Science & Technology Museums in Paris

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Musée des Arts et Métiers is a museum of industrial design in Paris, France, founded upon the principle of preserving groundbreaking artifacts of scientific importance. Notable items in its vast collection include an original version of the Foucault pendulum, the original model of the Statue of Liberty, some of the first planes, and Blaise Pascal's Pascaline (the first mechanical calculator).

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The Grande Galerie de l'Évolution is home to over 7,000 preserved animal specimens, all taking residence in a huge 19th-century hall in the light of a massive glass roof. It's an evolutionary adventure located in Paris, France.

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The Musée de l'Homme is an anthropology museum located in Paris, France. It was first established in 1937 by Paul Rivet as part of the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne.

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Paris's Cité des sciences et de l'industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Surrounded by a big green park, this science and tech center has a number of scientific attractions. Highlights include an IMAX theater, a planetarium, and the decommissioned submarine Argonaute.

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Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Architecture and Heritage City) is a museum for all lovers of architecture, whether they're new to the subject or if it's their passion and profession. Casts and miniatures of major French monuments from the 12th century to the present day are available for guests to admire, as well as a number of international buildings of great renown from the 19th century onwards.

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Located in the heart of the Montparnasse district, facing the train station, the Musée de La Poste is a unique, unusual, contemporary museum designed to help you discover a world of postal history! Stroll around its historical (37,000 pieces), philatelic (400,000 pieces) and artistic (6,000 pieces of modern and contemporary art and experience the diversity of the postal world, from the first messengers to how things operate in the present day. You can also enjoy the temporary exhibitions held regularly on the ground floor of the museum.