Musée Bourdelle: 6 works to see in the sculptor’s studios
The 6 works to see at the Musée Bourdelle in Paris, from the Héraklès archer to the twenty-one Beethovens, in free Montparnasse studios.
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Musée de Cluny: 6 works to see in the museum of the Middle Ages
The 6 works to see at the Musée de Cluny in Paris, from the Lady and the Unicorn to the heads of the Kings of Judah, inside Roman baths and a Gothic mansion.
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Musée Delacroix: 6 things to see in the painter’s last home
The 6 things to see at the Musée Delacroix in Paris, in the painter’s last flat and studio, and how to get in free with a Louvre ticket.
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Musée de la Libération: 6 stops and the bunker under Denfert-Rochereau
The 6 stops of the Musée de la Libération de Paris, free, and how to book Rol-Tanguy’s command post twenty metres under Denfert-Rochereau.
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Musée Maillol: 6 things to see in Dina Vierny’s museum
The 6 things to see at the Musée Maillol in Paris, the permanent collection on the second floor and the story of the model who founded the museum.
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Musée Zadkine: 5 things to see in the hidden house on rue d’Assas
The 5 things to see at the Musée Zadkine in Paris, the sculptor’s house and studios behind the Luxembourg, with a garden and a free permanent collection.
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Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme: 7 works to see in the hôtel de Saint-Aignan
The 7 works to see at the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme in Paris, from the 1281 gravestone to Boltanski’s installation in the courtyard.
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Maison de Victor Hugo: 7 rooms to see on place des Vosges
The 7 rooms to see at the Maison de Victor Hugo on place des Vosges, from the salon chinois to the bed he died in, and when you have to pay.
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Musée de l’Armée at the Invalides: 8 stops, ending at Napoleon’s tomb
The 8 stops of the Musée de l’Armée at the Invalides: the lion armour, Ingres’s Napoleon, the Marne taxi, the Enigma machine and Napoleon’s tomb in the Dôme.
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Musée des Arts décoratifs: 7 rooms to see in the Louvre wing almost nobody opens
The 7 rooms to see at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris: the salon from place Vendôme, Valtesse de la Bigne’s bed, Guimard, Lanvin and the jewellery.
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Musée Carnavalet: 8 stops to see in the museum that tells the story of Paris
The 8 stops to see at the Musée Carnavalet, from the Parisii canoe to Proust’s bedroom, in a museum whose permanent collection is free.
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Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature: 6 stops in the oddest museum in the Marais
The 6 stops to see at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris, across two Marais mansions, with taxidermy, arms and contemporary art.
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Musée Cognacq-Jay: 6 stops in one collector’s 18th century
The 6 stops to see at the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris, from the Canaletto to the hôtel Donon rooms, in an 18th-century museum free between exhibitions.
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Musée d’Orsay: 12 artworks to see in the 19th-century railway station
The 12 artworks to see at the Musée d’Orsay, from Courbet to Gauguin, and how to get in during the 2026-2028 works, which moved the entrance to the Seine side.
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Musée du Louvre: 12 artworks to see beyond the Mona Lisa
The 12 Louvre artworks to see beyond the Mona Lisa, with the room of each: the Winged Victory, Michelangelo’s Slaves, Hammurabi and Vermeer’s Lacemaker.
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Musée national Picasso-Paris: 10 works to see in the hôtel Salé
The 10 works to see at the Musée national Picasso-Paris, from the Blue Period to the post-war years, and the 17th-century Marais mansion that holds them.
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Musée du quai Branly: 7 works to see in the museum under the trees
The 7 works to see at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, from Oceania to the Americas, and the story of how each one came to Paris, told by the museum itself.
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Musée Rodin: 10 works to see between the hôtel Biron and the garden
The 10 works to see at the Musée Rodin in Paris, with the room of each: The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, The Kiss, the Balzac and Camille Claudel’s The Waltz.
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Villa Medici in Rome: 6 things to see, in the cardinal’s villa that Napoleon gave to artists
What to see at Villa Medici: the facade with the Ara Pacis garlands, Zucchi’s bird room, the Niobids, the cast gallery and Giambologna’s Mercury.
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Casina delle Civette: 6 stained-glass windows to see, in the Art Nouveau house of Villa Torlonia
The stained glass to see at the Casina delle Civette in Villa Torlonia: Cambellotti’s owls, Bottazzi’s peacocks, Paschetto’s roses and the original cartoons.
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Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi: 6 things to see, in a villa left to the state by a Swedish princess
What to see at the Casa Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi: Italian couture from Capucci to Valentino, Palma Bucarelli’s wardrobe and the furnishings of the villa.
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Museo delle Mura: 6 things to see at Porta San Sebastiano, where you go in free
What to see at the Museo delle Mura in Rome: the graffito of 1327, Ettore Muti’s home inside the gate and the walkway along the Aurelian Walls.
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Museo Barracco: 6 works to see, in a palace called Farnesina by mistake
The works to see at the Museo Barracco: the Assyrian winged genius, the Cypriot parade chariot, the head of the Doryphoros and the Egyptian rooms.
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Museo Pietro Canonica: 6 works to see, in the house-studio inside Villa Borghese
The works to see at the Museo Pietro Canonica: the plaster models of the monuments, the Atatürk maquettes, the studio and the sculptor’s private apartment.
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Museo Carlo Bilotti: 6 works to see in the Aranciera of Villa Borghese
The works to see at the Museo Carlo Bilotti: the eighteen de Chiricos of the donation, Andy Warhol’s family portrait and the Hector and Andromache outside.
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Museo di Roma in Trastevere: 6 works to see, and the 120 watercolours of a vanished Rome
The works to see at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere: the 120 Roesler Franz watercolours, the six life-size Roman Scenes and Trilussa’s room.
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Museo delle Civiltà: 6 works to see at the EUR, in a museum remaking itself
The works to see at the Museo delle Civiltà in Rome: the Medici turquoise mask, the Neanderthal skull from the Circeo and the Porta Marina opus sectile.
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Napoleonic Museum in Rome: 6 works to see, in a museum you get into free
The works to see at the Napoleonic Museum in Rome: the cast of Pauline Borghese’s breast, the Villa Paolina watercolours and the Mario Praz Museum upstairs.
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Galleria Corsini: 6 works to see in the only intact eighteenth-century picture gallery
The works to see at the Galleria Corsini: Caravaggio’s Saint John the Baptist, the Fra Angelico triptych, Rubens and the alcove of Christina of Sweden.
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Galleria Colonna: 7 works to see, in a palace that opens two days a week
The works to see at the Galleria Colonna: the Lepanto vault, the Beaneater by Annibale Carracci, the Bronzino, the painted mirrors and the cannonball.
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Villa Farnesina: 6 works to see, in the villa Raphael painted for a banker
The works to see at Villa Farnesina: Raphael’s Triumph of Galatea, the Polyphemus by Sebastiano del Piombo, the Hall of Perspectives and the 1527 graffiti.
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Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum: 8 works to see, and the tomb that arrived in 2026
The works to see at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum: the Sarcophagus of the Spouses, the Apollo of Veii, the Pyrgi gold tablets and the François Tomb.
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Ara Pacis: 6 reliefs to read, and a monument rebuilt twice
How to read the Ara Pacis of Augustus: the procession of the imperial family, Aeneas, the Lupercal, the Tellus, the acanthus scrolls and the altar inside.
Monumenti 13 min
Palazzo Merulana: 6 works to see from the Cerasi collection, in a building back from nothing
The works to see at Palazzo Merulana: the two boat trips by Donghi and Capogrossi, De Chirico’s Mysterious Baths and the Roman School of the Cerasi collection.
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Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi: 7 works to see, and piazza Navona without the fountain
What to see at the Museo di Roma in Palazzo Braschi: the grand staircase, the mosaics of old St Peter’s, the Chigi carriage and piazza Navona in 1634.
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MAXXI: 6 things to see, starting with Zaha Hadid’s building
What to see at the MAXXI in Rome: Zaha Hadid’s building, the piazza, the roof, the artist-curated display of the collection and the Nervi and Rossi archives.
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