All photography museums to visit in Paris

Capture the essence of photography at 5 museums in Paris dedicated to this visual art form. These museums showcase historical and contemporary photographs, equipment, and techniques.

Are you a photography enthusiast? These are the best photography museums in Paris:

  1. Army Museum1

    Army Museum

     Paris
    The Musée de l'Armée (the Army Museum) in paris is located in the Cathédrale de Saint-Louis-des-Invalides, which is part of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Its historical military collection comprises more than 500,000 objects from the Middle Ages to modern times, including pieces like photos, pai
  2. Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art2

    Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art

     Paris
    The Cartier Foundation, also known as Fondation Cartier, is a notable building in Paris that houses the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art. It is situated on Raspail Boulevard in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France. The building was inaugurated in 1994 and has since been a significant location for contemporary art.
  3. Centre Pompidou3

    Centre Pompidou

     Paris
    The Center Georges Pompidou, or just Centre Pompidou is a leading center for modern art in Paris. It was opened in February 1977, by former French President Pompidou, who wanted a large public center in Paris where all forms of modern art and cultural expressions could find a home. This inside-out b
  4. Maison européenne de la photographie4

    Maison européenne de la photographie

     Paris
    The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) is a center for contemporary photographic art in Paris that holds and exhibits a collection dedicated to contemporary creation. It consists of around 20,000 works of art, mostly photographs (silver and digital photography) and videos. The Maison europée
  5. Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson5

    Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

     Paris
    The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation is a private foundation in Paris that is dedicated to the memory, preservation and enhancement of the photographic work of Henri Cartier-Bresson (a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film) and his wi