That's a great museum. See the museum's actual site.[1] Better than the article.

[1] http://www.arts-et-metiers.net

Another great place rarely visited in Paris is the Musée Cernuschi - a far east Asian art museum. http://cernuschi.paris.fr/en/home

Their permanent exhibition has some pretty rare early stuff (mostly from grave-robbings) and their current exhibition is a review of a southern Chinese painting movement that became part of the international network of the Nationalist resistance during the 20th century, on loan from Hong Kong. This is rare stuff to see outside of Taiwan, and probably rare in Hong Kong these days.

Another sometimes amazing spot is the Institut du Monde Arabe, which had a brilliant exhibition on the Orient Express train lines last year. http://www.imarabe.org/

For those focused on design, note also the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, Australia. http://maas.museum/powerhouse-museum

I have wanted to visit this museum ever since reading Umberto Eco's description of it in Foucault's Pendulum.

Lots more photos in related story at same site: http://craftsmanship.net/hidden-wonders-musee-des-arts-et-me...