Petit Palais

This Belle Époque gem houses an impressive collection of French paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts spanning from antiquity to 1900, all housed within an ornate palace that's as beautiful as the treasures inside. The museum's intimate scale makes it feel like exploring a collector's personal cabinet of curiosities rather than navigating endless galleries. Sunlit rooms overlooking the Champs-Élysées offer respite while you admire works by Monet, Courbet, and the Pre-Raphaelites.