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The Petit Palais (Small Palace), like the Grand Palais just across the street, was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Since 1902, the Petit Palais has been the home of the Fine Arts Museum of the City of Paris. The building was thoroughly and elaborately renovated from 2001 to 2005.

Various art collectors have donated or bequeathed their collections to the museum, so it has numerous and varied works of art on display, from all periods up to the First World War.

As in most of the other city-owned museums in Paris, admission to the permanent collection of the Petit Palais is free. The museum is closed on Mondays but is open on Tuesdays, when most of the big state museums are closed.

Other museums owned by the City of Paris include the house of Balzac, the Musée Carnavalet (museum of the history of Paris), the Musée Cognacq-Jay (museum of the eighteenth century), the Musée de la vie romantique and the house of Victor Hugo at Place des Vosges.

Second photo: Elaborately renovated exhibition hall on the first floor of the Petit Palais, with ceiling paintings and stucco decorations.

Third photo: A painter’s easel and equipment for outdoor painting, including a stool and a sun umbrella.

Fourth photo: Statue and paintings on the ground floor.

Fifth photo: Entrance to the Petit Palais on Avenue Winston Churchill.

Address: Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
Directions:
Vélib’ 8001 or 8029
Métro Champs-Elysées Clémenceau
GPS 48°51'57.00" North; 2°18'51.90" East
Phone: +33 (0)1 53 43 40 00
Website: http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/le-petit-palais/building-history-and-interior-decoration