Paris's small museums — 8 that are worth more than the Louvre

Marmottan-Monet, Carnavalet, Nissim de Camondo. Absurd collections, no crowds, €12. The Paris that Parisians actually visit.

1. Paris's small museums — 8 that are worth more than the Louvre

   Marmottan-Monet, Carnavalet, Nissim de Camondo. Absurd collections, no crowds, €12. The Paris that Parisians actually visit.

2. 01.

   Marmottan-Monet (16e) holds 100+ Monets, including "Impression, Sunrise" — the painting that named Impressionism. €14, no queue outside midday.

3. 02.

   Carnavalet (Marais) tells the entire history of Paris across 4,000 m² — FREE forever, reopened in 2021 after a full renovation.

4. 03.

   Nissim de Camondo (8e) is an 18th-century mansion with intact Louis XVI furniture, donated after the owner's son died in WWI. €12, historically devastating.

5. 04.

   Four of the eight are free: Carnavalet, Bourdelle, Cognacq-Jay (and Petit Palais as a bonus).

6. 05.

   For €17 at Jacquemart-André you stand in front of an original Botticelli with no one behind you.

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   Marmottan-Monet, Carnavalet, Nissim de Camondo. Absurd collections, no crowds, €12. The Paris that Parisians actually visit.