- The Petit Palais houses French paintings, sculpture, and artifacts from antiquity to the early 20th century. The core of its collection is from the 19th century.
- As part of a large network of municipal museums, all visitors can access the permanent collection at the Petit Palais free of charge.
- . Together with the adjacent Grand Palais, the Petit Palais was designed and built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Beaux-Arts style.
- The Petit Palais is located close to the Champs Elysees and houses the Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, and was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
- As its name suggests, the Petit Palais is the little sister of the Grand Palais, but don't be fooled: the building is still plenty stately.
- Despite its elegant, Belle Époque allure the ‘Little Palace’ is overshadowed by its big brother, Le Grand Palais, just across the road.
- But does it shy in front of its “big brother”, the Grand Palais? Stay with us to find out all about visiting the Petit Palais.
- The Petit Palais, located close to the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysées, houses over 1,300 outstanding art pieces from Antiquity to the early twentieth century.
- The Grand Palais was to be run by the French State and used for events originally conducted at the Palais de l’Industrie, yet the Petit Palais was to be run...
- Construit pour l’Exposition universelle de 1900, le bâtiment du Petit Palais, chef-d'œuvre de l’architecte Charles Girault, est devenu en 1902 le Musée des...