Hidden gems - Museums in Paris, France not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Museums in Paris

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Paris. This list contains 27 places from Museum category.

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fresque en trompe-l’œil

Museum

👍👍 Fresco by Ph.Rebuffet paying tribute to the soldiers of fire (firefighters) of the Ménilmontant barracks. Well done

5.00 (5 reviews)

Liberté égalité fraternité Shepard Farey (OBEY)

Museum

👍👍 Street art in memory of the victims of the attacks

5.00 (5 reviews)

Histovery

Museum

4.90 (7 reviews)

Collection de Minéraux de Sorbonne Université

Museum

👍👍 Magnificent! Much more specimen than in the other two museums and more professional minerals. Very beautiful. Full of specimen with beautiful shapes and better quality. But the entrance is really hard to find.

4.80 (122 reviews)

Musée de la BnF

Museum

👍👍 Musée très intéressant dans un cadre absolument splendide. À visiter absolument. Il y a beaucoup de choses à voir (et pas que des livres !)

4.80 (94 reviews)

Musée du Louvre - Galerie des Antiquités

Museum

👍👍 Here are some of the most important and well-known works in the world, such as the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. As we walk through the museum, it feels like we are transported back in time, it is a unique experience that allows us to get to know more about our ancestors.

4.80 (78 reviews)

Modus Art Gallery

Art gallery

👍👍 Thank you to the professional we met on December 19. A attentive person who received us with professionalism and kindness. Who took the time to discuss a “potential purchase” with my 10-year-old son with a lot of humor and patience. Thank you for this wonderful moment! Little French Indians and thei...

4.70 (67 reviews)

Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération

Museum

👍 Another museum next to the Musée de l'Armée and the Invalides Museum, at the foot of the Invalides Esplanade. Great integration of emblematic buildings

4.70 (52 reviews)

Espace des sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Museum

👍👍 Within ESPCI ParisTech, a fun space for the whole family with activities for all levels and ages of our little ones. Interactions between the facilitators, ESPCI ParisTech students and the young and old public. The young scientists, future engineers of the school, in a popularization approach, know...

4.70 (51 reviews)

Tours of Paris

Museum

👍👍 Quite nice to do but you have to go early in the morning so as not to be in the crowd before 10 a.m. Plus we went on Heritage Day so it was a nice half price.

4.70 (30 reviews)

Hôtel d'Avaray

Hotel

👍👍 Excellent experience, nice host. Very good soup, delicious wines. The bedrooms are fit for a king.

4.70 (30 reviews)

Place Gaillon

Plaza

👍👍 QUIET PLACE

4.70 (16 reviews)

Friends of the National Museum of Natural History

Museum

👍👍 For about €40 you can go to every museum in Jardin de Plantes for the next year. Also Musée de l'Homme near Trocadéro. I feel good to contribute to such a beautiful aspect of Paris. Super nice and efficient attendant, took me 5 min to walk out with membership because I had the money ready and the ap...

4.70 (10 reviews)

Enceinte Charles V

Museum

👍👍 Last clear example of XIVc walls of Paris. Priceless for history

4.70 (9 reviews)

Clemenceau Museum

History museum

4-room dwelling displaying Georges Clemenceau's books, travel souvenirs, curios, clothing & more.

4.60 (144 reviews)

Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra

National library

National opera library-museum dedicated to music & dance, displaying stage sets, artworks & more.

4.60 (102 reviews)

Ateliers-Musée Chana Orloff

Museum

👍👍 Villa Seurat brings together several workshops or private mansions built from 1924 to 1926 for different artists. It opens into a dead end lined with houses built, eight of them, by André Lurçat. Salvador Dali lived at 101 bis, rue de la Tombe-Issoire at the corner of the Villa Seurat. At No. 3 and...

4.60 (61 reviews)

Paris Pinball Museum

Museum

👍👍 This museum is amazing. Raphael and Bruno literally opened the museum for us and accommodated our schedule. This museum is Raphael's life's work. He's been maintaining and restoring these machines since the 1960s. When you enter the museum and see the hundreds of perfectly maintained, vintage pinbal...

4.60 (43 reviews)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de l'Hôpital Sainte-Anne

Museum

👍 Nice place in St Anne hospital, well-executed exhibition

4.60 (16 reviews)

Le Socle Paris

Cultural landmark

👍👍 Love the colours, the artwork brightens up a dark corner in a little central side street. Great for colourful selfies! 🤗

4.60 (8 reviews)

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Hidden gems: Museums in Paris, France