The best specialized museums Ile-De-France

Mount Valérien is known mainly for its fort and the American cemetery. But it also houses the barracks where the 8 ^th French transmission Regiment is stationed and has retained a very beautiful military pettiness, the only one in France. He also participates in civil competitions, because yes, big is also a sport and serves not only to send messages in hostile times. The museum devoted to it contains a wealth of historical treasures elsewhere elsewhere and presents in an educational way the history of big from antiquity to day, giving a large space to the military activities of the travellers'pigeons during the last conflicts. A very informative documentary film can also be projected.

At the heart of a former presbytery, discover the tools and objects of everyday life used by your grandparents or even your great grandparents.

Paul Landowski is a familiar figure in Boulogne, where he settled on Max-Blondat street in 1905 - until his death in 1961. Grand Prix of Rome in 1900, then director of the Académie de France (Villa Médicis), his house and workshop were destroyed but the current museum was constituted by the artist's family, thanks to donations to the City of Boulogne-Billancourt in 1982, on the same location. Statues and statuettes, models of great monuments and other drawings illustrate the career of the internationally known sculptor.

Look out for the opening of the Musée Vivant du Fromage in Paris on June 3, 2024. At last, some would say, this gastronomic heritage will be celebrated at the height of its worldwide reputation. You'll have to wait a little longer to discover the museum (at the time of writing), but we can tell you that it will be divided into 3 distinct sections: first, cheese culture, then cheese making, and finally cheese tasting. Open Tuesday to Sunday, the ticket office is already open!

Notably evoked by Colette, Rubelles earthenware is one of those joyful demonstrations of the craft revolution, combining art and industry at the turn of the ^mid-19th century. Propelled by Paul-Charles-Amable de Bourgoing's invention of lithophanie, the Rubelles earthenware factory was founded in 1839, with the help of Baron Alexis Sylvain du Tremblay. The result was a twenty-year production run that was both original and striking. The Maison de la Faïence, just a few steps from the original address, aims to preserve and promote this heritage.

Currently closed for an indefinite period due to lack of resources, the museum was inaugurated in 1973, in the heart of the country house - a beautiful th-century farmhouse - from Max Fourny, publisher and collector, and its wife, painter Françoise Adnet. The founder, naive art, had travelled the world and accumulated more than 1 500 pieces. The museum presents a wide range of cultures, rituals, customs and aesthetics that highlight this colourful figurative art on all continents. Here are 45 countries, of very many techniques (oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolour, pencil, pastel, iron, cardboard, embroidery, mâché paper, collage, sculpture, bas-relief…), and most varied media (canvas, wood, isorel, paper, glass…). Paintings, sculptures and publications are put into perspective through temporary exhibitions. The museum also allows visitors, both large and small, to initiate the various techniques of plastic art through workshops.

It was a place brimming with magic and poetry, miraculously preserved, where Arp and Taeuber settled in 1929, in a studio-house designed by Sophie Taeuber. The visitor discovers the extent of the artistic heritage of two major artists of the th century. The atelier of Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber was animated today by the Arp Foundation, whose contours were outlined several years before his death. It is one of the few examples of home houses that survived the disappearance of its actors. A place of creation, where these two pioneers of veneration and concrete art approfondirent their research, influence each other. A place of meetings, exchanges, where we found, alongside collectors from Switzerland, Germany or America, their friends, artists and writers of the avant-garde of the twentieth century. The Fondation Arp was named "Musée de France" in 2004 by order of the Ministry of Culture.

The permanent exhibition of this small museum exposes the story and customs of tobacco, hemp or opium smokers throughout the world, thanks to a collection of objects (pipes, hookahs, snuffboxes, cigarette-holders etc.) and iconographic documents (pictures, sketches etc.). A temporary and thematic sales-exhibition and, a bookshop and a shop all contribute to the beauty of this amazing museum. From American Indians to Bob Marley, Chinese dignitaries to Jimi Hendrix, dive into the history of smokers of all centuries!

In this impasse, at the end of this small briard village, the birthplace of the great inventor reveals the objects relating to his life and work. Born on January 4, 1809 in this small briarde house, Louis Braille invented the alphabet that bears his name, a writing and reading system for the blind. As a victim of tuberculosis, he died in 1852. His remains will be transferred to the Pantheon on 21 June 1952, on the occasion of the 100 th anniversary of his death, the year of the opening of the museum. Blind since the age of three, Louis Braille enters the Blind Institute seven years later. Later, he became a professor and developed a reading system from 1825, composing books to facilitate his teaching. Writing in relief that reads easily to touch, it is used worldwide. On the floor of the house, a library brings together many old books, some of which are in braille. Access disabled.

The main stages of the history of the Parisian hospitals are detailed in this museum found in the Miramion hotel (seventeenth century), beautiful building which was once a hospital for the poor, then the headquarters of the Central Pharmacy. The collections consist of pieces of great variety (paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, furniture, processed, medical instruments ...), the oldest dates back to the Middle Ages. They include the "Livre de Vie active", an illuminated manuscript of the late fifteenth century, and a nice set of pharmaceutical jars made of earthenware. A highlight of the tour is passing through the garden of medicinal plants, which is organized in the medieval manner. One can discover about sixty varieties. Unfortunately, the place just closed. The hotel Miramion was sold and normally no one can occupy the premises. The museum should thus reopen within two years in a new place.

This atypical and quite exceptional museum has finally been reopened after many adventures and regional establishments! It is the result of the work since 1957 of a few enthusiasts grouped together in the Association for the Museum of Urban, Interurban and Rural Transport (AMTUIR), saddened at the time by the scheduled abolition of tram networks (the current development of the tram in many cities of the country will have proven them right). The work has been long to buy, recover and repair trams, Paris metropolitan railway cars, trolleybuses, buses, coaches and operating equipment, complemented by scale models, models, documents, videos, and images from the past. For several decades AMTUIR also had difficulty finding a site to house the museum and serve as a repository for engines and bulky parts... Malakoff, Saint-Mandé, Colombes followed one another until the decision of the city of Chelles to definitively promote the place. The large hall that houses most of the exhibition is not heated, so this museum is only open on sunny days, only one Saturday per month: watch for the opening dates on the association's website and schedule a full day for the visit accordingly.... You will not be disappointed.

The A.S.P.A.A.R. - Association for the Safeguarding of the Artisanal and Rural Heritage - was born here, in the former farriery of the village, on 23 September 1988. In 1984, Robert Mignot, the last blacksmith, retired. His son Gerard and some friends then decided to safeguard this place and the craft trades. A.S.P.P.A.R. preserves a rich heritage, restores it and enhances it. It has bought land and is currently rebuilding full-scale village houses. Every two years, a large thematic celebration brings together members and outside contributors for a trip into the trades of the past, farriery, cartonnage, inland navigation... Everything gets back on track thanks to these volunteers, the forge is rekindled, the blacksmiths meet, hit and work with metal. During these occasional events, a bread oven operates thanks to a baker from the association.

When you enter the splendid Pavillon de l'Empereur of the Opéra Garnier, you will be dazzled by the splendour of paintings, gilt and woodwork. The library is in a lounge, the museum, at the smoking room and temporary exhibitions in a rotunda. The museum traces the History of Palais Garnier, through the preparatory drawings of the scenery of Opera and some decors by themselves, antique photos, scale models, accessories, costumes, jewellery. And if you want to visit the Opera, you should know it is included in the price of the ticket!

They offer tastings, guided tours and workshops for wine lovers. Visitors can discover wine through convivial exchanges and innovative oenological experiences with Caves du Louvre sommeliers. Wine tastings are accompanied by carefully selected French artisanal products. Caves du Louvre also offers the possibility of buying wines in-store, having them delivered or picking them up on the drive. For wine aficionados who wish to deepen their knowledge, Caves du Louvre offers original tasting workshops, such as create your own wine, cheese and wine tasting, or cheese and spirits tasting.

It is often in the most discreet places that we make the most beautiful discoveries… The House of Printing in Rebais is a perfect example! Located in the place of the old station, this museum, held by Jacques Driot, a former professional, is full of instruments, accessories, tools, information and anecdotes that he does not hesitate to share with visitors. Patiently, Jacques Driot has thus recovered printing machines from all eras, typographical pieces, printing papers, compositions, measuring instruments and newspapers (read absolutely: The Parisian released from August 7, 1945 with the "one" atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima!), posters, reproductions, trust currencies, stamps, etc. Most machines still work perfectly and serve demonstrations. This museum ends with a very nice boutique where gift ideas bloom. The entrance is free and it is better to call before coming to make sure that a constant is assured. 

These small museums will be loved by those who are passionate about the rich Polish culture. From one room to the other, you will enter the world of three of the most prominent figures through personal memories and works of art. Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), great romantic poet and patriot who was forced into exile in Paris, Boleslaw Biegas (1877-1954), painter and sculptor, and finally Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). This great composer, who made much of his career in France, receives a tribute here in a room where you can see his favourite chair, portraits, partitions, and his death mask.