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Housed in a 17th-century mansion, this gallery is a slice of New York in a Parisian setting. Artists on show include Jeff Wall and video-maker Steve McQueen.

Changing exhibitions cover sculpture, photography and art, from conventional to challenging.

A gallery of politically motivated artworks executed in all types of art media.

This display on the life and times of the former war-time president is in the Cour de la Valeur from summer 2007.

This gallery is one of the finest exhibition spaces in the city, being set within a 19th-century real tennis court (jeu de paume ). It is a showcase for outstanding photography, film and video.

The prime exhibits here are eight of Monet’s huge waterlily canvases (see Blue Waterlilies) and the gallery, located in a corner of the Tuileries, has recently been renovated to provide an improved setting for their display. The Walter-Guillaume collection covers works by Renoir, Picasso, Modigliani and other modern masters from 1870–1930.

If you’re a photography fan, don’t miss this splendid gallery in the Marais. Its exhibitions range from portraits to documentary work, retrospectives to contemporary photographers.

Housed in a grand Marais mansion, this museum presents Parisian decorative arts through the ages. The collection includes painting, sculpture and antique furniture, re-creating private residences of the 16th and 17th centuries. There is also a collection of mementoes from the Revolution. Classical music concerts are occasionally held here.

The Hôtel Donon is a fine setting for this superb collection of 18th-century art, furniture, porcelain and other decorative arts, amassed by the wealthy founders of the Samaritaine department store. Paintings by Rembrandt, Gainsborough and other masters alone are worth the visit.