The great galleries of the Musée National preserve the artifacts of naval history dating back to the seventeenth century with many fine antique ship models, maritime-themed paintings, navigational instruments and parts of ships of war. But the most important pieces are a whole boat used by Napoleon Bonaparte and a collection of large Figureheads, which would be those wooden statues that adorned the bow of the galleons: their appearance have followed the history of France, passing by the depiction of monarchs of freedom in the revolutionary period.
At the Palais de Chaillot you get by taking the subway, M6 and M9 with stops to Trocadéro or Iena. The marine museum is closed on Tuesdays and opens from 11 am to 18 other days (on the weekend up to 19:00). The ticket cost only € 7. If you are fond of the subject, remember that the museum also has branch offices in Brest, Port-Louis, Rochefort and Toulon.
How to get there:
Photos: Karl Agre, M.D. , Latin American Herald Tribune, musee-marine.fr
