QuickTimeVR photos of the parisian museums.

Paris-360.com selected beautiful 360° panoramic pictures of the most famous museums in Paris.
Up to the end of the 19^th century, the Town of Paris didn’t own any museum, except Le Louvre. The Petit Palais (Small Palace) was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 and then became a permanent museum, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. Architectural and arts activity in Paris during the last two decades was frenetic. The French government instituted a series of “grands projets”, thereby assuring that Paris would become the focus of international attention. A number of new museums were created, in part to relieve the Louvre of its overcrowding, and to establish thematic exhibits, typified by such locales as the Institut du Monde Arabe. Since Parisians regard museum-going as a normal cultural pastime, most often indulged in on weekends, you should try to visit most exhibits on weekdays, if possible. Of course, if budgetary constraints are an issue, Sundays are often half-price and sometimes free. Private art galleries usually cost nothing, and the free views of Parisian architecture offer a grandiose experience in themselves.