Paris Top 3 Museums

Take your time exploring Paris' world-famous art scene with a convenient all-in-one Paris Museum Pass.

With no time limit, you can access the top three museums in Paris easily, with entry to the iconic Louvre Museum, the opulent Musée d'Orsay, and the modern Centre Pompidou.

The Louvre: E-Ticket

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Take your time exploring Paris' world-famous art scene with a convenient all-in-one Paris Museum Pass.

With no time limit, you can access the top three museums in Paris easily, with entry to the iconic Louvre Museum, the opulent Musée d'Orsay, and the modern Centre Pompidou.

The Louvre: E-Ticket

What is a trip to Paris without setting foot in the Louvre – the most-visited museum in the world? With over 35,000 artifacts to browse, there's no way you can see it all when you are in a rush. This Paris Museum Combo allows you access to the Louvre without a guided tour or keeping up with a group, so you can set your own pace for a few hours, or all day.

Ironically, this beautiful building first served as a functional fortress dating back to the Middle Ages. Starting in the 16th century, the Louvre was the palatial home to French royalty, starting with Francis I, and then became the primary location for the royal collection as future French kings and queens moved to Versaille.

After the French Revolution, the building was dedicated to the display of artistic masterpieces from around the world and opened to the public in 1793. While plundered by both Napoleon and Nazi soldiers, the Louvre still holds one of the most prestigious art collections on the planet.

Enter the Louvre and you'll be greeted by the commanding Hellenistic statue of Nike, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, and a treasure hunt for the most famous masterpieces commences. Discover the mysterious smile of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and admire the crown jewels of French royalty. Contemplate the anonymous inspiration for Venus de Milo, marvel at the intact Egyptian sphinx, and see the self-portraits of the most famous 17th-century Dutch artists, all in the same place.

Musée d'Orsay: Dedicated Entrance

Once a grand railway station on the banks of the Seine River, Musée d'Orsay served as a WWII post office and a film set, until finally incorporating itself into the Paris museum network in 1978.

The grand nave, stained-glass windows, and stunning timepiece pay homage to its past on the railroad, but its elegant interior displays nearly 3,000 pieces of art at any given time.

With the Paris Museum Pass, you can linger a little longer at Musée d'Orsay and gaze at the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist artists in the world – Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet alongside Renoir, Cézanne, and Gauguin.

Centre Pompidou

Complete your museum trifecta at the Centre Pompidou, included in your Paris Museum Pass. Made of colorful pipes and exposed steel, the Centre Pompidou hovers above the Parisian skyline with stunning views of the City of Lights.

As Europe's largest collection of 20th and 21st-century arts, Centre Pompidou-Metz offers a modern perspective on Paris' art scene.

Along with photography and sculpture embedded in both permanent and temporary exhibitions, you can see the signature paint spatterings of Jackson Pollack and the contrasting colors of Andy Warhol juxtaposed with the surrealist landscapes of Salvador Dalí and blocky figures of Pablo Picasso.