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The Louvre
This site set the standard on the web, as reservoir of rich and useful material. Though the design is a bit out of date and the pages download slowly, it is still a highly rewarding art resource, with wonderful sample images from galleries, floor plans, and compelling history of one of the world's great museums.
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Fondation Cartier
Wow! This site for the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art is ultra-stylish. If you can get used to the chic, high-tech navigation, you'll find beaucoup photos and info on cutting-edge exhibits. It's a piece of contemporary art unto itself.
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Musée Rodin
Looking for "The Thinker"? No need to strain your brain, just click on this inspiring site. After discovering Rodin as sketcher, painter, lover, and--of course--sculptor, you won't be able to get to the Museum fast enough.
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Centre Georges Pompidou Museum
From this Beaubourg behemoth, a lovely website with a strong sampling of the permanent collection, and a wonderful look at touring exhibitions now and in the future. Unfortunately, however, they must be serving the site off a Univac, since this is one terribly slow site. Go first to "Satellite" for overview.
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Maison Europeenne de La Photographie
Discover the wonders of this Maison Europeenne de La Photographie. The nice design makes it a pleasure to peruse beaucoups info and the image gallery here... if only it weren't so slow.
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Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay boasts an elegant site equal to its reputation; unfortunately, it is all in French. Do click on "Collections" and review twenty examples of their masterpieces. Loved the "Birth of Venus."
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Pages de Paris: Museums
Museums of Paris organized by name, arrondissement and category--a boon if you have special interests or want to catch all the museums in one neighborhood. Bare-bone facts, but the interactive map adds appeal.
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Paris: Musée des Arts e Métiers
This site, for the Musée des Arts e Métiers, is deep and content-rich, not to mention artistically produced. Unfortunately, the navigation can be complicated, and not everything is available in English.
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Paris Museum Pass
Breeze through the Paris museum circuit! Click on Mona Lisa's facial features to find out how to avoid lines and get into Paris' museums for a flat fee. Includes basic info and photos of all participating museums.
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Paris Pages: Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is one of the world's largest and most visited science museums. This one-pager links you to the official web site, but also packs essential info with intriguing photos into a very short space.
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Pariserve: Paris Museums
This clean, visually savvy guide to museums in Paris is unfortunately light on information. Facts are basic and descriptions perfunctory. Interesting categories, however, include museums by civilization and artist's studios and homes.
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Bibliotèque Nationale de France
As you would expect, the site for the France's National Library has stores of historical info on the Library. Unfortunately, the virtual tour is only in French, and you must download a viewer to see it. By that time, you could have visited the Library in person.
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Musée Curie: Museum
A gem of a one-pager--the barely known Musée Curie is the former laboratory of Marie Curie who with her husband was honored for work in both physics and chemistry. The writer of this site clearly fell in love with the secret romance of the place.
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Paris Pages: Musée du Louvre
Consider this "The Little Louvre Site"--not the official one but a quick way to get a grasp on top treasures, tickets, history, floor plans and other essential facts. We call it Louvre Lite.
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