum |
Bayonne Musee Basque | Musee Bonnat |
Beaune Musee du Vin de Bourgogne |
Beauvais Musee Departemental de lOise |
Bergerac Musee du Tabac |
Besancon Musee des Beaux-Arts et d'Archeologie |
Beziers Musee du Biterrois |
Biarritz Asiatica Museum of Oriental Art | Chocolate Museum | Musee de la Mer |
Bordeaux Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Boulogne-sur-Mer Chateau-museum |
Bourges Museum of Decorative Arts |
Brest Musee de la Marine |
Calais Musee des Beaux Arts et de la Dentelle |
Cambrai The Museum of Cambrai |
Cannes Musee de la Castre |
Carnac Musee de Prehistoire |
Ceret Musee dArt Moderne |
Chalon-sur-Saone Musee Niepce |
Chambery Les Charmettes |
Chantilly Le Musee Vivant du Cheval | Musee Conde |
Compiegne Clairiere et Wagon de l'Armistice |
Dieppe Musee du Chateau |
Dijon Musee Archeologique | Musee des Beaux-Arts | Musee Magnin |
Dole Museum of Fine Art |
Douai Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde | Muse de la Chartreuse |
Elne The Etienne Terrus Museum |
Grenoble Musee de Grenoble |
Guebwiller The Florival Museum |
Honfleur Musee de la Marine | Musee Eugene Boudin |
La Rochelle Musee dOrbigny-Bernon | Musee du Flacon a Parfum | Musee du Nouveau Monde |
Le Havre Graville Priory Museum | Musee Malraux |
Le Mans Musee de lAutomobile |
Le Puy-en-Velay Musee Crozatier |
Lille The Palais des Beaux Arts |
Lyon Musee Historique des Tissus |
Macon Musee des Ursulines | Musee Lamartine |
Marseille Musee des Beaux Arts | Vieille Charite |
Mont-de-Marsan Musee Despiau-Wlerick |
Montauban Musee Ingres |
Montpellier Musee Fabre |
Nancy Musee de l'Ecole de Nancy | Musee Historique Lorrain |
Nantes Musee des Beaux-Arts de Nantes | Musee Jules Verne de Nantes |
Nevers Musee Municipal Frederic Blandin |
Nice Musee dArt Moderne et Contemporain | Musee des Beaux Arts | Musee Matisse | Musee National Message Biblique Marc-Cha |
Niederbronn-les-Bains Maison de lArcheologie |
Nimes Carre dArt | Museum of Fine Arts | The Museum of Archaeology |
Noyon Musee du Noyonnais |
Orleans Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Perpignan Musee Catalan |
Poitiers Musee St-Croix |
Pont-Aven Musee de Pont-Aven |
Quimper Musee Departemental Breton | Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Reims Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Rennes Ecomusee du Pays de Rennes | Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Riquewihr The Dolder Museum | Thieves Tower Museum |
Rocamadour Musee d'Art Sacre & Tresor Francis Poule |
Roubaix La Piscine Muse d'Art et d'Industrie |
Rouen Musee de la Ceramique | Musee des Beaux Arts | Musee Le Secq des Tournelles |
Saumur Musee du Champignon |
Senlis Musee d'Art et d'Archeologie de Senlis | Musee de la Venerie |
St-Paul-de-Vence Fondation Maeght |
St-Tropez Musee de lAnnonciade |
Strasbourg Musee dArt Moderne et Contemporain | Musee de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame |
Tourcoing Center for Local History | Muse de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale | Tourcoing Fine Arts Museum |
Tournus Musee Greuze |
Tours Musee de l' Historial de la Touraine | Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Troyes Musee dArt Moderne |
Valenciennes The Musee des Beaux-Arts |
Vannes Musee dArcheologie du Morbihan |
Villeneuve d'Ascq Mill Museum | Musee dArt Moderne | Musee du Terroir |
Wattrelos The Museum of Popular Arts and Tradition |




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